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Fewer Teens Drinking as They Enter College, Polls Find

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 14th 2011 1:30PM

More incoming college freshmen are passing on the booze. Credit: Corbis
If you have a college-age son or daughter, you may be worried about what they might be doing with their newfound freedom. But recent trends amongst college ...Teens might be realizing that it's harder to ace a job interview when you're doing kegstands on Facebook.
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Semester Abroad Leads to More Brewskis and Vino for College Students

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Oct 13th 2010 1:30PM

Drinking in college increases when students study abroad. Credit: Getty Images
In the midst of gaining cross-cultural skills, learning a foreign language and garnering a global understanding, college students studying abroad are busy raising ...College students are getting their drink on when they study abroad, a new study shows.
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Anti-Alcohol PSAs? Spare Me the Guilt and Pour Me a Drink

by Honey Berk, Posted Mar 8th 2010 1:01PM

PSAs may actually cause college students to drink more. Credit: Getty Images
Public service announcements designed to reduce binge drinking in college students may actually lead them to drink more. A new study found that anti-alcohol PSAs ...
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Colleges Are So Narcing to Your Parents If You're Caught Drinking

by Tom Henderson, Posted Feb 24th 2010 1:00PM

Cheers may turn to jeers for some students as colleges and universities crack down on underage drinking. Credit: Getty Images
Used to be you could sneak some brewskis into your dorm room without someone narcing you out to your parents, ...
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College students disrupt American dream for homeowners

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 5th 2007 1:03PM

I live in a very typical suburban neighborhood. My neighbors are from all walks of life and work in a variety of professions. One thing we do have in common is our approximate age. The majority of adults in my neighborhood are somewhere in their 30's ...
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College creates alcoholics?

by Sandy Maple, Posted May 26th 2007 11:09AM

A new study shows college kids binge drink more often than non-college kids. This has led researchers to declare that college breeds alcoholism. Scientists know that genetics can play a role in alcoholism and the study found that this predisposition ...
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Should we lower the drinking age?

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Apr 11th 2007 12:31PM

I spent my late adolescence and early adulthood in the UK, where the drinking age is only 18. Whenever I'd visit friends on US college campus, I was amazed at the ridiculous things kids did in order to drink without getting caught. My experiences ...
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