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Government Anti-Drinking Program Increases Drinking

Government Anti-Drinking Program Increases Drinking

College Study Faults Anti-Alcohol Progam; DOE-funded Education Increased Drinking (WashPost): “An approach to alcohol awareness used by many of the nation’s colleges has largely failed in its efforts to curb students’ consumption by emphasizing that heavy drinking is not normal, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study released yesterday. The research, to be published this month in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, found no decrease in student drinking on campuses that used the method — a cornerstone of some programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education — compared with those that did not. In fact, student drinking actually increased in two ways, the study said.” 

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