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Sexual assault risk of college freshman women tied to binge drinking


The Examiner by Harold Mandel
With all of the other problems college students are being confronted with these days associated with an erratic economy and rising costs, risk of sexual assaults of women is an added problem. In the best interest of securing their own welfare Syracuse college women should be advised that a new study shows that binge drinking by college freshman women is associated with increased sexual assault risk. A press release from the University of Buffalo says "Binge Drinking by College Freshman Women Tied to Sexual Assault Risk, According to New Research." According to a University at Buffalo-led study women who take up binge drinking in college may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault. This study has been published the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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