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Summary: The author shares their experience of struggling with alcoholism during their college years, influenced by the party culture and societal expectations. Despite the normalization of excessive drinking, they eventually found sobriety in their late 20s, reflecting on the impact of college culture on their journey to recovery. Takeaway: The college party culture and societal norms can mask serious issues like alcoholism, leading to long-term consequences. It's crucial to address and challenge these norms to support the well-being of individuals in educational institutions. Hashtags: #CollegeCulture #Alcoholism #SobrietyJourney #MentalHealthAwareness

Want some Back to School ideas that will sweeten up the start of your student's school year? Here are some #SWEETLIFE ideas for this time of year! 1. Send your student to school with a Lammes Candies care package. If they are in college, this is great dorm or apartment candy! This could include a variety of their favorite candies, as well as a few new ones to try. You could also include a personalized note wishing them a great year. 2. Host a Back to School party and serve Lammes Candies as a snack or dessert. This is a great way to get your student's friends together and celebrate the start of the new year. 3. If you live in the Austin area, take your student to the store to pick out their own Lammes Candies. This is a fun way for them to get involved in the celebration and choose their favorite treats. 4. Use Lammes Candies as a reward for good grades or behavior. This is a great way to encourage your child to do their best in school. 5. Make Lammes Candies part of your family's Back to School traditions. This could include our candies on the first day of school, packing them in lunches, or giving them out as treats at the end of the day. No matter how you choose to celebrate, Lammes Candies is the perfect way to sweeten up Back to School. Come visit us today! https://lnkd.in/gcH5eyY9

Can anyone name the 13 Power 5 colleges that don't serve alcohol in their football stadiums? Can anyone explain why these schools are on this list? Is it because of problems they have had in the past? I know Utah, Utah State, and BYU are on here because of their location in predominantly Mormon states and Liberty due to its strong Christian affiliation. But Baylor, which claims to be the most Christian of the Power 5 schools, is serving alcohol at their stadium. Universities that will NOT sell alcohol for the 2023 games season in the US: SEC Auburn and Georgia Big XII BYU and Iowa State Big 10 Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin ACC Clemson, Notre Dame Pac12 Stanford, Utah, Washington State Others Army, Liberty, Utah State "For many years, the booze flowed only outside of stadiums. Not anymore: Selling beer and wine inside college football stadiums has become the norm over the past decade, a way for schools to bring in more revenue and attract fans who might otherwise be inclined to stay home. According to a survey by The Associated Press of Power Five conference schools and Notre Dame, 55 of 69 of them — 80% — now sell alcohol in the public areas of their stadiums on game days. Of the remaining schools, some sell alcoholic drinks in non-public areas of the venue such as suites; others do not sell booze at all. Alcohol has been sold in football stadiums in various ways for years, but the number of schools willing to do it picked up dramatically in the late 2010s. Adam Barry, a health behavior social scientist at Texas A&M, said after the Southeastern Conference allowed schools to sell alcohol in 2019, booze started to flow in stadiums from coast to coast."

Jennifer Snyder Leslie Weirich I have much to add but coming in late I see many of my insights already mentioned. Thanks for this post and at the surface level I am pleased to see at least this conversation being had at the collegiate level. My 2 cents from an attention deficit mind (not a disorder I may add!! ) 😉 👉We must go younger. Much younger. “Raising awareness “ isn’t gonna cut it unfortunately. If it would, for example, then you’d see those all those labels on the food we eat coincide with a healthier America but it’s just the opposite. More labels, less healthier. 👉We are the most obese, unhealthily and “depressed” society possibly ever. More labels on that Snickers bar? More data? More studies? The majority of our health issue as we age stem from the totality of the “many smal choices” we made over the years. ✅Prevention is where the future is at. We don’t have a health care system, we have sick care. The incentives are misaligned horribly. It’s pays to keep us sick and dependent. Treatment will always be needed for those who fall through the cracks. Harm reduction will be needed to keep those in the grips of addiction alive “one more day.” Narcan, Kloxxado, test strips….I have them with me at all times. Yet, to really make change, long term, we’ll need an all hands on deck mentality and approach to “bring attention to these” issues in a humane, compassionate and empathic way in the youngest ages possible. 🎯It’s very complicated. That’s the issue. We want answers and solutions that fit our reductionist society today. We want them now. More labels and more diagnosis creates a system of co-dependancy. Why do we see te need to medicalize every human emotion that has served us well over thousands of years of evolutionary process?? You know why we do. Follow the money. Why can’t kids just be very sad and very energetic and less “depressed” and having “anxiety?” Normal not disordered. ❤️We will win with empowering young adults with love, hope and inspiration and becoming less judgemental and more supportive, better listeners and cleaning up OUR OWN lives as well. They are watching what we do very intensely. Not sure I helped but I did knock of 20 minutes off my elliptical this morning! Keep Living Undeterred and Keep Brightn lives! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Very powerful and true points made here. The time and space to collaborate with peers. So many schools are becoming part of a MAT yet we are seeing that leaders are not using the power of many to truly make a difference by giving staff time to come together and share good practice and support each other. Why is that? What do my connections think of this article?

PART THREE In primary school a classmate of mine was ill in school and he was asked if he had eaten anything that morning. The teachers wanted to know if he could be given medication or not. He told them he had eaten and that he ate bread and tea that morning. As his condition got worse, he began to vomit. He was throwing up balls of eba; surprisingly everyone kept a straight face like we didn’t hear him say he ate bread and tea for breakfast. The only reason my classmate lied about his meal was because he was ashamed to say he ate Eba and soup in the morning. Why?! Because he will be shamed by his peers. We might begin to see him as being poor or whatever he was afraid of. When I began this conversation about dealing with the culture of shame I mentioned that “we are either shaming people or trying to avoid being shamed.” Why do children grow up disliking their local delicacies? Even adults have a similar perception; we erroneously believe our local dishes are unhealthy or low class. Have you ever wondered why many people are not proud or so comfortable eating fufu and egusi soup at a party 🤷🏽♀️? Let me use this opportunity to let you know that our local foods are some of the most nutritious foods you can get all over the world. We have a beautiful array of vegetables, ingredients, spices, oils, nuts, etc. I share these examples to provoke our thoughts, let’s begin to ask ourselves why we do what we do. Is it coincidence that we all have a similarity in this situation? Watch full video 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eqbCM6-A

Preparing your teens for college? Discussing alcohol is crucial. Watch our latest video 'How to Discuss Drinking With Your Kids Before They Go to College' for essential insights. #Parenting #collegeprep

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