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To: joseffy who wrote (245513)	4/24/2010 5:05:48 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Respond to of 306849

A Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Consequences The consequences of excessive and underage drinking affect virtually all college campuses, college communities, and college students, whether they choose to drink or not. * Death: 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes (Hingson et al., 2005). * Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol (Hingson et al., 2005). * Assault: More than 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking (Hingson et al., 2005). * Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape (Hingson et al., 2005). * Unsafe Sex: 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex (Hingson et al., 2002). * Academic Problems: About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall (Engs et al., 1996; Presley et al., 1996a, 1996b; Wechsler et al., 2002). * Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem (Hingson et al., 2002) and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of students indicate that they tried to commit suicide within the past year due to drinking or drug use (Presley et al., 1998). * Drunk Driving: 2.1 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drove under the influence of alcohol last year (Hingson et al., 2002). * Vandalism: About 11 percent of college student drinkers report that they have damaged property while under the influence of alcohol (Wechsler et al., 2002). * Property Damage: More than 25 percent of administrators from schools with relatively low drinking levels and over 50 percent from schools with high drinking levels say their campuses have a "moderate" or "major" problem with alcohol-related property damage (Wechsler et al., 1995). * Police Involvement: About 5 percent of 4-year college students are involved with the police or campus security as a result of their drinking (Wechsler et al., 2002) and an estimated 110,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are arrested for an alcohol-related violation such as public drunkenness or driving under the influence (Hingson et al., 2002). * Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: 31 percent of college students met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse and 6 percent for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the past 12 months, according to questionnaire-based self-reports about their drinking (Knight et al., 2002). Last reviewed: 7/11/2007

To: joseffy who wrote (245513)	4/24/2010 6:25:26 PM
From: Lazarus	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

if they legalize marijuana THAT WILL NOT MAKE IT LEGAL TO SMOKE IT WHILE YOUR WORKING AS A TRAIN ENGINEER OR WHATEVER... anymore then it would be legal to do so while intoxicated with alcohol. We know that airline pilots have boarded their planes under the influence of alcohol.... but that does not make alcohol the problem. PEOPLE ARE THE PROBLEM. HERE ARE SOME OLD STATS RE ALCOHOL RELATED CAR ACCIDENTS: car-accidents.com 2000 Stats Persons Killed and Injured in Alcohol Related Crashes, by Role (1999 2000 % Change) Persons Killed 15,976 16,653 +4.2% Drivers 9787 10,216 +4.4% Passengers 3,538 3,892 +10% Non Occupants 2,651 2,545 -4.0% Persons Injured 2253 2071 -8.1% Drivers 193,000 201,000 +4.1% Passengers 97,000 98,000 +1.0% Non Occupants 17,000 12,000 -29% ____________________________________________ I recently asked a former marijuana smoker who he would rather encounter on the road -- a driver under the influence of alcohol or marijuana. his reply: marijuana [he drinks about a bottle of wine per night.] so, instead of legalizing marijuana maybe we should outlaw alcohol and guns. THEN YOUR WORLD WILL BE A SAFER PLACE