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America’s Drinking Binge
New York Times January 12, 2012
Excessive drinking isn’t just for college kids anymore. New research shows that four times a month, one in six Americans goes on a drinking binge, knocking back an average of eight alcoholic beverages within a few hours.

Naturally Occurring Changes in Women's Drinking From High School to College and Implications for Sexual Victimization
JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS January 1, 2012
The current study examined the natural trajectories of alcohol use among women as they transitioned from high school to college, considering changes in drinking for students at initially different levels of drinking. We examined the hypothesis that the association between college drinking and sexual victimization would be stronger for women with less high school drinking experience.