It’s that time of year again, where college students abuse the Prime Shipping on Amazon to get their costume in time for Halloweekend. It seems as long as the word “sexy” is in front of the type of costume they want, it will be bought. From a sexy pirate to even a sexy Shrek, you name it a young college student is probably shivering in the line of an overcrowded bar wearing it this upcoming Halloween.
“Halloweekend” (a mix between the words Halloween and weekend) is the time where college students celebrate Halloween by dressing up, partying and drinking an unreasonable amount of alcohol just to throw it all up the next morning. This usually happens during the weekend before or after halloween.
However, with the excessive amount of drinking being done during these weekend benders, it is important to stay safe. There is nothing scarier than the horrible side effects of too much alcohol.
According to research done by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism “…about 1,519 college students ages 18 to 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries.” Unfortunately underage drinking is extremely common in college settings, meaning they are more susceptible to drink way past their average limit and harm their body.
Understanding your body and your limits is important, drinking alcohol can be fun in a party setting but too much of anything is never good and can lead to lack of self awareness and people taking advantage of you.
“…a long-standing finding that 1 in 5 college women experience sexual assault during their time in college. A majority of sexual assaults in college involve alcohol or other substances,” stated the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Halloween is known to have dangerous occurrences, especially when drinking is involved. Assault of any kind can happen to anyone no matter the circumstance. So, it’s crucial that you are taking these steps to be safe:
Make sure to not leave any of your drinks with other people or out in the open. This stops people from doing anything to your beverage and preying on you.
Go with friends that you know and trust. You have to be extremely careful when traveling from party to party. Ensuring that you go with a group of people that you know and feel comfortable with is key in avoiding any unfortunate events.
Being self aware and understanding your limits as a person are essential for ensuring that you have a fun night with friends without running into obstacles.
After all, Halloweekend is a national party bender for college students. So, party hard (but not too hard) and don’t forget to click express shipping on that costume.
