Every year 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die as a result of unintentional alcohol-related injuries, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
There are a lot of things to notice when people are in a situation where they must interact with other people. A big one is eye contact. Others include the degree of receptiveness among a given number of people, the comfort level between people and peer pressure.
A recent study commissioned by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism showed that the consequences of college drinking are larger and more drastic than previously estimated.
Among the stereotypes of a college life are the excessive hours of study and loads of stress to which students are often prone. With those expectations, however, the perception that alcohol serves as a "relaxer" or "happy drink" for college students is also included.