'Binge' drinkers at Massachusetts colleges. Prevalence, drinking style, time trends, and associated problems
JAMAPublished 3 June 1992
H. Wechsler
Citations150
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.35
SNIP10.71
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The stability over time of the prevalence of frequent heavy drinking among college students indicates an apparent failure of both social and institutional policies to alter this behavior. Binge drinkers in particular appear to be a population whose drinking patterns and attitudes place them and those around them at increased risk for adverse consequences.
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