Criminal Justice: what are the patterns of alcohol and drug and alcohol use among college students and how do they relate to demographic and social factors

Criminal Justice : what are the patterns of alcohol and drug and alcohol use among college students and how do they relate to demographic and social factors

2007

Introduction

In this it will discuss the patterns of alcohol and drug use of college students and how do they relate to demographic and social factors . This will be based on a survey done in a college and also based on the report from NSDUH 2006 report , Virginia 's College student article by Anderson , D .S and from journal articles and books regarding this

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According to NSDUH report 2006 from 2002 to 2005 in past month alcohol

Usage by 18 to 20 year adult is steady . An annual average of 57 .8 of young adults aged 15-20 year old adults taking alcohol in the past month from 2002-2005 . As well it found that the male full-time students took alcohol in the past month from 2002-2005 compared to the female full-time students (60 .4 Vs 55 .6 percent . In addition the above report also found that in the past month with increasing age the alcohol intake increased from age 18 to age 20 . This report also found that students living with parents , grand parents and relatives are less likely to consume alcohol in the past month in 2006 compared to students who are not living with their families or their relatives . This indicates to some extent the demographic variable of age and gender has some relationship in college student use of alcohol intake or likelihood of taking alcohol

In addition the NSDUH Report 2006 also highlighted the binge drinking which it defines binge drinking as one who takes a high volume of alcohol which puts the drinker at increased risk of alcohol-related problems and who is also a danger to other and have secondary effects In its report it found that binge drinking of alcohol by college students aged 18 to 20 year olds from 2002-2005 in the past month is steady through the period and with an annual average of 40 .1 involved in binge alcohol usage . In addition it found that within this group of binge drinkers males were more likely to take part in binge drinking compare to females (46 .9 Vs 34 .4 percent . The rates of alcohol also increased with age for these binge drinkers from age 18 to age 20 . As well full-time students who live with parents , grand parents and with relatives have been found less likely to engage in binge drinking compared to who do not live with their parents , grand parents and with relatives (34 .0 Vs 48 .5 percent . This indicates that there is a relationship between binge drinking of young adults in colleges and with demographic variables such as age and gender . That is the binge drinking varies with age and gender and with the family connections and whether they live with parents and their relatives

The same applies to heavy drinking of alcohol by college students...