Chris Austin

A blackout is similar to any side effect of drinking too much such as vomiting or abnormal behavior. The implications read more

A blackout is similar to any side effect of drinking too much such as vomiting or abnormal behavior. The implications beyond that are people don't know what they did.

A lot of students that have a blackout for the first time learn from it and stop drinking so much. read more

A lot of students that have a blackout for the first time learn from it and stop drinking so much. It is a scary thing to have happen.

Our speculation of gas and oil prices made the prices go up before the hurricane hit. Students perceive there is read more

Our speculation of gas and oil prices made the prices go up before the hurricane hit. Students perceive there is more drinking going on than there really is, which increases bad behavior. Unfortunately, speculation can create a reality.

I knew someone who remembers eating Sunday afternoon with their family then snapping out of it on Thursday while driving read more

I knew someone who remembers eating Sunday afternoon with their family then snapping out of it on Thursday while driving home from work. Imagine not knowing what you did for four entire days.

A brownout occurs when you forget what happened until you start hearing about it and then your memory slowly comes read more

A brownout occurs when you forget what happened until you start hearing about it and then your memory slowly comes back.