s left him there for dead. He awoke in the hospital with alcohol poisoning, and he had his stomach pumped twice. Some teenagers believe that these stories are just made up to set examples of what binge drinking could do to a person. When it actually happens to someone they know, or themselves some either learn a lesson or decide to drink anyway well aware of the consequences that will come. Binge Drinking may not effect some students with the seriousness of injury or death; However, binge drinking also leads to students missing up to 10 times the classes and to the decline in their grades. The Harvard researchers have found that even light binge drinkers are seven times as likely to miss classes and eight times as likely to have their grades fall. (David L. Marcus) According to researchers, any student who has been binge drinking, even if he or she only happens to binge drink twice a month; will show in their attendance and their grades. Students who go to parties and drink light or heavy end up getting to enjoy getting drunk. This leads to students binge drinking more often, thus leading to missing classes and the decline of their grades. Binge Drinking is highly dangerous and unhealthy for students and others who are around them. Not only can binge drinking lead to death, their are unhealthy side effects that arise from binging. Drinking damages the brain, heart, and kidneys. Other effects of binge drinking are blackouts, vomiting, unwanted sex, and driving accidents. Estimates show that underage drinking costs $58 billion a year in traffic accidents, crimes, and treatment. (Anitra Gordon) When a student is intoxicated it leads to them doing things they would never do when they are sober. Like unplanned sex for example. In some cases when a girl has been binge drinking and guys are around, its in a guys nature to try to get the girl to do something with them. Especially when the girl has been drinking it is easier to get somet...
