This specific study was aimed at students who have no ties to school-sponsored athletics, fraternities, or sororities. The data shows that among those who had gone out drinking in the previous month, the lowest quantity of drinks in a sitting was five and the highest quantity was a shocking eighteen drinks. Twenty-two students volunteered to participate in this study, but of these, fourteen met the requirement of not belonging to sports or social clubs and were considered high-risk drinkers. Five main themes were identified in this study. The first major theme was that unaffiliated students, regardless of gender, engage in risky drinking habits. The second theme is that students will do a “pre-game” before going to a party. “Pre-gaming” is when a person drinks lightly before attending a party where they will then start drinking heavily. The third theme discovered is that students participate in drinking games during these parties, promoting drinking even more. The fourth theme found by Smith, Finneran, and Droppa was about consequences. "Some of the worst consequences of a 'night out drinking' were hangovers, confusion, embarrassment, vomiting, saying things you shouldn't say, memory loss, visits from medical staff or the police, being written up (by a residence assistant), emotional consequences and losing control” (34) the fifth and final theme developed was that, in most cases, those who drank excessively also used drugs such as marijuana and/or other substances..
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