Drinking is one of the main
activities society associates college with, and is heavily prevalent at UGA. I
chose to reflect on the lecture about alcohol and drugs with the guest speaker,
Betria Stinson. I really enjoyed her presentation, as she was knowledgeable and
comical with the way she presented the information. This topic really intrigues
me, as I have multiple family members who have reverted to alcohol in an
attempt to solve their problems and miserably failed. After her presentation, I
learned that I am at risk when it comes to drinking, since alcoholism runs in
my family. I also was unaware that after consuming more than 3 drinks, one is
considered a binge drinker.
This topic is one that relates to
public health in many ways. The most common way it relates to public health,
though, is in preventative and informative ways, such as Betria’s presentation.
This helps give people, mainly college students, a background of the ways in
which alcohol and drugs can harm and affect the body. Overall, it was a great
lecture, one that I enjoyed and was interested in, but would be interested in
learning more about the statistics for UGA students, not just the 80% one.
Great reflection on the alcohol issue. I liked that you were able to relate this lecture to your family, and personal life, to help you make decisions about your own choices. I definitely agree that drinking is a difficult culture to avoid on a college campus, and her presentation on how to deal with that was very informative.
ReplyDeleteGood point on the binge drinking thing! I didn't think that either, it was interesting to see how we can think such activities are low-risk and non-injuring can be quite the contrary even if we have experience.
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