Table 1.
Percentage of participants experiencing each of the alcoholrelated consequences
| Consequence | % | |
| 1. | Had a hangover the day after drinking | 48 |
| 2. | Threw up during or after drinking | 31 |
| 3. | Found myself in a situation where I did not remember all or parts of a night | 25 |
| 4. | Embarrassed myself by saying or doing something I regretted | 25 |
| 5. | Spent more money than I had planned on alcohol | 24 |
| 6. | Ended up drinking on days that I had not planned on | 20 |
| 7. | Passed out from drinking (that is, fell asleep before I wanted to) | 15 |
| 8. | Missed class | 15 |
| 9. | Felt guilty or bad about myself | 14 |
| 10. | Noticed that I needed more alcohol in order to feel the same effect | 12 |
| 11. | Found that I spent more time than I wanted drinking or partying | 12 |
| 12. | Became emotionally homesick after I had been drinking | 12 |
| 13. | Found myself in a dangerous situation that I would not have been in sober | 11 |
| 14. | Had difficulty making my way back home at the end of the night (i.e., missed transportation, had to spend money on a cab) | 10 |
| 15. | Injured myself (e.g., fell, badly cut self, broke a bone) | 9 |
| 16. | Got into an argument or tense situation with another member(s) of my study-abroad group | 7 |
| 17. | Noticed that I was not acting/behaving like myself | 6 |
| 18. | Had someone from home or abroad tell me that I had not been acting like myself | 5 |
| 19. | Had sex with someone I would not have had sex with sober | 5 |
| 20. | Broke a local law while drinking but did not get caught | 5 |
| 21. | Tried to limit my drinking but found it difficult | 4 |
| 22. | Lost an important item (such as cell phone, keys, wallet, passport) | 4 |
| 23. | Had unprotected sex | 4 |
| 24. | Had a friend bail me out of a bad situation I would not have been in if sober | 4 |
| 25. | Neglected or avoided friends/family back home | 3 |
| 26. | Got into a fight, heated argument, or bad situation with a local | 3 |
| 27. | Got into a fight with a close friend from back home | 3 |
| 28. | Felt like my schoolwork or class attendance was suffering as a result of partying too much | 3 |
| 29. | Cheated (i.e., hooking up, sex) on a boyfriend/girlfriend who was back home | 3 |
| 30. | Missed flights, trains, or disrupted my travel plans | 2 |
| 31. | Felt like my cultural experience was suffering as a result of partying too much | 2 |
| 32. | Was confronted about my drinking by a member of the study-abroad staff or fellow student | 1 |
| 33. | Missed class or program field trips | 1 |
| 34. | Got mugged, robbed, or assaulted | 1 |
| 35. | Got in trouble with study-abroad staff at host country or with school back home | 1 |
| 36. | Got in trouble with local police or authorities | 1 |
| 37. | Friends/family back home avoided me | 1 |
| 38. | Did something to offend or upset my host family | 1 |
| 39. | Felt isolated from the group because of my behavior related to drinking | 0 |