The document discusses underage drinking among college students in the United States. It states that there are an estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers in the US, with nearly 60% of college students being under the drinking age. Each year, around 1,825 college aged students die from alcohol-related accidents such as car crashes. College freshmen on average consume 7.39 drinks per week for males and 3.86 drinks per week for females. Students most likely to drink tend to be Caucasian, male, athletes, members of Greek life, or first-year students.

1. According
to
the
Na/onal
Ins/tute
of
Alcohol
Abuse
and
Alcoholism,
there
are
es/mated
to
be
10.8
million
underage
drinkers
in
the
United
States.
Nearly
60
percent
of
college
drinkers
are
under
21.

2. 1,825
college
students
between
ages
18
and
24
die
from
alcohol-­‐related
accidents,
including
car
crashes.

3. “I
would
hope
that
students
choose
not
to
drink
alcohol
based
on
their
personal
convic/ons,
not
our
policies,”
says
Carl
Johnson,
director
of
Campus
Ac/vi/es
at
the
University
of
Denver.

4. The
aver
age
male
freshman
consume
s
7.39
drinks
pe
r
week,
while
the
average
female
d
rinks
3.86.

5. Students
that
are
the
most
likely
to
drink
usually
tend
to
be
Caucasian,
male,
athletes,
members
of
Greek
life,
or
first-­‐year
students.

6. More
teens
are
killed
by
alcohol
than
by
all
other
illegal
drugs
.S.
alone,
about
5,000
people
under
age
21
die
In
the
U
combined.
from
injuries
caused
by
underage
drinking.
each
year

7. “I
feel
like
the
[alcohol]
policy
is
enforced,”
says
Kevin
Collins*,
a
freshman.
“Since
I
got
in
trouble
here,
I
drink
a
lot
less
than
I
did
before.”
(*name
changed
for
privacy
purposes)

8. It
is
es/mated
that
two-­‐thirds
of
alcohol
vendors
don’t
ask
for
iden/fica/on,
making
it
easier
for
underage
students
to
gain
access
to
it.

9. According
to
Core
Ins/tute
Sta/s/cs,
31
percent
of
college
students
missed
a
class
due
to
substance
abuse.
One-­‐third
of
freshmen
don’t
make
it
back
for
their
sophomore
year
due
to
their
drinking
habits.

11. “I
drank
so
much
stuff
in
high
school,
I
try
to
stay
away
from
liquor
because
it
gives
you
a
hangover
that’s
infinitely
worse,”
says
Alex
Peterson*,
a
freshman
at
DU.
(*name
changed
for
privacy
purposes)

13. “I
think
that
our
students
understand
that
underage
drinking
is
against
the
law,
and
our
policies
so
in
that
case
are
very
effec/ve,”
says
Johnson.