September 15, 2000

College Groups Want to Change How Binge Drinking Is Reported

Students have complained for years that the accepted definition of "bringe drinking" was too loose. Now, a coalition of 21 higher-education associations is saying the same thing.

The Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues last week called on its members, government officials, and researchers to stop using the term "binge drinking" in defining student alcohol use. That phrase, the group said, should be reserved -- as it

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