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The latest results are in: Harvard’s School of Public Health has published data culled from a fourth round of drinking habit surveys administered to college students across the nation in the March issue of the Journal of American College Health (Volume 50, Number 5). The study, “Trends in College Binge Drinking During a Period of Increased Prevention Efforts: Findings From 4 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study Surveys: 1993-2001,” provides a current, if somewhat disappointing, snapshot of the status of binge drinking on campus. The study, building on methods and results constructed in three previous rounds of College Alcohol Study (CAS) surveys (in 1993, 1997 and 1999) found that “very little change in overall binge drinking occurred at the individual college level.” Essentially, the same percentage of surveyed college students were binge drinking in the 21st century as had been in the late 20th. This article looks at the structure of the study, results, and some suggested improvements.

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