“Annually, alcohol use among college students has been linked with nearly 2000 deaths and an estimated 97,000 alcohol- related sexual assaults and rapes”. Studies show that college students who suffer from anxiety drink to decrease their levels of anxiety. Studies show how college students would answer “I would feel at ease in social situations” when they drink alcohol. If colleges students tend to use alcohol as their key factor for their anxiety, than they would be an extreme high increase of alcohol consumption among college students. This places college students at risk of death or alcohol related problems. 

“Almost 50% of students have engaged in heavy drinking at least once within the past two weeks”. College students are not taking precaution of their drinking habits. Anxiety is linked to harmful alcohol usage either by binge drinking games or peer influenced. Alcohol dependency can affect a college student mentally. Using substances like alcohol to cope with anxiety because it releases your anxiety symptoms. This put college students at risk when they are intoxicated, not fully focused can lead to injuries for not being able to use their “cognitive and behavioural capabilities”.

“Researchers have focused on identifying protective factors that may aid prevention and intervention efforts in reducing the number of negative consequences related to college student drinking”. If college studies are more aware of the negative consequences that alcohol can impact. It would probably help students avoid alcohol as being their key factor for their anxiety.