AMA Poll - Sex, Intoxication and Women on Spring Break

In the months leading up to spring break for colleges, students are bombarded by promotions on campus advertising cheap or free alcohol with “fun” in foreign lands. Below are some actual quotations from one Spring Break promoter.

  • Spring Break: “your yearly intake of alcoholic consumption could happen in one small week.”
  • What to Tell Parents: “its an educational trip”.
  • Safe Water? ~“don’t worry about the water because you will be drinking beer.”

And here is a pronouncement from the American Medical Association that will rankle the ladies of NOW and other Women’s Rights advocates.

“Scientific evidence shows women process alcohol differently putting them at greater risks for heart problems, reproductive disorders and liver disease,” said J. Edward Hill MD, president of the AMA. “These survey results are extremely disturbing because it brings up an entirely new set of issues including increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases, blackouts and violence.”

The good news is that some responsible college women are realizing the dangers to their health and safety resulting from embracing the hedonism encouraged by the alcohol industry and spring break tour operators. Alternative spring break trips are becoming popular, such as doing community service. The University of Nebraska, Lehigh University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are all offering service trips to help others without alcohol as the focal point. Hopefully more colleges and universities will see the wisdom of doing the same.

Dr. Hill said “Spring break is broken. What was a traditional time to relax and take a break from college studies has turned into a dangerous binge-fest.” Now I truly realize what a dinosaur I am, as when I was in college, spring break was known as “Easter Break” and it was a time to go home and celebrate the holiday with your family.

Today’s “The Washington Post” published “Study Warns Women About Spring Break” and included this this graphic. This come just in time for International Women’s Day, which is today, according to Beth at MVRWC. Tracked at “PBS Watch”.