Binge Drinking Among College Students We all know what it's like to wake up in the morning, with your head aching and your body feeling like it's just been hit by a train. College students everywhere know this feeling. These are the results of binge drinking. The question of why college students continue to subject themselves to alcohol is unknown. While many reasons are given, the cause generally falls into one of three categories: peer pressure, insecurity, or help solving problems. But the one thing students don't realize are the consequences and effects that excessive alcohol consumption can have, health and social problems are just a few. One of the main reasons students feel the need to drink excessively is peer pressure. They do it because their peers do it and they want to integrate better. College dorms offer many different places for students to drink. Dorms are a great place for a few people to gather, and before you know it, "everyone is." Insecurity is another incentive for students to drink excessively. Alcohol consumption has been an important part of society for many years. People find that it is easier to meet people who have been drinking. Drinking was also used as a way to get closer to someone. There are also many social events created by drinking. There are cozy bars “where everyone knows your name,” cocktail parties, and the high school favorite house party. Students also drink to help them solve problems. They turn to alcohol to help hide their feelings and numb the pain for a while. “We'll talk over a beer,” is something people say when they need to talk about something. In English terms this means: let's have a beer and forget all our problems. Problems ranging from stress from school work, stress from your significant other or even stress from home life. The effects of binge drinking go far beyond short-term memory loss and hangovers. Binge drinkers skip class, fall behind on school work. , engage in unplanned sexual activity, have run-ins with the police, and become injured or injured.