Drinking in College

“Students have been drinking as long as we’ve had students,” said Ann Lawing Dean of Students at the University of New Hampshire. College students across the country partake in drinking every week but university administrators think it’s time for a change.
Efforts to decrease college students drinking habits have increased in the past 20-25 years. “We are willing to talk about alcohol now,” Lawing said.
Alcohol abuse is causing harm to all aspects of a student’s life from missing classes to assaults on campus. It is estimated that 1700 students die each year due to alcohol related incidents.
Sheila Lambert the Coordinator of Wellness at Southern New Hampshire University sees improvement in the drinking habit of students.
“The majority of students drink 4 or fewer drinks a week,” said Lambert. New research is available to help students and educate them on the realities of low risk drinking.
Lambert thinks colleges can continue with less alcohol consumption, “they [college students] can still have fun and get the whole college experience.”