Speech #2 Outline

• Each year about 1,825 college students between the age of 18-24 die from alcohol-related injuries
• Alcohol abuse is a large problem on our campus and in colleges across the U.S. and binge drinking is a large factor
• There are steps we can take to reduce injuries and alcohol abuse

• Binge Drinking is a killer among college students
• According to a national survey, 60% of college students age 18-22 have drank alcohol in the past month, and 2/3 of those students also participated in binge drinking
• The culture around binge drinking at Iowa is present and many do not think it will harm them
• There are steps that can be taken to reduce binge drinking, and possibly to eventually stop it all together

• In Iowa City, bars can implement a system to reduce binge drinking and heighten overall safety of college students
• Binge drinking occurs once a person's BAC is above a 0.08, which is about 5 drinks for most people
• Bars can limit each person to five drinks by having a wristband for each person a punching a hole in the wristband each time a drink is purchased
• This will not only reduce binge drinking and alcohol-related injuries, but it will also reduce drunk driving, making this campus a safer place overall 

• Their would little to no cost up front for bars to implement this system, they would just need to train staff on how to handle the system and possibly purchase a hole puncher
• Many bars already hand out wristbands to bar patrons, so this will not be an issue
• The establishments may see a decline in overall revenue, but the safety of the people in the bars should be more important than money
• Also, the bars could make money back in other areas, whether having a cover charge or increasing certain prices of drinks and food
• By implementing this system, safety will increase and binge drinking will decrease 

• In conclusion, binge drinking and alcohol abuse are both huge problems at the University of Iowa, but there are ways to reduce this abuse and other alcohol-related injuries
• The proposed system would reduce binge drinking and would increase safety for students
• Also, the system would be low-cost overall and would be worth it for everyone involved in the long run

https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/CollegeFactSheet/CollegeFactSheet.pdf