The Consequences of College Student Drinking Infographic

By On July 26, 2011 · In Campus Safety

Many students attend college/university to further their education, to meet new people and experience valuable life lessons.  There are also those who think that college and university is just one big party, a place to drink excessively and maybe attend some class on the side.  More commonly, there are  students who regularly attend class, but still choose to drink or even binge drink on the weekends. While the latter may seem more socially acceptable, excessive drinking can lead to dangerous and sometimes even deadly circumstances. Below you’ll find an infographic that outlines the many serious consequences of drinking, consequences that can often cause serious harm to people who were not even drinking themselves.  We believe that Guardly can help prevent many of the issues presented by drinking at college/university. Whether it’s alerting your friends that you’ve found yourself in a dangerous situation or using Guardly to send pictures to the authorities of an alcohol-related crime being committed, the Guardly service can help prevent the dangerous consequences that arise when people have had too much to drink (infographic via degreescout.com).

College Drinking Visualized

The info:

  • Death: 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes
  • Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem and between 1.2 and 1.5% of students indicate they tried to commit suicide within the past year due to drinking or drug use
  • Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape
  • Assault: More than 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking
  • Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol
  • Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: 31% of college students met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse and 6% for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the past 12 months, according to questionnaire-based self-reports about their drinking
  • Drunk Driving: 2.1 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drove under the influence of alcohol last year
  • Property Damage: More than 25% of administrators from schools with relatively low drinking levels and over 50% from schools with high drinking levels say their campuses have a “moderate” or “major” problem with alcohol-related property damage
  • Police Involvement: About 5% of 4-year college students are involved with the police or campus security as a result of their drinking and an estimated 110,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are arrested for an alcohol-related violation such as public drunkenness or driving under the influence
  • Vandalism: About 11% of college student drinkers report that they have damaged property while under the influence of alcohol
  • Unsafe Sex: 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex
  • Academic Problems: About 25% of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers and receiving lower grades overall

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