These days of heightened drinking create many adverse consequences for the students, university, and surrounding community. Students might skip class during these highly anticipated drinking holidays and might even skip class the day after to recover. Oftentimes, they miss important assignments and lessons, which can lead to academic struggles. Try to help your child avoid the cycle of skipping class, falling behind, and drinking or using drugs.

Many family members and students are under the impression that all or most college students participate in underage and or excessive drinking (“everyone does it…”). This is not true.

In fact, most college students do NOT drink excessively. Unfortunately, the popular—but false—notion that underage and/or excessive drinking is “normal” leads some students to rationalize their participation in what is actually an extreme behavior. The fact that excessive drinking is highly visible masks the reality that only a minority of students are doing it.