Word: drinkingness
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Principal investigator Henry Wechsler started from his belief that students themselves are not singly accountable for the college-student binge drinking problem. The study looks at how the prevalence of alcohol marketing campaigns in college campus areas affect students’ level of drinking. Over the course of eight years...
It has not always been like this. The legal drinking age was lowered from 20 to 18 in Dec. 1999, and prior to that it was illegal for many students to drink. Because they were unable to enter bars or nightclubs, it was not uncommon to find groups of young...
This changed when the government reduced the drinking age. Since 1999, New Zealand has seen a reduction in the production of fake IDs and in young drinkers wandering the streets at night. The government worked to encourage newly-legal drinkers to assume greater responsibilities. National TV stations broadcast a series...
While some young adults in New Zealand still abuse alcohol, the vast majority choose to respect its dangers. Per capita consumption of beer in New Zealand has fallen to 81 liters, less than the 84 liters per person consumed each year in the U.S. Back home, age was less important...
When I first arrived at Harvard as an international student, bizarre as it seems, I had the impression that drinking was not widespread and that, for those who did drink while underage, discipline was swift. I was very wrong, and as everyone but me probably realized, drinking is a standard...