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The state sets the rate: The relationship of college binge drinking to state binge drinking rates and selected state alcohol control policies.
Nelson TF, Naimi TS, Brewer RD, Wechsler H. American Journal of Public Health. 2005, 95(3):441-446.

 
September 10, 2004
Reducing drinking and related harms in college: Evaluation of the "A Matter of Degree" program
Weitzman ER, Nelson TF, Lee H, Wechsler H.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2004;27(3).

April 9, 2004
Poor Mental Health, Depression, and Associations With Alcohol Consumption, Harm, and Abuse in a National Sample of Young Adults in College
Weitzman ER.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2004; 192(4): 269-277.

March 15, 2004
Colleges Respond to Student Binge Drinking: Reducing Student Demand or Limiting Access
Wechsler H, Seibring M, Liu IC, Ahl M.
Journal of American College Health. 2004; 52(4): 159-168.

February 12, 2004
Correlates of Rape while Intoxicated in a National Sample of College Women
Mohler-Kuo M, Dowdall GW, Koss M, Wechsler H.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 2004; 65(1): 37-45.

January 7, 2004
Trends in Marijuana and Other Illicit Drug Use Among College Students: Results from 4 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study Surveys: 1993-2001
Mohler-Kuo M, Lee JE, Wechsler H.
Journal of American College Health. 2003; 52(1): 17-24.

January 6, 2004
Age of First Intoxication, Heavy Drinking, Driving after Drinking and Risk of Unintentional Injury Among U.S. College Students
Hingson R, Heeren T, Zakocs RC, Winter MR, Wechsler H.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 2003; 64(1): 23-31.

 
CAS Highlights
 
 

Dying to Drink: Confronting Binge Drinking on College Campuses. Wechsler H, Wuethrich B. Rodale Books, Paperback 2003.

Please visit the web site for the "A Matter of Degree" (AMOD) program

 
 
Fact of the Month
 
  "The National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) adopted the 5/4 definition of binge drinking where a "binge" is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 gram percent or above. For the typical adult this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male) or 4 or more drinks (female) in about 2 hours. The annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended changing its measure of binge drinking from a 5-drink standard to a gender-specific measure of 5 drinks for males and 4 drinks for females."  
 
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