The Dangers of Binge Drinking Anti-alcohol Educational Video. Public domain video and public service announcement courtesy of SAMHSA. US Department of Health & Human Services. Binge Drinking and Youth: What Everyone Needs To Know. Sponsor: CSAT. Host: Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Invited Panelists: Steve Wing, Associate Administrator for Alcohol Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS); Ralph Hingson, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (HHS); Hope Taft (First Lady of Ohio), Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free; Clarke Brown, Youth Services Division, Hazelden Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers. Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that 25 percent of Americans aged 17 had reported binge drinking (ie, five or more drinks on the same occasion). By age 21, the percentage of binge drinkers had increased to 48 percent. College is clearly a catalyst for alcohol use; in fact, young adults aged 18 to 22 who don’t attend college drink less than those who do attend. Many binge drinkers in college begin experimenting with alcohol in high school. Students may not want to think about it, but young people can become alcohol dependent and many will die from excessive alcohol …
i hate drinking, I dont drink and the people around still find a way to bring up alcohol and acuse me, I HATE DRUNKS< and DRINKING, and want nothing to do with it.
@loneassassins13 – the 12 steps program of AA has been very successful. regards
well alcohol is my problem 2 and im 20 and been drinkin at the age of 13.Does any body know how culd i get help
I love how people think that just because alcohol is legal that means it is safe.
jowell0707, its “lose” not “loose”… grammatical error on your part, but you’re not the only one. Every person I know does that.
Remember, if you take certain medications, alcohol can affect the function of your liver, pancreas and other organs.
anybody else ever drink this rolling rock light beer, man it’s not good tasting at all, :(
man that sucks, if you don’t mind me asking, how exactly did it kill him? just curious cause i have alcohol probs too
im so smashed right now.
If I had the opportunity to change the drinking age, I would make it so that 18 year olds can consume alcohol anywhere, or purchase and drink it in a bar, but not purchase it from a liquor store or market
Once the person reaches the age of 19 they would be allowed to purchase alcohol at any licensed location.
This would recognize that 18 year olds are in fact adults, but also prevent them from being able to buy for high schoolers. After all how many 19 year olds are in high school
exactly
no its not actually. 18 yr olds are allowed alchohol in england and drink all the time lool
Jeffrey your still drinking… yes?
Hello All, I have spent the Last month
Sorting My Had a little Drink Song Out.
Written For My Sister Who is an AA.
Also For one of my
Best Friends who Died From drinking
It is a positive song so Please give it some of your time it Helped my sister
also myself who was effected by my sister Actions Growing up
Please Pass this song on..
Takecare Kevin Phoenix
drinking is no good due to you can loose your mind also you can’t even think in the right way that you would do when we don’t drink.
People are so ignorant saying that drunks are older people anyway!
Alcoholism is genetic! I just buried my brother on Monday June 1st 2009 and he was a vet in the Navy and drank ever since he was young so dont go there Gorillazfreak!!!!!!!!!
jerrysmith29, thank you for your comments!
Alcohol abuse is a serious problem I hope we can help some friend when we know that exist this type of problem God bless you
Most drunks are OLDER people anyway.
Not 18 year olds.
In Denmark it is normal to start drinking when you are about 15 years old. Our drinking culture is nothing like the american.
Acutally, the only resason people do things is because they are not supposed to. if 18 year olds are allowed to drink, then it won’t be a big deal and go on ther normal lives not geetting drunk
truth is there’s no such thing as alcoholism/addiction. so-called alcoholic drinking/using is just one expression of a compulsive personality. the key to lasting and satisfying recovery, therefore, isn’t simply to stop drinking and using but, rather, to move beyond the entire compulsive lifestye. takes more work than your typical recovery program but well worth it in the end. anything short of this will leave you struggling with depression and anxiety, as well as relapse.
i dunno,.i use to be a big time drinker an these guys wud drive me more to drink,,..some people are lucky but not us irish,.mike