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September 02, 2008
Study explores drinking habits among college students celebrating 21st birthday
USA Today (8/28, Jayson) reports that "college students today celebrate 21st birthdays with an average of 12 drinks for men and nine for women," according to University of Texas-Austin researchers.
Among "more than 2,200 students in the four-year drinking study that began in 2004, researchers randomly selected 152 students for an in-depth analysis focused on 21st-birthday drinking, including in-person interviews.
All but two said they drank to celebrate." The investigators found that "78 percent of students cited ill effects, including hangovers (54 percent)." Among "44 percent who had blackouts, 22 percent found out later they had sex, and 22 percent got in a fight or argument."
Meanwhile, "39 percent didn't know how they got home." While just "12 of the 152 students reported 21 or more birthday drinks," USA Today adds that "at the University of Missouri, a study of 2,518 students published in June found 34 percent of men and 24 percent of women had 21 or more."
Related Links:
- "Students mark 21st birthdays with 'extreme' drinking binges," Sharon Jayson, USA Today, August 28, 2008.
Posted by admin at September 2, 2008 12:19 PM