The University of Iowa, nationally known as a top “party school”, has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Anheuser-Busch to guarantee its infamous standing. The contract will allow Anheuser-Busch to use the TigerHawk logo on retail displays, flags, caps, cups, and T-shirts.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being. (It is the largest funder of alcohol research in the world.) Here is what the NIAAA reports about college students drinking:
Virtually all college students experience the effects of college drinking – whether they drink or not. The problem with college drinking is not necessarily the drinking itself, but the negative consequences that result from excessive drinking. College drinking problems:
•College drinking is extremely widespread: about four out of five college students drink alcohol.
•About half of college students who drink, also consume alcohol through binge drinking.
Each year, drinking affects college students, as well as college communities, and families. The consequences of drinking include:
•Death: 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries.
•Assault: More than 690,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking.
•Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.
•Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 receive unintentional injuries while under the influence of alcohol.
•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.
•Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem 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.
•Drunk Driving: 2.8 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 reported driving under the influence of alcohol.”
Source: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
So really University of Iowa? Considering the impact of alcohol on college students this is on par with the Sandusky scandal now rolling through the University of Pennsylvania. Sadly it’s all about the money and not about the students they are entrusted to protect and educate.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being. (It is the largest funder of alcohol research in the world.) Here is what the NIAAA reports about college students drinking:
Virtually all college students experience the effects of college drinking – whether they drink or not. The problem with college drinking is not necessarily the drinking itself, but the negative consequences that result from excessive drinking. College drinking problems:•College drinking is extremely widespread: about four out of five college students drink alcohol.
•About half of college students who drink, also consume alcohol through binge drinking.
Each year, drinking affects college students, as well as college communities, and families. The consequences of drinking include:
•Death: 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries.
•Assault: More than 690,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking.
•Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.
•Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 receive unintentional injuries while under the influence of alcohol.
•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.
•Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem 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.
•Drunk Driving: 2.8 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 reported driving under the influence of alcohol.”
Source: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
So really University of Iowa? Considering the impact of alcohol on college students this is on par with the Sandusky scandal now rolling through the University of Pennsylvania. Sadly it’s all about the money and not about the students they are entrusted to protect and educate.