Party colleges do little to curb drinking

By Tara Parker-Pope

"Colleges with a reputation for heavy drinking and a party culture have been largely ineffective at curtailing student drinking over the past decade, new research shows."

"University of Minnesota researchers tracked the drinking habits of students at 18 U.S. colleges with a reputation for heavy drinking. In 1993, 28 percent of students said they frequently binged on alcohol. A similar survey in 2005 found that 32 percent were frequent binge drinkers, according to a report last month in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. ..."

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