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A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at US Colleges

Recently released by the Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, this report highlights and responds to the growing epidemic of college drinking. Unfortunately, in recent years, attention to college drinking has focused on the consequences of excessive drinking rather than the drinking itself. Conversely, this report brings attention to the problem of college...

https://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/niaaa-college-mate...
College presidents call for open discussion about the drinking age across the United States

College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-drinking20-2008aug20,0,1651220.story ABC News: Answer to Underage Drinking: Make It Legal http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5616070&page=1 MADD: Some University Presidents Shirk Responsibility to Protect Students from Dangers of Underage...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0822
Secondhand Effects of Student Alcohol Use Reported by Neighbors of Colleges: The Role of Alcohol Outlets

Released in July 2002, this study from the Harvard School of Public Health examines the secondhand effects of living in close proximity to college campuses. Conducted by Dr. Henry Wechsler and his colleagues at the College Alcohol Study, the 11-page report shows that neighbors living within one mile of college campuses are 135 percent more likely to suffer from public disturbances than those...

http://archive.sph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/secondhand/seco...