2.1 million college students between ages 18-24 reported driving under the influence in the year 2004 and 1,700 college students die each year from drinking and driving alone -
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism-2005
The prevalence of eating disorders is significant among female athletes
(Kirk, Singh & Getz, 2001).
Lesieur (1991) reported 85% of college athletes as having participated in betting and 23% surveyed showed evidence of pathological gambling behavior.
Of the 8 million people in the united States suffering from eating disorders, 3% af all young women and girls suffer from anorexia, 3-4% of all young women and girls suffer from bulimia.
15% of young women have some kind of disordered eating patterns. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychological disease.
10.8 million persons ages 12-20 reported drinking alcohol in the past month. Nearly 7.2 million were binge drinkers and 2.3 milllion were heavy drinkers.
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More than half (58%) of 12th graders report having been drunk at least once in their life. One fifth (20%) of 8th graders report having been drunk at least once in their life.
Sports wagering, beginning in high school and increasing in college is done by 50% of student-athletes. (Engwall, Hunter & Steinberg, 2003)
National Eating Disorder
Awareness (NEDA) Week
Feb 20-26, 2011
Our aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses — not choices — and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder.
NEDAwareness Week is a collective effort of primarily volunteers, including eating disorder professionals, health care providers, students, educators, social workers, and individuals committed to raising awareness of the dangers surrounding eating disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment. www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
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