Binge Drinking

University Promotes Responsible, Safe Alcohol Consumption

Safe, responsible drinking by those who choose to drink alcoholic beverages is the goal of the harm reduction program at Victoria University of Wellington, NZ.

Student Drinking Exaggerated, Study Finds

A nation-wide Canadian study of college and university students finds that most have exaggerated beliefs about the extent of drinking by their peers on campus. The results will be used in a social norms marketing campaign.

Longer Pub Opening Stopped Binge Drinking

Extending drinking by one hour on Sundays has reduced alcohol-related problems on the island of Guernsey, according to “Longer Pub Opening has Stopped Binge Drinking.” This is consistent with research in the US.

“Binge” Drinking Drops

The percentage of U.S. adults age 18 and older who have consumed five or more alcoholic beverage drinks (beer, wine or distilled spirits) in a single day at least once during the previous year dropped almost 10% between 1997 and 2003, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

Zero Tolerance at Princeton University

Princeton University officials confiscated T-shirts bearing slogans sympathetic to playing alcohol drinking games, in violation of students’ Constitutional rights to free speech.

College Drinking Hits 38-year Low

Drinking alcohol among college freshmen is the lowest in 38 years. Consumption of beer, wine and liquor (distilled spirits) are all at historic lows.

College “Binge Drinking” Drops

Binge drinking has dropped 20 to 30% at the University of Washington. Those who drink need to do so in an educated and safe manner. Zero tolerance and abstinence-based policies make problems worse, reports Dr. Alan Marlatt.

Center for Science in the Public Interest’s Deception

The Center for Science in the Public Interest asserts that the social norms marketing approach to reducing alcohol abuse “skirts problems associated with heavy drinking...” It’s unclear how anyone could ever honestly make such clearly false assertions.

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