Parents and peers can help prevent heavy drinking in college freshmen

"A program that uses parents and peers to help prevent college freshmen from becoming or staying heavy drinkers has shown promise in a new study by researchers at Penn State."

“'Research shows there is a spike in alcohol-related consequences that occur in the first few weeks of the semester, especially with college freshmen,' researcher Michael J. Cleveland said in a news release. 'If you can buffer that and get beyond that point and safely navigate through that passage, you reduce the risk of later problems occurring.' ...”

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