Objective:

to demonstrate the problem of alcohol consumption among nursing students of a private university in Bogotá, from the point of view of a young woman who was involved in the abuse of alcohol consumption.

Methods:

biographical story.

Results:

three categories were identified: family context (father absence, history of alcohol consumption, family conflicts, and/or unwanted pregnancy), triggers and conditions of alcohol consumption (academic stress, places of consumption, products that are consumed, self-destructive behaviors of women for alcohol consumption) and interest in preventing other young people from becoming alcohol users.

Principal conclusion:

this research gives an account of the risks to which the university population is facing, especially women. This is a warning voice for universities and parents, in order to strengthen prevention strategies for alcohol consumption and other psychoactive substances.