TABLE 3.A.

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL

Do you experience the YES PERCENT NO PERCENT TOTAL PERCENTAGE

following after alcohol TOTAL
consumption?
Thinking been fuzzy or 198 59% 137 41% 335 100%
unclear
Felt your heart beating 171 51% 164 49% 335 100%
rapidly
Experience muscle cramps 116 35% 219 65% 335 100%
and weakness
Had weird and frightening 100 30% 235 70% 335 100%
sensations while drinking
Interfere your coordination 236 70% 99 30% 335 100%
and your ability to balance
or walk

Table 3.A. presents the physiological effects of drinking alcohol. This study will identify

the experiences among college students, ages below 18 and 19 and above after alcohol

consumption.

The interpretations below are deduced from this table. Item 3.A (i) shows that of the

respondents, 198 or 59% of the responses have tried that after their alcohol consumption, their

thinking has been fuzzy or unclear while 137 teenagers with a percentage of 41 disagrees. These

overall figures could be interpreted to mean that the majority of the respondents agrees that they

experience this kind of physiological effect after alcohol consumption. In this analysis, after

drinking alcohol consumers experienced these side effects and it is normal to a person who

has low tolerance in alcohol or after binge drinking. The intoxicated person cannot recall key

details of events, or even entire events. (NIAAA, 2004)

In Item 3.A (ii), most of the respondents agree that they have felt their heart beating

rapidly that results in 51% or 171 responses in all and 164 had reported disagreements which

makes 49% of the total responses. This therefore implies that respondents, after drinking
alcoholic beverages, have felt their heart beating rapidly. This clearly resembles the preceding in

3.A (i) above. In addition to this, alcohol can increase heart beat if the person is a little

dehydrated, it can also because of the effects of the alcohol toward the body. According to

Connor (2021), alcohol can also have pronounced effects on your cardiovascular system in the

hours after you consume it, causing your heart to beat faster, at least in the short term.

Item 3.A (iii) reveals that 219 responses with a total of 65% do not experience muscle

cramps and weakness after alcohol consumption whereas only 35% or 116 agreed. This could be

interpreted to mean that the majority of the respondents doesn’t have any experience having

muscle cramps and weakness after alcohol consumption. Furthermore, students not

experiencing muscle cramps may have a high intolerance of alcohol and they are used to it.

On the other hand, students consuming alcohol experiencing this cramps and weakness

may due to inexperienced alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and low tolerance.

Excessive drinkers admitted to hospital with alcohol withdrawal tend to have low magnesium

and potassium levels, which can disturb muscle function. These form of cramps might be partly

due to thiamine deficiency (Hinde, 2017)

Based on item 3.A (iv), a higher number /percentage of 235 (70%) of student nurses did

not experience having weird and frightening sensations while drinking alcoholic beverages while

only 100 or 30% answered yes. In line with this, frightening are not usual effects of alcohol,

but feeling weird may be experienced due to the neurological effects or the adrenaline.

Some heavy alcohol users experience a faster onset and progression of alcoholic neuropathy than

others. It is not completely clear why some people are more prone to this complication than

others. (Moawad, 2020).

 It is asked in item 3.A (v) does drinking alcohol interfere your coordination and your

ability to balance or walk, i.e. 70% or 236 responses answered yes. Interestingly, a percentage of

30 or 99 responses disagreed. Additionally, alcohol has hugely interfered with the

coordination of the students, especially when they are already drunk. According to Ali &

Keller (2020), Frequent and excessive alcohol consumption damages an area in the back of the

brain called the cerebellum, resulting in poor coordination and balance, difficulty walking, a

tremor and involuntary back-and-forth eye movements known as nystagmus.

In analysis of this table, questions are greatly correlated to each other that

represent the majority of the student nurses who experience those effects after consuming

alcohol. Students have different characteristics in terms of consuming alcohol. Body figure

can also be a factor depending on how much alcohol can students consume and on how the

alcohol affects them.

TABLE 3.B. PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL

Do you experience the YES PERCENT NO PERCENT TOTAL PERCENTAGE

following during alcohol TOTAL
consumption?
Do you drink to escape pain, 206 61% 129 39% 335 100%
either physical or
emotional?
Drink to feel good/to 211 63% 124 37% 335 100%
function better
Did you ever get into fights 266 79% 69 21% 335 100%
while/ because of drinking?
Does it make you relax 255 76% 80 24% 335 100%
when you drink alcohol?
Does it make it easier for 198 59% 137 41% 335 100%
you to openly express love
and affection?

Majority of the respondents in item 3.B. (i) with 61% or 206 agree that they drink to

escape pain, either physical or emotional while 39% or 129 oppose the statement. In this
means , the majority of the students drink alcohol to relieve their physical and emotional

pain. Furthermore, this pandemic increases the pain the students feel and looking for a

substitute to ease the pain. This Becker (2021), states that while there are many different ways

to address pain, many people choose alcohol as a short-term escape from pain.

A high percentage of 63 or 211 responses in item 3.B (ii) indicate that they drink to feel

good/to function better. On the other hand, a percentage of 37 or 124 disagreed. In analysis of

this, students drink alcohol to regain their self or to loosen-up to feel better. Alcohol causes

endorphins to be released in specific areas of the brain – and the higher the level of endorphins,

the better drinkers reported feeling. (Thrasybule, 2013)

Respondents are comprehensible regarding on the statement in item 3.B (iii) wherein 79

% or 266 got into fights while/ because of drinking. In contrast, 69 responses or 21% responded

no. This could be interpreted to mean that the majority of the respondents have experienced

getting into fights while/because of drinking alcoholic beverages. Furthermore, alcohol has a

major influence in our decision-making that makes us unable to think properly and act

accordingly. According to Markowitz (2001), Alcohol is frequently a factor in such violence.

When the victim is the offender's spouse, alcohol is a factor as much as 75 percent of the time.

Alcohol consumption is cited also as a common correlate of violence committed by teenagers.

Item 3.B (iv) showed that 76% or 255 respondents agreed with the statement in which it

makes them feel relaxed after alcohol consumption while 24% or 80 reported no. This precedes

the items above. In analysis, more than half of the students use alcohol not because they

want but rather they use it as an escape of the feelings and stress they had and want to chill

for some little time. In the Filipino culture: 45.5% of respondents said they drink alcohol to
 socialize, 23.8% drink to remove stress and burden and 17.5% say they drink to be happy and

gain pleasure (Mejia, 2018).

A percentage of 59 with 198 responses in item 3.B. (v) reported that it is easier for them

to openly express love and affection after alcohol consumption while 41% or 137 opposed to the

statement indicated. Majority of the respondents agreed that it makes it easier for them to openly

express love and affection after consuming alcoholic beverages. In line with this, students

think that drinking alcohol increases their confidence to express their feelings. Generation

-to-generation adapt this norms that if drinking alcohol is easier to express what we wanted

to say.

Table 3.C. EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL

Do you experience the YES PERCENT NO PERCENT TOTAL PERCENTAGE
following after alcohol
TOTAL
consumption?
Having a hard time to focus 136 41% 199 59% 355 100%
on your studies after
drinking alcohol
Do you think drinking 109 33% 226 67% 335 100%
alcohol has a positive effect
on your studies?
Are there times wherein 65 19% 270 81% 335 100%
you were not able to attend
google meetings because of
drunkenness?
Lose time from doing your 79 24% 256 76% 335 100%
school works due to your
drinking
Do you think the new 182 54% 153 46% 335 100%
normal education set up, is
somehow, has a negative
effect because it gives the
student the opportunity to
consume alcohol at their
own convenience?

The Table 3.C presents the effect of alcohol consumption among college students in

terms of academics.This study determines the perspective of the students from Level I to IV in

consuming alcoholic beverages.

The elucidation below is inferred from this table.

In the item 3.C(i) shows that 199 (59%) of the respondents did not experience any

difficulty/hardship in studying after drinking alcoholic beverages, while 136 or 41% shows that

they struggle in their studies after drinking alcohol. Therefore, this data could be interpreted that

most of the respondents academic performance are not affected after drinking alcohol.

Furthermore, in table 2.B represent some reasons why student nurses consume alcohol, this

may associate the result in this item which is that most students academic responsibility is

still their. According to Galbicsek (2021) an estimated one in every four college students admit

to having poor grades or other academic problems because of their drinking behavior.

The Item 3.C(ii) shows that 67% of the respondents disagree that drinking alcoholic

beverages has a positive effect on their academic performances and 33% agree on it. Thus this

means that drinking alcohol does not have a positive effect on our academic performance,

moreover it presents that drinking alcohol has a negative effect before studying. Furthermore,

alcohol has never had a positive effect on the academic performance of the students, rather

it has silently decreased their focus to study. About half of college students drink alcohol and
about one-third binge drink. This puts them at increased risk of a broad range of negative

consequences rather than having a positive effect.(Koob, 2020)

In the Item 3.C(iii) asked the respondents if there are times wherein they were not able to

attend online class due to drunkenness, 270 or 81% of the respondents say “No” and 19% says

“Yes”. This can be interpreted that even after drinking alcohol most students can still attend their

online class. In addition to this, in this time of pandemic a new set-up has been proposed

which is online learning, which means that even in the new type of learning students still

prioritize their study.

Item 3.C(iv) which conveyed 256 responses in a total of 76% didn't lose time in their

studies after drinking alcohol than those 24% students who lost time to do their

schoolwork/activities. Therefore, the quality of academic performance of the students is not

afflicted. On top of it, students show that their responsibility is still there even after

drinking so doing their schoolwork is a must. In the US 13% of students with mostly A’s

reported current binge drinking (had four or more drinks of alcohol in a row for females or five

or more drinks of alcohol in a row for males, within a couple of hours). (CDC, 2021)

Respondents in the item 3.C(v) with 54% agree in the statement that in the new set up of

learning students have more access to use alcohol on their own convenience. In contrast, 153 or

46% disagree that the new normal does not correlate to the use of alcohol among college

students. The analysis of this, as the COVID-19 Pandemic affects the students behavior and

status it directs them to the opportunity to drink alcohol , this may associate to peers

pressure during occasion or its on their own. In the study of Graupensperger et. al (2021)

reveals that very few students (3%–10%) reported having increased their alcohol use.