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College & Alcohol

  • 1. Introduction:
    1. Why is college drinking a problem?
    2. How are colleges noting and responding to the problem?
    3. What is the role of parents in preventing underage drinking?
  • 2. The Facts:
    1. Epidemiology — what are the statistics?
    2. Is drinking a part of college life?
    3. What is binge drinking?
    4. What are the effects of heavy alcohol use on the brain?
    5. What are the legal issues with respect to underage
      drinking on campus?
    6. How are colleges trying to prevent underage drinking on campus?
  • 3. Conversations:
    1. Discussions with your younger teen
    2. Discussions with your pre-college high school senior
    3. Discussions with your college student
    4. Talking to your child who is about to turn 21 (and legally able to drink
      alcohol)

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College & Alcohol
pdf format, 500k

El Consumo de Alcohol
en la Universidad

pdf format, 500k

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