The Reflection of Grades and Use of Alcohol Among College Students
The Reflection of Grades and use of Alcohol among College Students
Whether students throughout colleges and universities across the country can handle a substance such as alcohol is never completely under their control. However, alcohol is a mood-altering substance. When abused, alcohol can become very dangerous to the student's academic career, especially in the cases of binge drinking habits. In an article entitled "Understanding College Alcohol Abuse and Academic Performance: Selecting Appropriate Intervention Strategies," written by Michael Sullivan and Ed Risler in an edition of the Journal of College Counseling in 2002, the authors focus on how alcohol affects a student's performance, the campus community, intervention, and prevention. Other articles by Mallie Paschall and Bridget Freisthler in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, also the article by Amy Wolaver in the Contemporary Economic Policy were much more direct in correlation between the grades college students earn and the amount of alcohol intake. All of these authors point out the dangers and consequences of drinking, but also manage to show the difference of surrounding that can really effect a student's GPA.
Consequences may vary and the drinking level may vary at every school, but drinking causes other possible threats besides having an effect on a student's GPA. Some of these threats can include leading to binge drinking, becoming dependent on alcohol, higher risk of being more violent, committing more crimes, and violation of campus policies. College students are of different varieties, so their drinking habits depend on thing such as the alcohol content of a drink, their weight, and the time frame that they drink within.
Whether students throughout colleges and universities across the country can handle a substance such as alcohol is never completely under their control. However, alcohol is a mood-altering substance. When abused, alcohol can become very dangerous to the student's academic career, especially in the cases of binge drinking habits. In an article entitled "Understanding College Alcohol Abuse and Academic Performance: Selecting Appropriate Intervention Strategies," written by Michael Sullivan and Ed Risler in an edition of the Journal of College Counseling in 2002, the authors focus on how alcohol affects a student's performance, the campus community, intervention, and prevention. Other articles by Mallie Paschall and Bridget Freisthler in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, also the article by Amy Wolaver in the Contemporary Economic Policy were much more direct in correlation between the grades college students earn and the amount of alcohol intake. All of these authors point out the dangers and consequences of drinking, but also manage to show the difference of surrounding that can really effect a student's GPA.
Consequences may vary and the drinking level may vary at every school, but drinking causes other possible threats besides having an effect on a student's GPA. Some of these threats can include leading to binge drinking, becoming dependent on alcohol, higher risk of being more violent, committing more crimes, and violation of campus policies. College students are of different varieties, so their drinking habits depend on thing such as the alcohol content of a drink, their weight, and the time frame that they drink within.
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