Alcoholism is a disease and requires treatment as well as any other illness. A person who consumes alcohol in any sense can not function rationally in his or her environment, but because of alcohol consumption, social problems, family problems, workplace problems, financial and other difficulties prevent any person from carrying out their normal way of life, work and functioning in the community. Particular emphasis is placed on a younger student population that is a risky factor of people who could later become alcoholics and so sick that their condition even requires treatment. It is important to note that alcohol consumption is not an undesirable thing but it is important to understand it seriously and it is essential to help such a person who is struggling with it or helping her to not be brought into the state of alcoholism. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to assess the risk behavior of students at the Faculty of Health Studies associated with drinking alcohol. In addition, alcohol consumption patterns (frequency of alcohol consumption, drinking intensity), risk and self-protection behavior related to drinking, alcohol consumption, the relationship between alcohol consumption and the use of other addictive substances, the relationship between alcohol consumption and family drinking experience, and the association with peer alcohol drinking patterns. Four hypotheses that have been statistically tested and confirmed have been set out in this paper. The research was conducted through an online form for regular nursing students, physiotherapy, midwifery, medical and laboratory diagnostics and radiological technology. The study was conducted on a total of 170 students, out of which a total of 145 female respondents and 25 male respondents. The examination was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka. The research conducted lasted for three months. All the data obtained were used solely for the final work, the data on respondents were secret, and the students responded voluntarily to the implementation of the research.