Choosing Not to Drink

REASONS COLLEGE STUDENTS GIVE FOR NOT DRINKING. On most college campuses, approximately 25-33% of college students choose not to drink. (NCHA Fall 2016 survey). My friends don't drink, There are all sorts of health reasons not to drink, I can't afford it, I'm under 21 and I respect the law, I don't want to be around people who drink too much, My parents will kill me if I get in trouble for drinking, I don't like the taste, buzz, or the way I feel the next day, I don't want to screw around with my athletic scholarship, I'm already in trouble for drinking, Drinking is way down on my list of fun things to do, I can't go out all the time and keep up with my studies, Our family has a history of alcohol abuse, I choose not to drink, and it's the right thing for meREASONS COLLEGE STUDENTS GIVE FOR NOT DRINKING. On most college campuses, approximately 25-33% of college students choose not to drink. (NCHA Fall 2016 survey). My friends don't drink, There are all sorts of health reasons not to drink, I can't afford it, I'm under 21 and I respect the law, I don't want to be around people who drink too much, My parents will kill me if I get in trouble for drinking, I don't like the taste, buzz, or the way I feel the next day, I don't want to screw around with my athletic scholarship, I'm already in trouble for drinking, Drinking is way down on my list of fun things to do, I can't go out all the time and keep up with my studies, Our family has a history of alcohol abuse, I choose not to drink, and it's the right thing for me

On most college campuses, approximately 25-33% of college students choose not to drink.

Here are a few reasons college students give for not drinking:

  • I don’t want to be around people who drink too much
  • I don’t want to screw around with my athletic scholarship
  • I can’t go out all the time and keep up with my studies
  • My friends don’t drink
  • My parents will kill me if I get in trouble for drinking
  • I can’t afford it
  • I’m already in trouble for drinking
  • Our family has a history of alcohol abuse
  • There are all sorts of health reasons not to drink
  • I’m under 21 and I respect the law
  • I don’t like the taste, buzz, or the way I feel the next day
  • Drinking is way down on my list of fun things to do
  • I choose not to drink, and it’s the right thing for me