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Originally posted by James
In a study done by the federal goverment (NIH), they assessed data from 1996-1998 and found that the average yearly death toll among the American population with alcohol poisoning as the underlying cause was 317.
Of that 317, 2 percent were in the 21 and under age group.
And of that 2 percent, not all were college related. I say that because it didn't break down farther on that statistic.
80 percent of the deaths are male.
I think its important to put in perspective how rare dying fom alcohol poisoning is, especially in the demographic that we as Greeks are concerned.
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So the question that looms in the air, at least for me, is of the 64 deaths that were in the 21 and under age group, how many were Greek related? I know we don't have the stats but I would sure be interested in knowing it.
Honestly, I think a lot of this would be avoided if there was better education about the symptoms of alcohol poisoning. I've heard so many times about people that were left alone because they were sleeping it off, or they passed out. What's the difference? How do you tell? When do you decide it's time to go to the ER?