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| A report developed by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism regarding college-age drinking challenges many common assumptions about the size and nature of the problem. Not only do some 1,400 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die every year as a result of hazardous drinking, but a half million suffer unintentional injuries under the influence of alcohol. Another 600,000 are assaulted by fellow drinking students and more than 70,000 are sexually assaulted. The data on academic achievement, damage to facilities and health problems were alarming as well, and although most students who exhibit dangerous drinking behavior during their college career mature out of heavy drinking, the behavior and its consequences are nonetheless cause for concern. NIAAA has committed an additional $8 million over the next two fiscal years to the issue of college drinking. (See related story, this page.)
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/Reports/TaskForce/TaskForce_TOC.aspx | |
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