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Students also need to know their options on how to stay safe if they choose to drink.
MADD's recent announcement that they will be opening an office in Gainesville, FL is good news for all of its residents, including college students.
In 2008, The University of Florida, located in Gainesville, was ranked as the #1 party school by Princeton Review. As the country's levels of binge drinking and drunk driving levels continue to rise, such a party ranking is a dangerous sign.
MADD's plan to join forces with the University of Florida's mandatory "New Student Alcohol Education Program" will help educate incoming college students of the dangers associated with binge drinking and drunk driving. By requiring that students have such critical knowledge before they are allowed to start classes, the amount of DUI related injuries in Gainesville and Alachua County will hopefully decline.
As an experienced DUI lawyer in Gainesville, I applaud MADD's efforts to educate our college students about the dangers of drinking. However, it is unlikely college students will totally stop drinking; we just want to keep them safe and others on the road safe. I think it is more realistic to educate students about not only the dangers of alcohol but if they choose to drink, what their options are to stay safe.
For more information:
Drinking and Driving do Not Mix Well! If you are going to drink....
MADD is Coming to Town.
Remember, the only sure way of avoiding the lifelong consequences of a DUI conviction is to not drink and drive!
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