MADD Teen Influencer
October 2025
Contributing factors: Several factors are likely contributing to this decrease, including a greater understanding of healthy living, noted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increased online information, stricter laws and education programs, and changes in how parents discuss alcohol with their children. After talking to a few high school Binge drinking: Binge drinking rates have fallen significantly, according to this same study by Gallup. For example, one study shows a decline from 44% in 1980 to 35% in 2014. Another source notes a 34% decrease in binge drinking behaviors between the 1990s and recent years.
friends who are now scattered across the country at various universities and colleges, I found that not all campuses are created equal. It seems that drinking culture runs deep on some campuses and is not going to die down any time soon. From what I’ve discovered, most of the heavy drinking culture surrounds sports on campus, especially and not surprisingly, football in the fall, and many freshmen are pulled early in the semester into binge drinking at sporting events.
Regardless of where you attend college or your views on drinking as a young adult, the trend seems to be leading towards health and wellness and a focus on success in academia. For me, I will spend my fall evenings enjoying my new college environment, taking in all the opportunities offered, knowing who I am, and standing up for what I believe in.
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