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This article discusses the relationship between the density of alcohol outlets around different colleges, alcohol consumption among students, and both personal and second hand effects. It shows that the more alcohol available, the more the consumption. Consequently, as students drink more alcohol they tend to harm themselves and others. This study provides useful information and statistics, even if it consists of a certain percent error.

This article discusses the relationship between the density of alcohol outlets around different colleges, alcohol consumption among students, and both personal and second hand effects. It shows that the more alcohol available, the more the consumption. Consequently, as students drink more alcohol they tend to harm themselves and others. This study provides useful information and statistics, even if it consists of a certain percent error.

This article explains the heavy use of alcohol in most of the universities in the United States. It portrays the effects of alcohol abuse on several aspects, including academic performance. It also presents ways to decrease binge drinking at universities. The latter do not simply rely on alcohol education but goes far beyond that. This research presents excellent ideas to stop the consumption of alcohol among underage college students.

This article compares binge drinking trends among college students in 1993, 1997, 1999, and 2001. It also portrays the change in the effects of alcohol consumption on drinkers and others throughout these years. This study constitutes a perfect reference, since it clearly describes all the methods followed and the results obtained. It presents extremely credible information because it relies on a large sample, and extends the study to include several years.

This article presents statistics that show how students categorize alcohol related consequences. It shows that most heavy drinkers assume drinking has more positive than negative consequences. Based on the collected information, colleges set intervention strategies. Although this study is based on a limited sample of students, it still provides important information concerning college students' drinking behaviors.

This article describes the change in negative drinking consequences in college when students are exposed to different interventions. It discusses a study performed on different college students over a 6-year period. Then it presents the results obtained. The latter show that the negative consequences decrease with time due to the social norms applied. However, this research contradicts most of the studies in this field.