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Sex differences in college student adherence to NIAAA drinking guidelines.

Bettina B Hoeppner1, Anna L Paskausky, Kristina M Jackson

  • 1Harvard Medical School, Center for Addiction Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
|May 21, 2013
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Female college students exceed weekly alcohol limits more often than men. While daily drinking decreases over time, women may continue to exceed weekly limits, indicating a need for targeted interventions.

Keywords:
AlcoholCollege StudentsDrinking GuidelinesSex Differences

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