{"id":3126,"date":"2014-02-10T16:09:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T23:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:56:13","slug":"infographic-much-college-students-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/infographic-much-college-students-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic: How Much Do College Students Drink?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As college students around the country settle in for the spring semester, a new infographic from 12Keys <\/a>provides an interesting picture of the role alcohol plays on campus.<\/p>\n

Big Drinking on Campus<\/b><\/h3>\n

In 2012, an estimated 21.6 million students enrolled in fall classes and 80% of them had an alcoholic drink at some point. Of those students who drank, roughly 50% showed binge drinking tendencies. That\u2019s 8.5 million students, or more people than there are in the entire state of Virginia.<\/p>\n

Think being an athlete deters students from drinking? Think again. Nearly 90% of athletes have reported drinking.<\/p>\n

Female students tend to consume 4 drinks per week versus male students, who drink more than double the amount at 9 drinks a week. Persons become at-risk drinkers<\/a>, or those most likely to become alcoholic, when the number of drinks per week climb. In at-risk women, the number of drinks per week is 7 per week; for men the number is 14.<\/p>\n

Reasons to Be Concerned About College Drinking<\/b><\/h3>\n

Excessive drinking by college students can have major consequences. Each year:<\/p>\n