Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sample was split into three groups--a group of moderate social drinkers, heavy social drinkers and alcohol abusers. When the members of the sample were 50 years old, 35 percent of the group that was characterized as alcohol abusers suffered from deteriorating health in the previous 10 years. This was compared to 10 percent from the group labelled moderate social drinkers...
...percent of the alcohol abusers said they had "clearly good marriages," compared to 35 percent of the moderate social drinkers...
Helping students to avoid the development of habits which can lead to such problems later in life is one reason why groups like Project ADD (Alcohol and Drug Dialogue) are popping...
Project ADD is a two year-old, student-run group committed to education and outreach. According to organizers, the project visits freshpeople proctorial groups in an attempt to generate discussion about alcohol and drug-related problems...
James B. Kresberg '91, a Project ADD organizer, says discussion about drinking in college is necessary if problems resulting in alcohol abuse are to be avoided...