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By DR. DWIGHT B. HEATH
It used to be a unanimously happy occasion when a high-school senior was accepted at the college of his or her choice. But that enthusiasm has been dimmed a little for some parents by recent reports of rampant binge drinking on campuses, resulting in rape, fights, accidents, even death.
We could argue with the way the media treated a recent research report on binge drinking, ignoring careful qualifications and highlighting the most sensational aspects of the story. Or we could fault the investigator himself, who defined five drinks a day — a glass of wine with lunch, for example, a cocktail after work, two glasses of wine with dinner, and a cordial afterward — as a binge. But we are left with the grim reality that too many college students do drink too much, and there is real risk in their doing so.
What then is a parent of collegeage student to do? It may be tempting to warn students about the dangers of drinking, like drug use, but most adolescents akpady have heard most of the warnings and seen some of the consequences — and, for that matter, a majority have already done some experimenting on their own.
Don’t forget that more than half of high-school seniors in this county already drink more than once a month. Even if they are not hingeing,
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