Binge Drinking Research Paper

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“Binge drinking is the practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session, usually defined as five or more drinks at one time for a man or four or more drinks at one time for a woman.” (Drugfreeworld, 2015). Binge drinking can have serious effects on your body. “Short term effects depending on how much alcohol are taken and the physical condition of the individual, alcohol can cause: slurred speech, drowsiness, vomiting, diarrhoea, upset stomach, etc.” (palmeri, 2015). “Long-term effects of alcohol, binge drinking and continues alcohol use in large amounts are associated with many health problems including: unintentional injuries such as car crash, falls, burns, browning, intentional injuries such as firearm injuries, sexual …show more content…
“86.2% of Australians aged 14 years and over have consumed alcohol one or more times in their lives.” (DrugInfo, 2015). “Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education figures released show more than 91,500 people (in Queensland) went into emergency departments last year for alcohol issues including intoxication, withdrawal syndrome, alcoholic hallucinations and alcoholic gastritis.” (Chamberlin, 2015). Young people can be heavily affected by alcohol and the effects of binge drinking, this is why it is important for adolescents and to know the risks and laws associated with binge drinking and alcohol consumption. Peer pressure is one of the major problems within binge drinking. “Peer pressure or the direct or indirect encouragement from one’s own age group to engage in activities that they may or may not want to engage in is a major factor in the development of risck-taking behaviours. (palmeri, …show more content…
“Resilience can be defined as the absence of psychopathology despite exposure to high stress and reflects a person’s ability to cope and successfully in the face of adversity, demonstrating adaptive psychological and physiological stress responses.” (NIAAA, 2011). In relation to harm minimisation the education of the risks and effects of alcohol were taught throughout the duration of the lesson. Scenarios were put forward for the students to analyse what they would do in a situation. After students supplied their answers for what they would do in a certain situation, there would then be a discussion on the causes and effects. This successfully implemented harm minimisation as once the students were made aware of the dangers they could get themselves into they came up with strategies which would be less harmful to keep themselves safe. Another successful aspect of harm minimisation which was implemented was a standard drink activity. In this activity the students were tested on how much they thought a standard drink was for different alcohol concentrations. This activity was also very effective as it educates the students on how much alcohol they are really consuming. The different risks of consuming quantities with different concentrations were made known to the