This one dude came into philosophy class with liquor breath, just bout everyday. I don't think he ever attended class on a test day...
But he sure did well during the discussions - he could talk up a storm!
Haha reminds me of my taking valium during highschool days. When my anxiety completely disapeared, I could create discussions that would absolutely throw teachers off of their gameplans. All kinds of kids would thank me on those days, it was great.
But alcohol is a very serious problem for college kids these days. Part of the reason is because alcohol use is so accepted and widespread, but also because of the nature of the drug itself (it's hard to go to class or even wake up on time with a massive hangover).
I don't know where exactly this site got its statistics, but I've heard similar things from psychology professors -
"College drinking. In recent years increasing attention has been paid to the impact of college drinking on academic success. As use of alcohol and other drugs has declined somewhat in other age groups, alcohol consumption, especially heavy drinking, has remained at a high level among the college population.
College and university administrators believe that alcohol is a factor in 41 percent of all academic problems and 28 percent of all academic dropouts. An estimated 7 percent of the freshman class each year drops out for alcohol-related reasons.
Each year college students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol, more than they spend on all other beverages or on books combined. And the consequences are disastrous: 95 percent of violent crime on campus is alcohol-related; 90 percent of all reported campus rapes involve alcohol use by either the assailant or the victim or both; 60 percent of college women acquiring sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, were under the influence of alcohol. The number one killer of 15- to 24-year-olds is alcohol-related auto accidents."
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0826/is_/ai_16029133