Statistics Yo on underage drinkin

Alcohol use is a continuing problem on most college campuses, where nearly 73% of the students drink at least occasionally.  Also, one in four young adults, ages 18-34 binge drink and  33,379 male undergrads on 53 U.S. campuses in 2005, consumes 7.39 drinks – a bottle of beer, glass of wine, shot or mixed drink – per week, while the average female has 3.86.  This has its affects on academics as well, 31% of college students missed a class due to substance abuse, according to the Core statistics, and 22% tanked an exam or essay. And some 159,000 of the nation’s current freshmen will drop out of school because of alcohol or drug use.  Overall the message is know your limits.