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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
Kudzu May Help Curb Excessive Drinking

For more than 100 years, kudzu has been seen by many as a curse on the landscape of the American South, growing up to a foot in a single day, and extending over thousands of acres of land. This pervasive plant may be getting a better name soon, as recent research has indicated that the plant may be able to help curb binge-drinking. In a recent study conducted by researcher Scott Lukas at the...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2005/0520