Journal 5

Binge drinking is very usual in the college. According to a Harvard study, the author mentions, ”Among more than 14500 students surveyed at 116 institutions, 43 per cent reported that they had binged at least once in the preceding two weeks”(Wechsler 20). More and more students begin to try alcohol in their college. Binge drinking become more and more popular in college students. Our college should publish some effect methods to control it before it gets more serious.

I think Wechsler gives many useful way to help decrease the binge drinking. The author suggests that there is effective way to reduce binge drinking through lessons of drinking. It’s a very convenient way to tell students that binge drink will damage our body. Many students will be benefited by this kind of education and these students that never drink before will not decide to try it. This measure will reduce binge drinking directly. I think another way to reduce binge drinking is to check their school apartment. If alcohol drinking is found in apartment, the student should be punished. If they don't drink in school apartment, their roommates will not be involved by them.

These behaviors that used to against binge drinking are very important because binge drink will damage our body and life generally. We might miss our exam and date after drinking too much. Even more, we couldn’t control our behaviors when we are drunk. We may hurt others or hurt ourselves, so I think it’s very important to publish some policy to decrease binge drinking.