Connections A Newsletter for the Viterbo College Community Vol.
Headlines abound about binge drinking on college campuses.
Binge drinking, defined as five or more alcohol beverages during one drinking episode for males and four drinks for females, is a widespread and destructive pattern correlated with a host of adverse consequences for individuals and campus environments. During the 1997-98 academic year, student deaths related to binge drinking became the topic of documentaries and cover stories across the nation. However, there are some effects of binge drinking that don t make headlines. Research from Harvard School of Public Health described those effects as second-hand binge drinking. The majority of college students do not report a pattern of binge drinking.