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1 online resource (xvii, 267 pages) : illustrations |
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College drinking as a social problem -- Reframing college drinking -- The impact of college drinking -- The "dark figure" of alcohol-related campus crime : the gap between reported incidents and victimization -- Work hard, play hard : college drinking, social life, and sex -- Public alcohol policy and college drinking -- The college response : reframing prevention -- What more can colleges do? -- How to cope with college drinking : what students and parents can do |
| Summary |
Drinking has become recognized as one of the most important problems facing today's college student. Even though college drinking has increased only modestly over the past few decades, concern about its health, behavioral, and safety consequences has risen rapidly. This book examines college drinking as a social problem within higher education, based on interviews with many leading figures engaged in addressing the problem. It assesses the evidence about how many students drink or drink excessively, and what kinds of behavioral and health problems they have as a consequence. The book answers t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Text in English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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College students -- Alcohol use -- United States
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Young adults -- Alcohol use -- United States
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Alcoholism -- United States -- Prevention
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SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- Alcoholism.
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Alcoholism -- Prevention.
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College students -- Alcohol use.
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Young adults -- Alcohol use.
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Alkoholmissbrauch
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Prävention
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Schüler
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Sociala frågor.
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Alkoholism -- Förenta staterna.
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Unga vuxna -- alkoholvanor -- Förenta staterna.
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United States.
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USA.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780275999827 |
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0275999823 |
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