HEC/News: Drinking games pose serious threat (CNN)

HEC/News
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Drinking games pose serious threat
CNN.com July 7, 2008
By The Associated Press

"College students on average drink only a little more than adults in a
typical week or month, said Scott Walters, an assistant professor of
behavioral sciences at the University of Texas School of Public Health.
But college students 'tend to save the drinks up and drink them all at
once...'"
 
"Forty professors at Fresno State in California have taken a pledge to
learn about the effects of alcohol misuse and advise students. The
professors' names are on posters around campus. Other universities have
banned or restricted alcohol advertising and sponsorships in
athletics..."
 
"Minnesota passed a law that blocks people turning 21 from being served
alcohol until 8 a.m. on the day of their birthday -- a measure aimed at
stopping customers who turn legal at midnight from drinking as much as
they can before closing time. Other states have similar laws...."

Full article available at
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/07/drinking.game.deaths.ap/

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