Binge Drinking: Should We Attack the Name or the Problem?

By HENRY WECHSLER

The fall semester began with a jolt of reality at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. The week before classes started, more than 700 partying students confronted riot police and state troopers. The students had been celebrating their return to the campus, the beer had started flowing, and the event had spiraled out of control. At least 20...

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