College Binge Drinkers Are Posting While Drunk, 'Addicted' To Social Media

[TexasTowelie]

College students who binge drink are frequently posting on social media while intoxicated and show signs of social media “addiction,” according to a new study.

Students later may regret their drinking-related posts and experience other negative consequences from combining social media and alcohol use. The research appears in the latest edition of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

“During these times when young students are feeling disinhibited by alcohol, they may be even more likely than usual to post inappropriate material without considering the future impact,” says lead researcher Natalie A. Ceballos, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology at Texas State University in San Marcos. “In some cases, these sorts of mistakes have even influenced college admission and later job applications.”

Further, friends who view their posts of heavy drinking may then be more likely to perceive intoxication as exciting and fun, Ceballos’s group notes.

Read more: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2018/12/26/college-binge-drinkers-are-posting-while-drunk-addicted-to-social-media/

[Ciaphas Cain]

1. I would laugh but it's not going to be funny in 10 years

These young adults live in an extremely dangerous time.

[snort]

2. About 35 years late in my opinion

but then I'm a "the keg is half empty" kind of a guy.

[Tipperary]

3. Sounds like much of what I've seen here.

Not very funny. Du posters are older, but this is familiar.

[Journeyman]

4. I've been sober 31 years. I'm grateful for two things: health in my 60s . . .

and that my sobriety came before YouTube.