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This article compares between second-hand effects encountered by people living next to colleges with high levels of binge drinking, and others living next to schools with low levels of binge drinking. It explains that binge drinkers also affect non-binge drinkers and their neighbors. The study is completed using a telephone survey. It shows that as the number of alcohol outlets increases, binge drinking also increases. This also increases the second-hand effects encountered by people living next to colleges. Lastly, it suggests that decreasing the density of alcohol outlets would decrease the consumption of alcohol among college students. This article clearly portrays the second-hand effects of alcohol use. However, it is a limited study since it relies on a telephone survey.

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 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 deals with substance use among high school students. This sample is used to foreshadow the future college environment. The study shows that alcohol is the most substance consumed by adolescents. Moreover, it explains that white people tend to be heavier drinker compared to others. It also describes the negative effects drinkers believe alcohol has on their school work, family and peer relationships. Although this study deals with high school students, but the latter will soon constitute the new college generation. Therefore, this article helps us understand the drinking background of 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 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 presents the American College Health Association National Health Assessment (ACHA - NCHA). It describes the process of collecting information to complete this survey. It also explains the importance of the study's results in understanding the health needs of different colleges. Moreover, the ACHA - NCHA is also concerned with drinking issues among college students. This article provides excellent statistics and gives ideas for coming up with one's own survey questions.

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.

This article provides a description of many reasons that render college students alcoholic people. It also discusses the effects of binge drinking on students, one of which is poor academic performance. Then, it presents several methods that could be followed to control alcohol abuse on campus. This article effectively portrays the importance of controlling the consumption of alcohol on campus. However, It does not thoroughly discuss the relationship between alcohol abuse and academic performance, although it includes this idea in the title.

This article studies the effect of different factors on the academic performance of freshmen college students. It presents different studies performed on these students. The studies' results reflect the extent to which each factor affects students' GPAs. However, It shows that drinking is not a significant predictor of achievement. This research clearly provides shocking results, probably because it is limited to a small population of freshmen students enrolled at a private university.

This article demonstrates the validation of the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire. It presents a study performed on college students. The latter participate in three sessions and take different tests from which data is collected. This study verifies the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire. It also demonstrates the direct relationship between heavy drinking and poor academic performance. Although the paper presents very important information, however, it does not provide enough background information.

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.

Would lowering the legal age help colleges curb alcohol abuse?

This article studies the negative consequences of alcohol consumption among college students. These negative effects include personal consequences and consequences with others. The study bases its conclusions on data collected from two sources: Core Alcohol and Drug Survey (CADS), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Then, they use their results to evaluate the CADS and identify how it must bd improved. This study does not constitute an important source of information. However, it points out the negative consequences of alcohol consumption on drinkers and others