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Binge Drinking

 

Student Alcohol Deaths at High
A federally-funded study finds that about 1,400 college student deaths a year can be linked to accidents caused by drinking alcohol. The authors of the study say our universities are in a "crisis" situation. (4/10/02)

Report: Culture in State of 'Crisis'
NIAAA Task Force on College Drinking report: "A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges."
Facts on campus drinking

Raynard Kington and Ralph Hingson
Susan Dentzer sits down with two doctors who participated in the Task Force study and report.

Quiz: Drinking Fever
How much do you know about how your body responds to alcohol? Take our alcohol awareness quiz.

Q & A Drinking Trends
Joseph Califano of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse answers questions about increased binge drinking. (6/99)

 

 

Binge Drinking, An Institution
Public health officials believe more students are becoming binge drinkers than in years past. (6/2/99)

Extended Video Exerpts
William DeJong talks to Susan Dentzer about:
a personal tragedy caused by binge drinking,
culture-related drinking patterns,
how institutions can change alcohol patterns.

Dr. Henry Wechsler discusses:
which students are binge drinkers,
whether boys will be boys and girls will be girls?

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