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| The Challenge for Colleges and Communities |
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| The consequences of excessive student drinking have historically placed college presidents and administrators in untenable positions. When student deaths, injuries, or brawls occur on campus, the response tends to be immediate and focused largely on |
| Factors Affecting Student Drinking |
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| Living Arrangements The proportion of college students who drink varies depending on where they live. Drinking rates are highest in fraternities and sororities followed by on-campus housing (e.g., dormitories, residence halls) (Presley et al., 1996a |
| The Answer: Change the Culture. The Question: How? |
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| When a student dies from intoxication or another alcohol-related incident makes headlines, college drinking captures the public's attention, for a while. On the campus itself, administrators deal with the immediate problem, and campus life soon retu |
| Alcohol and Adolescent Brain Development |
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| Adolescence is a time of transition, physically, socially, and emotionally. The adolescent brain is in transition as well. Although important structural and functional changes take place in the brain from childhood to adulthood (Giedd et al., 1999), |
| How to Cut Down on Your Drinking |
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| If you are drinking too much, you can improve your life and health by cutting down. How do you know if you drink too much? Read these questions and answer "yes" or "no": Do you drink alone when you feel angry or sad? Does your drinking ever make you |
| Comment from the Institute on Alcoholism |
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| Every year as spring break approaches or when another promising young student dies in an alcohol-related tragedy, college drinking becomes a national issue. Although excessive drinking by college students is accepted as a rite of passage by many, al |
| Alcohol Use and Abuse |
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| Anyone at any age can have a drinking problem. Great Uncle George may have always liked his liquor, so his family may not see that his drinking behavior is getting worse as he gets older. Grandma Betty was a teetotaler all her life—she started havin |
| Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines |
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| You’ve probably seen warning labels on medicines you’ve taken. The danger is real. Mixing alcohol with certain medications can cause nausea and vomiting, headaches, drowsiness, fainting, or loss of coordination. It also can put you at risk for inter |
| A Family History of Alcoholism - Are You at Risk |
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| If you are among the millions of people in this country who have a parent, grandparent, or other close relative with alcoholism, you may have wondered what your family's history of alcoholism means for you. Are problems with alcohol a part of your f |
| Alcohol Abuse Effects - 5 Physical Effects Of Alcohol Abuse |
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| Alcohol abuse effects can be far-reaching and devastating. The effects of alcohol abuse not only have consequences for the drinker but those around her or him as well. Alcohol abuse effects can be both psychological and physical. Alcohol consumption |
| Alcoholism Stages - 3 Stages Of Alcoholism You Should Know |
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| Alcoholism stages can be categorized into three stages of alcoholism - early stage, middle stage and end stage alcoholism or late stage alcoholism. Alcoholism stages generally take years to develop. Alcoholism is a disease where alcoholic beverage c |
| Alcoholism Signs And Symptoms You Should Know |
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| Alcoholism signs and symptoms are clues that alcohol may be a problem. If left untreated, alcoholism signs and symptoms and alcoholism can affect the quality of life of the person as well as those around them. Alcoholism is a disease where alcohol c |
| Alcohol And Health Effects Of Alcohol On The Body |
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| Alcohol and health effects of alcohol on the body can be short term or long term effects. The consumption of alcohol and health related problems can occur over a short time frame, while other conditions and long term effects of alcohol on the body m |
| Getting Rid Of Alcohol Problem |
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| Alcohol addiction is a very common phenomenon. It helps in lowering your inhibition and relaxing each and every part of your body. The constant need to consume alcohol would be termed as alcoholism. Similar to alcohol you can get addicted to gamblin |
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