Word: uhse
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12:56 a.m.--A freshperson in Hollis Hall is injured after putting his arm through a window. A Harvard cruiser responds and transports him to UHS.
Maura Valle, a health educator with University Health Services (UHS), and other prominent health researchers agree on two things. One, that a college atmosphere is conducive to heavy drinking and two, that excessive drinking in college can lead to more serious alcohol-related problems in the future.
A report issued by UHS says that approximately 7 percent of Americans suffer from alcoholism--the most serious of these long-term problems.
Matano cites a family history of alcoholism as another warning signal of increased risk for developing problems. While the rate of alcoholism is 7 percent for the general population, the rate is five to seven times higher among adult children of alcoholics, says the report put out by UHS.
Students may complain about the wait at University Health Services, but it seems as though professors have nothing to worry about. On a recent visit to the UHS walk-in clinic, a Crimson reporter who had been waiting for nearly an hour noticed Lamont University Professor Amartya Sen take a...