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Pre-college talk between parents and teens likely to lessen college drinking

(Medical Xpress)—Teen-age college students are significantly more likely to abstain from drinking or to drink only minimally when their parents talk to them before they start college, using suggestions in a parent handbook ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early intervention may curb dangerous college drinking

The first few weeks of college are a critical time in shaping students' drinking habits. Now Penn State researchers have a tailored approach that may help prevent students from becoming heavy drinkers.

Health created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Binge drinking by freshman women tied to sexual assault risk, according to new research

Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge drinking may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault, according ...

Health created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0