COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALCOHOL

• 90% of vandalism on college campuses is a result of alcohol abuse

• 30% of college failure is related to alcohol

• 2-3% of the student body in America will eventually die from alcohol-related causes

• 26-48% of college students report being drunk at least once per month

• 4% of college students report drinking daily

• 75% of men and 55% of women involved in campus rapes had been drinking or taking drugs prior to the assault

• The average female college student spends $150.00 per year on alcohol

• The average male college student spends $300.00 per  year on alcohol

• 1 in 5 college students will develop a drinking problem

• 1 in 3 college students who drink will develop a drinking problem

• 4% of Radford University students reported having awakened the morning after drinking and could not remember part of the previous evening

• 27% of Radford University students reported that their alcohol use had caused them to engage in sexual activity without safer sex practice.