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Colleges assess national binge drinking project
Associated Press May 12, 2013
The University of New Hampshire is working on multiple fronts — including the griddle — to reduce binge drinking.

UF's alcohol policy taking toll on frats?
Gainesville Sun May 11, 2013
On Sept. 12, 2011, University of Florida police responded to two calls about intoxicated students.

Youth drinking cultures, social networking and alcohol marketing: implications for public health
Critical Public Health May 10, 2013
Alcohol consumption and heavy drinking in young adults have been key concerns for public health. Alcohol marketing is an important factor in contributing to negative outcomes.

Would you 'Like' a drink? Youth drinking cultures, social networking and alcohol marketing
Medical Xpress May 10, 2013
Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicised social and medical consequences of drinking too much it's clear that for many, heavy drinking has become a normal part of life.

Timing is everything when discussing alcohol with kids
UPI May 9, 2013
Timing is everything when it comes to parents having a talk about alcohol with children; wait until they enter college and it is too late, U.S. researchers say.

Symposium discusses BASICS effectiveness
The Dartmouth April 29, 2013
Dartmouth may not be able to live up to its “Animal House” reputation for much longer.

When Should You Be Able to Buy Cigarettes, Drink Alcohol, Vote, Drive and Fight in Wars?
New York Times April 25, 2013
In New York City, there is a proposal to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21 from 18. But at 18, New Yorkers are old enough to fight in wars, to drive and to vote, so many are complaining that the laws would be inconsistent.

Controlling alcohol habits as students find 'release' may avoid later addiction
Penn State News April 24, 2013
Current college culture allows for an environment where risks of addiction and alcohol dependency increase while mental health decreases.

College binge drinking raises risk of heart disease
LA Times April 23, 2013
Step away from the beer pong table! College binge drinking may leave you with more than just embarrassing memories and excruciating hangovers.

Physician receives $3M grant from NIAAA to validate teen alcohol-screening initiative
News Medical April 23, 2013
Hasbro Children's Hospital emergency medicine physician James Linakis, M.D., Ph.D, was recently awarded a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to validate a more efficient test to screen teenagers for future alcohol abuse and other risk behaviors.

Driving not No. 1 alcohol danger to teens
Houston Chronicle April 21, 2013
For more than three decades, Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been teaching the public about the dangers of drunken driving especially involving young people.

Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study
HealthDay April 17, 2013
Two-thirds of underage drinking-related fatalities have nothing to do with a car, MADD reports

Parents Can Help Their Children Avoid Alcohol Pitfalls During Transition from High School to College
Science Daily April 16, 2013
A study of student characteristics has found that parent-based interventions (PBIs) can be effective even among those students feeling high peer pressure to drink alcohol.