Alcohol Education: What do you want to see in a presentation?

[Xylochick216]

I think one of the best alcohol presentations I went to in college sounds similar to what you were mentioning before. We were all given a "schedule" about what is happening in our bodies as we drink and become hungover. We were all a little surprised to see that one night of drinking can affect test-taking skills up to 30 days later.

We all hated preachy "drinking is bad" seminars because you are not going to change anyone's minds. The "drinking is illegal if you aren't 21" speeches weren't great either because again, people aren't swayed by that. I think the best ones we had were the ones that touched on consequences of drinking too much, i.e. rape, alcohol poisoning, even death. I think mentioning the unsafe drinking habits of the fellow Greeks who died over the past several years would be eye-opening. I think the families and friends of many of the Greeks who have died in recent years have been doing videos or speaking about their experiences. Seeing the families' grief can be sobering and make people think twice about binging.