Alcohol Poisoning - an Increasing Threat on College Campuses
An Associated Press Report:
Clemson University in South Carolina is reviewing how it handles underage drinking on campus after the death of an 18-year-old freshman in December, 2007. The freshman, Benjamin Garrison Sprague, was found dead at an off-campus fraternity house on Dec. 9. He died from alcohol poisoning.
According to the school, the number of violations of the school’s alcohol regulations almost doubled in the 2005-2006 school year from the 2003-2004 year.
A 2006 Clemson graduate, Christopher Woods, said, “overall, I would say students do not listen to the administration, parents, law enforcement officials or others when it comes to drinking issues.”
Do you know how much alcohol must be consumed to produce alcohol poisoning? Does your son or daughter know?
