Nice to see Univ of Texas out in front!!!

from today's USA TODAY. ..good to see you texans out in front as usual ...you all must be soooo proud!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Students mark 21st birthdays with 'extreme' drinking binges

PARTYING BY THE NUMBERS

More than three-quarters of students studied during the 24 hours surrounding their 21st birthday celebration reported negative consequences:

Hangover: 54%

Blackouts: 44%

Throwing up: 34%

Embarrassment: 26%

Absence (from work, school or obligation): 16%

Source: University of Texas-Austin study




By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY
College students today celebrate 21st birthdays with an average of 12 drinks for men and nine for women, finds the most in-depth picture yet of the consequences of extreme partying.
The University of Texas-Austin research found 78% of students cited ill effects, including hangovers (54%). Of 44% who had blackouts, 22% found out later they had sex, and 22% got in a fight or argument. And 39% didn't know how they got home.

Although the study focused on only one campus, researchers say the new level of "extreme drinking" goes way beyond "bingeing" — four or five drinks in one sitting. And it's a phenomenon probably being repeated at schools across the country, researchers say. Studying 21st-birthday celebrations is a new area of research, and no national studies have been done, but studies on a handful of other campuses have found similar extremes.

Of more than 2,200 students in the four-year drinking study that began in 2004, researchers randomly selected 152 students for an in-depth analysis focused on 21st-birthday drinking, including in-person interviews. All but two said they drank to celebrate.