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Indeed, last year saw a record increase in the number of students brought to UHS because of alcohol abuse, which prompted Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 to create a committee specifically designed to combat the problem...
Last Wednesday, the Committee to Address Alcohol and Health at Harvard released its findings—a pointed call for increased outreach and the establishment of an administrative post to provide a guiding hand to alcohol-related programs at Harvard...
...Director David Rosenthal, who advised the 24-member Committee, says that the best strategy is not only to treat students who come in to UHS for alcohol poisoning, but to attack the root causes of the problem. He suggests mandatory evaluation or counseling for repeat patients to diagnose possible cases of alcoholism, as well as improved education...
...simply treating the symptoms and ignoring the disease: after patients have sobered up and been monitored overnight at UHS, they are required to fill out a questionnaire and schedule a meeting with their primary physician to ensure their hospital stay does not indicate a more serious problem with alcohol...
...freshman who asked that his name not be used says he found the information given to him when he awoke on how alcohol affects respiration very useful...