Alcohol Awareness Week Challenges College Drinking Lifestyle

Alcohol and college campuses—they’re associated in most people’s minds, to the extent that binge drinking is often allowed even when it could be illegal. Now, one college is sponsoring an Alcohol Awareness Week in order to challenge students to think harder about how much they’re drinking, and how it could damage their health, relationships, and academic performance. “During this week, the Center for Peer Education facilitates events and programs to educate about binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, bystander intervention, standard drink sizes, consent and unintended consequences associated with high-risk drinking behaviors,” said Brittany Bohl, a prevention coordinator. “Furthermore, this week is designed to promote safe and responsible drinking.”

Of all the drugs that college students try, including marijuana, meth, cocaine, PCP, bath salts, heroin, or others, alcohol is the most popular. And for underage students, alcohol is “the premier drug of choice for kids because it’s so accessible,” according to a high school superintendent. These conclusions are as true for the college level as they are for the high school level. Though if a young person has a drinking problem, the best remedy is the same thing it is for adults: a good treatment program, at a top-rated facility.

If you think you have a problem with alcohol dependence or abuse, you should seek help now before you put yourself or a loved one at risk. Thankfully, there is good help available. Detoxification and behavioral therapy have proven to be effective in treating alcoholism. Addicts are often unable to complete treatment on their own or with family members, so it’s very important to seek the right treatment center. At Seabrook, we customize our treatment plans to individual patient’s needs, so you know the help you’re getting is right for you or a loved one. Seabrook has rehabilitation centers in New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA), and an outpatient center in New York (NY). Contact Seabrook today for any questions about alcohol, addiction, and treatment.