Alcohol Is A Drug
"We must teach our children that alcohol is a drug." -former President George Bush
Many of you do not realize that alcohol is, also, a drug. It impairs your thinking, reflexes and ability to make rational choices. Alcohol abuse could lead to medical problems, unplanned pregnancies, suicide attempts, crimes like assault and rape, and AIDS. Consider the following facts that were recently reported by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions):
* 95% of violent crime on campus is alcohol related.
* One in three college students now drink primarily to get drunk.
* 60% of college women who have acquired STD's, sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS and genital herpes, were under the influence of alcohol at the time they had intercourse.
* 60% of college women who have acquired STD's, sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS and genital herpes, were under the influence of alcohol at the time they had intercourse.
If these facts have not fazed you, then maybe the following incidents will help you to realize the terrible, and in some instances, fatal effect alcohol could have on you. They were reported by the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention:
* A Southwest Missouri State University freshman died after jumping off a seventh-story building balcony during spring break on South Padre Island. Police said the student was tampering with a fire hose when a security guard confronted him. The student ran down a corridor and threw himself over the balcony. An autopsy showed that the 18-year-old student had been drinking.
* An Eastern Illinois University student who had fallen into a lime pit was hospitalized with second- and third- degree chemical burns over 63% of his body. The 20-year-old junior was found lying unconscious and said he had been drinking and could not remember how he got into the lime.
* A Southwest Missouri State University freshman died after jumping off a seventh-story building balcony during spring break on South Padre Island. Police said the student was tampering with a fire hose when a security guard confronted him. The student ran down a corridor and threw himself over the balcony. An autopsy showed that the 18-year-old student had been drinking.
* An 18-year-old University of Colorado freshman was killed after being thrown from the roof of a car. The 18-year-old driver who had been drinking, as had all four passengers, tried to take a curve too fast and went off the side of the road, rolling the vehicle on its top.
"Drunk driving is among the most deadly scourges ever to strike modern times, and it's as crippling as crack, as random as gang violence, and it is killing more youngsters than both combined....." -former President George Bush
Do not screw up your life. Make the right choices! Take time to learn more facts about drugs and alcohol.
"We must teach our children that alcohol is a drug." -former President George Bush
Many of you do not realize that alcohol is, also, a drug. It impairs your thinking, reflexes and ability to make rational choices. Alcohol abuse could lead to medical problems, unplanned pregnancies, suicide attempts, crimes like assault and rape, and AIDS. Consider the following facts that were recently reported by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions):
* 95% of violent crime on campus is alcohol related.
* One in three college students now drink primarily to get drunk.
* 60% of college women who have acquired STD's, sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS and genital herpes, were under the influence of alcohol at the time they had intercourse.
* 60% of college women who have acquired STD's, sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS and genital herpes, were under the influence of alcohol at the time they had intercourse.
If these facts have not fazed you, then maybe the following incidents will help you to realize the terrible, and in some instances, fatal effect alcohol could have on you. They were reported by the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention:
* A Southwest Missouri State University freshman died after jumping off a seventh-story building balcony during spring break on South Padre Island. Police said the student was tampering with a fire hose when a security guard confronted him. The student ran down a corridor and threw himself over the balcony. An autopsy showed that the 18-year-old student had been drinking.
* An Eastern Illinois University student who had fallen into a lime pit was hospitalized with second- and third- degree chemical burns over 63% of his body. The 20-year-old junior was found lying unconscious and said he had been drinking and could not remember how he got into the lime.
* A Southwest Missouri State University freshman died after jumping off a seventh-story building balcony during spring break on South Padre Island. Police said the student was tampering with a fire hose when a security guard confronted him. The student ran down a corridor and threw himself over the balcony. An autopsy showed that the 18-year-old student had been drinking.
* An 18-year-old University of Colorado freshman was killed after being thrown from the roof of a car. The 18-year-old driver who had been drinking, as had all four passengers, tried to take a curve too fast and went off the side of the road, rolling the vehicle on its top.
"Drunk driving is among the most deadly scourges ever to strike modern times, and it's as crippling as crack, as random as gang violence, and it is killing more youngsters than both combined....." -former President George Bush
Do not screw up your life. Make the right choices! Take time to learn more facts about drugs and alcohol.
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