binge drinking

Researchers and therapists are developing strategies to help people cut back on drinking, including tracker cards and tools to screen for dependence.

Rethinking Alcohol: Can Heavy Drinkers Learn To Cut Back?

11:19am March 24, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

The limit for healthy drinking may be less than you think — one drink a day for women and two for men, according to health experts. New strategies aim to help heavy drinkers reduce their intake.

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Your Drinking Habits May Be Influenced By How Much You Make

8:30am March 19, 2015

by Nancy Shute

Genetic differences explain more of the wide variation in drinking habits among people with low incomes, while higher-income people tended to drink alike.

Women and younger students were more likely to drink less after alcohol-education programs.

College Help For Students Cuts Drinking, But Not For Long

11:24am March 06, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Most colleges offer some sort of alcohol education. One-time interventions do reduce drinking, but the effect is short-lived. Women have better results. There's no benefit for men in frats.

If your idea of fun is being falling-down drunk, there's plenty for you on YouTube.

Hammered And Heedless: Do Dangerous Drinking Videos Harm Teens?

11:57am February 23, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Being falling-down drunk is often played for laughs on YouTube videos, but those videos don't show the downside of getting trashed. That can't be good for teenagers and young adults, researchers say.

Does Binge-Watching Make Us Depressed? Good Question

9:26am February 05, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

Recent headlines make it sound as if watching just a few episodes at night can make us depressed and lonely. OK, more than a few. But the science on binge-watching is just getting started.

The University of Virginia is trying to crack down on excessive and underage drinking at fraternities.

U.Va. Looks At Ways To Curb Drinking At Its Frat Houses

1:58pm December 12, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

The University of Virginia is looking to make changes, even though a report about a gang rape has been discredited. Ideas include banning hard alcohol and having sober volunteers self-police parties.

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Frostburg State University police officer Derrick Pirolozzi conducts a "knock and talk" at a house near campus, reminding students of laws on underage drinking and open containers.

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Colleges Brainstorm Ways To Cut Back On Binge Drinking

11:38am September 21, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

With 40 percent of college students binge drinking, efforts to get students to drink less may seem futile. But something as simple as encouraging beer stores to quit selling pingpong balls can help.

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A bartender pours a beer at the Nomad Pub in Milwaukee, Wisc., in 2006.

Health & Safety

Binge Drinking Sticks Wisconsin With A Hefty Tab

9:47am March 16, 2013

Wisconsin has the highest number of binge drinkers in the nation, and they cost the state $6.8 billion in 2012.

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A picture from the photo story "Keg Stand Queens," which explores the gender dynamics of undergraduate binge drinking.

Health & Safety

Binge Drinking Among Women Is Both Dangerous And Overlooked

11:59am January 09, 2013

by Scott Hensley

About 13 percent of U.S. women go on drinking binges each month, say officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The damage from binge drinking runs the gamut from death to unintended pregnancy. Public health officials say binge drinking can be curbed with greater awareness and thoughtful interventions.

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