What are some of the consequences of high-risk drinking?
Consequences may include damage to self, such as: ¤Blackouts/memory loss; ¤fatal and nonfatal injuries, including alcohol poisoning, falls, drowning, and automobile crashes; ¤illness; ¤unprotected sex that could lead to a sexually transmitted disease or an unwanted pregnancy; ¤missed classes, falling grades, and academic failur; ¤involvement with the police/an arrest record; ¤accidental death and death by suicide; ¤short-term health consequences such as hangovers, nausea, and vomiting; ¤alcohol dependence; ¤longer-term health consequences of prolonged, heavy alcohol use may include reduced resistance to infection and increased vulnerability problems such as cirrhosis of the liver ¤missed opportunites to participated in social, athletic, and cultural activities that are part of school life (college, high school, middle school).
