The use of alcohol can be compared to that of a drug.  "Alcohol enables itself to take control of a person’s body, causing them to act in abnormal ways (Thompson 5)."  Binge drinking, a popular term used in college also becomes a favorite for many college kids.  This is the consumption of five alcoholic drinks in a row for males or four for females.  The national average of binge drinking among American colleges was forty-four percent in 1993 (Bullard 1).  As a college student, I get to see the first hand reaction to kids and the use of alcohol.  They seem to treat it as if it were their best friend.  It makes them feel relaxed and worry free, so they say, but in reality only for a short while.  While intoxicated many students tend to act clumsy, injuring themselves or making spectacles of themselves in front of others.  Alcohol can become addicting and potentially dangerous (Thompson 5).   Drinking and driving is the most dangerous, considering that it puts not only the driver, but innocent people at deadly risk (Warner 67).  I have also noticed that students who drink during the week suffer academically by not completing assignments or attending classes.  There attitude towards academics becomes very negative and they start to see it as unimportant.  It has been proven that only 40% of all college students ever graduate from their institution (Cohen55).  In addition, the typical four-year college degree is not uncommon to now become a five year task (Cohen 56).