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1,700. Not all consequences resulted in death, however. The same study reported that
599,000 college students were injured because of their own drinking in 2001. Bennett et
al. found that 95.7 percent of reported drinkers had experienced some kind of physical
consequence or consequences during their lifetime. According to Wechsler, Lee, Kuo,
Seibring et al. (2002), 13 percent of reported drinkers were hurt or injured in the past
year, and one percent required medical treatment for an overdose.
Drinking and Driving
Many of those deaths and injuries are directly attributable to drinking and
driving (Hingson et al.). Of the eight million college students in the United States, over
two million reported having driven under the influence of alcohol, and over three million
reported riding with a driver who had been drinking (Hingson et al.). Wechsler, Lee,
Kuo, Seibring, Nelson, & Lee (2002) discovered that 29 percent of college students who
reported drinking at least once during the past year had driven after drinking during that
year. In a 1991 study, Engs and Hanson (1992) reported that 43 percent of college
students had driven a car when they knew they had too much to drink beforehand. Engs
(1977) found in a later study that 31 percent of students who drank reported driving after
excessive drinking.
Other Illegal Activities
Students also reported engaging in other illegal activities like damaging
property and fighting after drinking (Bennett et al.; Engs & Hanson, 1992; Wechsler,
Lee, Kuo, Seibring et al., 2002). Bennett et al. discovered that 76.9 percent had
experienced legal consequences of some kind. Wechsler, Lee, Kuo, Seibring, Nelson, &
Lee (2002) reported that 11 percent had damaged property in the past year, while 7
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