Alcohol Use Disorders Among US College Students and Their Non-College-Attending Peers
Public awareness concerning high rates of alcohol use and binge drinking on college campuses has increased over the last several years. This study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry,volume 62, No. 3, March 2005 by Wendy S. Slutske, PhD, examines the question of the incidence of alcohol related illnesses in college students and non-college students. The US Surgeon General and the US Department of Health and Human Services "have identified binge drinking among college students as a major public health problem. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently reported that alcohol is involved in approximately 1400 student deaths, 500,000 injuries, 600,000 assaults, and 70,000 sexual assaults each year on college campuses. Studies done since age 21 became the legal drinking age nationwide have found that college students are more likely to be engaged in heavy/binge......
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