Girl walks into a bar. Bartender asks, “What’ll it be?”
She replies, “I’ll start with slurred speech, blurred vision, uncoordinated dancing and a loud fight with my boyfriend. I want to be that girl who thinks she is the life of the party, when she really is the obnoxious one who can’t keep her top on.”
The bartender asks, “Will that be all?”
She adds, “No, once I’m tipsy, I would like a shot of the date rape drug, unprotected sex and an STD.”
The bartender shouts, “Four mixers coming right up!”
She says, “Make ’em strong, because I was hoping to cry about nothing, get a DWI and increase my chances of killing someone. When I wake up, I’m hoping to vomit and dehydrate my brain to the point of throbbing pain.”
Why should we care about “Abby the Alky?”Alcohol-related crimes in the United States account for 54 percent of murders and attempted murders, 68 percent of manslaughters, 52 percent of sexual assaults and 48 percent of robberies.* Each year, college students spend about $5.5 billion on alcohol — more than they spend on soft drinks, milk, juice, tea, coffee and books combined.Social costs of alcohol addiction amount to $100 billion per year in lost productivity and health costs.400,000 students each year have unprotected sex because of drinking. Up to 90 percent of sexual assaults on college campuses involve the use or abuse of alcohol.
Drinking rates are highest among incoming freshmen, males, members of fraternities or sororities and athletes, according to the National Institute of Health.
A Harvard School of Public Health study of 116 campuses found 42 percent of students and 81 percent of those living in Greek houses were binge drinkers.
Since 38 percent of college students admit to driving while intoxicated, what are the consequences?
In Louisiana, a first offense misdemeanor could result in:Fine: $300 to $1,000, plus court costs and other feesJail: 10 days to 6 months Community service: 32 hoursSubstance abuse evaluation and driver improvement schoolLicense suspension: 90 days
Still want to drink this weekend? Take this warning from Alcoholismkills.com: “Consumption of this beverage will be followed by a good time that will be followed by a very bad time that will be followed by an attempt to make the bad time better, which will in turn actually make it worse, though you think it is a good time, until one day, you finally realize everything is bad.”