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Almost all
college students, 93%, report having consumed alcohol in their lifetime.
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240,000 to
360,000 of the nation's 12 million current undergraduates will eventually
die from alcohol related causes. This is more than the number of
students who will get their Masters and Ph D's combined.
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Each year
students spend over $5.5 billion on alcoholic beverages, more than they
spend on all other drinks and books combined.
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The average
college student consumes 34 gallons of alcoholic beverages each year.
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95% of violent
crime on campus is alcohol related.
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60% of college
women who have acquired sexually transmitted diseases were under the influence
of alcohol at the time they had intercourse.
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Nearly one
out of five students have abandoned safe-sex practices while under the
influence of alcohol.
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Alcohol is
implicated in as many as 41% of academic problems and 28% of all dropouts.
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2/3 of college
student suicide victims had been drinking and were legally intoxicated
at the time of death.
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Beer corporations
spend an estimated $15-20 million each year to promote their beverages
to college students
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