Binge Drinking On College Campuses
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When parents send their children away to college, they expect them
to receive a quality education that will prepare them for the real world.
However, most parents do not realize that their hard-earned money is being
used to purchase hard liquor. Recent studies show that 82.5% of all
college stud ....
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.... is illegal for most college
students, officials rate binge drinking as the number one health problem
for students today (Monroe 27). A study by the Harvard School of Public
Health found as many as 70 percent of students at some college campuses
binge drink. One-third of all schools surveyed reported bingeing by more
than half the students (Kowalski 8). Many students feel they “know their
limits, ” and can act responsibly while under the influence of alcohol.
However, binge drinking affe ....
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