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BINGE ELKS DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM Pronunciation:DRINKING 'binj 'dri[ng]k·ing “Prevention through Education” 1. a: Consumption of five or more drinks on a single www.elks.org/dap JUST THE FACTS occasion. b: the amount of alcohol needed to raise the average person's blood alcohol concentration to about 0.1%. 2. amount of BINGE alcohol consumption that would raise the level of DRINKINGin ADOLESCENTS and intoxication. PRINTED, DISTRIBUTED AND FUNDED BY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: COLLEGE STUDENTS Binge drinking, often beginning around age 13, tends to increase

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www.prideyouthprograms.org Binge drinking during the past 30 [email protected] days was reported by 8 percent of youth ages 12 to 17 and 30 Drug Awareness Program funding is provided by the percent of those ages 18 to 20. Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA. Among persons under the legal The Elks are committed to providing a healthy future drinking age, 15 percent were for America’s youth. In addition to educating young binge drinkers. people about the dangers of drugs, the Elks provide positive alternatives such as the Hoop Shoot® and About 10.4 million adolescents Soccer Shoot athleticprograms and Youth Veteran ages 12 to 20 reported using Volunteers. The Elks National Foundation also alcohol. Of those, 5.1 million were annually awards more than $3.6 million in college binge drinkers, of which 2.3 million scholarships. For more information, contact your were heavy drinkers that binged at local Elks Lodge or visit the Elks website at least five times a month. www.elks.org/YouthActivities.cfm.

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The old joke about going out to kill some brain cells THE CONSEQUENCES AAlcohollcohol poisoning — a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose — is the most serious consequence of binge IS NOT THAT FUNNY ANYMORE drinking. When excessive amounts of alcohol are consumed, the brain is deprived of oxygen. 900 000 UP CLOSE The struggle to deal with an overdose of alcohol , and lack of oxygen will eventually cause the assaults or date rapes AND PERSONAL brain to shut down the voluntary functions that "He looked really bad, and even though they regulate breathing and heart rate. 599 000 didn't want me to take him in, I knew I had to." , Trent stepped up and demanded that his over- If a person is known to have consumed large injuries ly intoxicated friend needed to go to the hospi-hospi- quantities of alcohol in a short period of time, tal. His buddy was thirty minutes away from symptoms of alcohol poisoning include: 1 700 death. The weapon, alcohol. VVomitingomiting , Unconsciousness deaths "The worst part wasn't knowing that I almost Cold, clammyclammy,, pale, or bluish skin died, it was when I came to. There sat my Slow or irregular breathing two one dad...crying. He just walked out of the room, words, cause unable to even speak to me," Nikki recalls from her freshman year of college after com- binge drinking... ing out of a three-day binge-drinking induced SECONDARSECONDARYY EFFECTS coma. Tailgates, houses, post prom parties, In schools with high binge drinking rates... pre-parties, frat houses, bars, supervised parties, dorm rooms, bedrooms…binge 34 percent of non-binge drinkers IDENTIFY reported being insulted or humiliated by drinking has and continues to happen in these What's binge drinking called on the street? What's binge drinking called on the street? binge drinkers. places. Scary fact is this list is merely the tip binge drinkers. of the iceberg. Binge drinking is more Power hour 13 percent reported being pushed, hit, prevalent today among high school students Keg stand or assaulted. and college-age young adults than ever 21 shots before bar close before. Blame it on some stigma portraying Double fisting 54 percent reported having to take care the honorable ability of out drinking another Beer bong of a drunken student. person. Blame it on younger children Shotgun drinking. Place fault where you please; the WaterfallWaterfall 68 percent were interrupted while bottom line is that it's out there. Speed studying at night.

26 percent of women experienced an unwanted sexual advance.

DIDFrequent binge YOU drinkers Nearly one outKNOW? of every More than 60 percent Drinking during high Binge drinking during 91 percent of women were eight times more five teenagers (16 per- of college men and school, especially college may be and 78 percent of the men likely than non-binge cent) has experienced almost 50 percent of among males, is associated with mental who were frequent binge drinkers to miss a class, “black out” spells where college women who are predictive of binge health disorders such as drinkers considered fall behind in schoolwork, they could not remember frequent binge drinkers drinking in college. compulsiveness, themselves to be get hurt or injured, and what happened the previ- report that they drink depression or anxiety, or moderate or light drinkers. damage property. ous evening because of and drive. early deviant behavior. heavy drinking.