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• Newsweek
  RESEARCHERS SAY THEY CAN REDUCE COLLEGE BINGE DRINKING, BUT STUDENTS AREN'T WILLING TO QUIT
  July 16, 2018

  Convincing a college student that reducing their alcohol consumption will improve their health, grades and relationships is easy. But according to a new study, cementing the habit may prove more difficult.

• News-Medical.net
  Study shows 'booster' emails can reduce drinking/alcohol-related problems among college students
  July 12, 2018

  College students entering adulthood often drink too much. Negative consequences can include missed classes, poor grades, a wide array of injuries, and even assault. Many academic institutions have addressed this problem by offering computer-delivered interventions (CDIs) for rapid and wide dissemination to students.

• PR Newswire
  New Alcohol Education Program Reduces Underage Drinking by 75%
  July 5, 2018

  DrinkingTutors.com, an education startup focused on preventing underage drinking, has launched an innovative alcohol education program for teenagers that reduces underage drinking by 75%

• Newsweek
  DRINKING ALCOHOL AS A TEENAGER COULD HAVE LASTING EFFECTS ON METABOLISM, STUDY SUGGESTS
  July 2, 2018

  Researchers found even drinking in moderation can have a negative affect on how the body generates energy. The work built on a previous study by the same team at the University of Eastern Finland, which suggested drinking can reduce gray matter volume in the brains of teens, leading the team to believe the two may be associated.

• New-Medical.net
  Drinking alcohol alters adolescents’ metabolism and grey matter volume
  June 29, 2018

  A study conducted in eastern Finland has shown that moderate-to-heavy drinking among young adults is associated with changes in their metabolic profile. The research also showed that some of the altered metabolite concentrations were correlated with reductions in the volume of brain grey matter, particularly among young women who drank heavily.

• JAHA
  Effects of Repeated Binge Drinking on Blood Pressure Levels and Other Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011‐2014
  June 27, 2018

  Binge drinking prevalence rates are highest in young adults; however, little is known about the effects of binge drinking on blood pressure (BP) and other cardiovascular health metrics in individuals between 18 and 45 years of age. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of regular binge drinking on BP, lipid and glucose levels and to determine if there were differences in these associations between men and women.

• JAHA
  Young binge drinkers may have higher heart risks
  June 27, 2018

  Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

• EurekAlert
  Bone mass may suffer when teenage girls binge drink
  June 14, 2018

  Teenage girls who regularly binge drink may fail to reach their peak bone mass, according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.