Alcohol Facts

Did you know that drinking too much can significantly impact your academic success? Students who average Ds and Fs consume approximately 6.4 more alcholic drinks per week than A students. According to a UW System Alcohol and Other Drug Survey given to UW Colleges students in March 2009, 22% of students who drank alcohol reported they had performed poorly on a test or important project in the past year due to their drinking. 27% of students who drank had missed at least one class in the past year due to their drinking.

Alcohol and Energy Drinks

• Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks May Spell Disaster
• “Go Ask Alice” Comments on Mixing Energy Drinks and Alcohol:
• Energy Drinks:  Coffee of a New Generation

Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alcoholism & Alcohol-Related Problems
  From the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.
• FAQs on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Effects on the Body (Alcohol)

• How Drinking Affects Academic Performance
• Alcohol's Properties
  Find out more about how alcohol impacts the body.
• American Athletic Institute
  Information about how alcohol affects progress in student athletes.
• Alcohol and Sports Performance
  This paper describes how consuming alcohol can greatly affect a person’s athletic ability. 

More Alcohol-Related Resources

• Alcohol & You
  Test your knowledge about alcohol.
• BACCHUS online
  Peer organization dedicated to reducing alcohol-related harm on college campuses.
• Facts-on-Tap
  Research-based college student information on binge drinking,sexual risks, and related college life issues, produced by Phoenix House.