April 21, 2000

Focus on the Consequences of Drinking, Not the Number of Drinks Consumed

To the Editor:

This spring, the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey released its 1999 data on high-risk drinking on U.S. college campuses ("Harvard Researchers Note a Rise in College Students Who Drink Heavily and Often," March 24). ... On balance, this is what the Harvard study had to say: The amount of "binge drinking" by a minority of irresponsible students has risen slightly, but a growing number of students are choosing not to imbibe at

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