When thinking about alcohol, one of the many questions that comes across my mind, is how much am I spending? As a college student, money tends to be tight and I thought while consuming lots of alcohol is detrimental to the body (liver disease, cancer etc.), it can also be hurtful to the wallet. When researching online I found http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/ which is site that has information for college students and parents about alcohol, alcohol poisoning, and they also have a calculator that computes how much a year a student spends on alcohol. When factoring my own amount (note I am 21) my total was shocking. I do not consider myself a huge drinker, however, just the amount I drink cost me more than two grand a year.
Moreover, I was searching online for causes of not only students, and adults about why some people abuse alcohol. I found an article from the New York Times that discusses that alcohol abuse can stem from genetics but what I found interesting is that sometimes stress can trigger it. Many college students can relate to college being a stressful environment with papers, exams, and what comes next after graduation. Could this be attributed to the high percentage of underage drinking and alcohol abuse problems ?
Here is the article I found:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/health/02abuse.html?ref=alcoholabuse
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