Binge drinking a dangerous ‘norm’ among university students

Cape Town – Binge drinking among university students is worrying and experts have warned that it’s now becoming a “public health concern”.

This comes after Stellenbosch University instituted an investigation this week after student Tiaan Schreuder urinated on himself while sitting on roommate Oscar Newton’s chair after he had spent the night out partying with his friends.

In July, university student Theuns du Toit, who was filmed urinating on a fellow student’s belongings while he was drunk, was expelled.

The student experience has long been seen as a booze-soaked one. While continued research of alcohol abuse at universities has highlighted the problem over the past decade, little…

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