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The relation between alcohol abuse or dependence and academic performance in first-year college students
Bert Aertgeerts1, Frank Buntinx
1Department of General Practice, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. bert.aertgeerts@med.kuleuven.ac.be
Abstract:
A large-scale study (N = 3,518) was designed to assess the academic performance of college freshmen in relationship to alcohol abuse or dependence. Alcohol abuse or dependence was identified in 501 (14%) students; of these, 128 (3.6%) were alcohol-dependent. Of the students who met criteria of alcohol dependence, 62.5% failed in their first year, compared to 50% among students who did not report these drinking problems.