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• BBC
  Alcohol poisoning in children on the rise
  November 14, 2018

  More than 300 children have been admitted to hospital in Northern Ireland for alcohol poisoning in the last six years, the BBC has learned.

• AP
  Facebook Twitter Google Email Copy LIVING University removes frat for hazing, forced alcohol drinking
  November 8, 2018

  A University of Michigan fraternity has been removed from the school and student-run Interfraternity Council for at least five years following allegations of violent hazing and forced alcohol consumption.

• J Neurosci
  Persistent “Sag” in Prefrontal Cortex Function following Adolescent Binge Drinking
  November 7, 2018

  Binge drinking, intermittent periods with high levels of alcohol consumption, is common among human adolescents. Alcohol exposure during adolescence can exert persistent effects on brain maturation and increase the risk of developing an alcohol use disorder (AUD) later in life. One key brain region involved with this long-term vulnerability is the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Substantial development of the PFC occurs during adolescence, allowing the PFC to moderate appetitive behaviors such as drinking.

• Brown University
  New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts
  November 2, 2018

  College students who drink alcohol don't typically intend to drink to the point that they "black out," and they also don't fully grasp what specific drinking behaviors present the greatest risk of blackouts, a new series of studies finds.

• Healio
  Back pain in teens tied to smoking, drinking alcohol, anxiety, depression
  October 31, 2018

  Adolescents with more frequent back pain were also more likely to report anxiety and depression, and more likely to smoke and drink alcohol, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Public Health.

• Reuters Health
  Amnesty policies may curb alcohol emergencies at universities
  October 25, 2018

  Amnesty policies may encourage college students to call for help with alcohol-related issues before they or their intoxicated peers become seriously ill, a U.S. study suggests.

• WTOP
  Alexandria students, agencies aim to curb underage drinking with ‘Sticker Shock’
  October 20, 2018

  Operation Sticker Shock is underway in Alexandria, Virginia. And it’s probably not what you think. A group of students, many involved with the ROTC program at T.C. Williams High School, are teaming up with a number of Alexandria agencies working to curb underage drinking. With the consent of more than 50 stores around the city that sell beer, the students are heading to the beer aisles and placing big, bright orange and yellow stickers along six-packs and cases of beer.

• The Stanford Daily
  An open letter to Student Affairs: Craft better policy by releasing alcohol data to the campus community
  October 15, 2018

  Students entering Resident Assistant (RA) training this year were in for a surprise. Dozens watched as interim ResEd Dean Koren Bakkegard gave the students a first look at the new protocol ResEd was introducing to better enforce its alcohol policy.

• Healthline.com
  Cannabis May Be Worse for Teen Brains Than Alcohol
  October 11, 2018

  A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that cannabis may actually have a more negative impact on teens’ cognitive development than alcohol.

• USA TODAY
  MADD points out dangers of underage drinking after LeBron James says his sons drink wine
  October 10, 2018

  A day after LeBron James said his 11-year-old and 14-year-old sons drink wine, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) responded by calling attention to the dangers of underage drinking.

• CNN
  UK millennials are drinking less alcohol, study finds
  October 10, 2018

  Young British people are drinking less alcohol than a decade ago, with abstinence becoming "mainstream" among teenagers and young adults, a new study reveals.