Yes, you are right that the lay person reads these comments and sees
"all" or "most" college students. Isn't that sad, because I maintain
the article was pretty good if we went back and changed all the
references to binge drinking to high risk drinking and made sure the
public reads
" some" students.
I think we have to be careful to not swing the pendulum the other
way--some students are dying, some students are suffering extreme
consequences-relationships, grades etc. Even though the statistics may
be improving in some schools, the statistics are still too high. We
don't want to sensationalize the problem; on the other hand, there is a
problem and we need to address it. High Risk drinking is common in
college, is it not? I think this writer was trying to address the issue
and it is our own industry's fault that does not get rid of the term
"binge drinking.'" After all, Harvard-who gets published on this issue
every year in the press-refuses to change the term on their surveys. I
am as frustrated as you are about this term--but I guess we have to
still keep educating. How can we do that on a large scale, however,
when those of us in the education field cannot agree on a term across
the board.? Frustrations, frustrations.....
Thanks for your comments,
Corey
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Corita (Corey) Fischer
Health Education/UMD Health Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
815 E. University Circle
Duluth, Minnesota 55812
Phone:218-726-7058
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