Alcohol Abuse

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About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall. More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of students indicate that they tried to commit suicide within the past year due to drinking or drug use. Almost 2.1 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drove under the influence of alcohol last year. About 11 percent of college student drinkers report that they have damaged property while under the influence of alcohol. More than 25 percent of administrators from schools with relatively low drinking levels and over 50 percent from schools with high drinking levels say their campuses have a "moderate" or "major" problem with alcohol-related property damage.
About 5 percent of 4-year college ...

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