Word: wechsler
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...Henry Wechsler, SPH lecturer on society, human development and health and the lead author of the report, wrote in an e-mail that he attributed the increased concern among college administrators to heightened public awareness of college binge drinking and the growing threat of lawsuits by parents of students who suffer alcohol-related injuries...
...many colleges alcohol problems have become part of college presidents’ agendas, moving up from the domain of part-time health educators in college health centers,” Wechsler wrote...
...have always known certain demographic groups drink less than others, and we wanted to explore what factors could affect college drinking patterns,” Wechsler said...
...It’s not simply the numbers though,” Wechsler said. “There is also the factor of residential patterns.”According to Wechsler, students living predominantly white fraternities and other homogenous living spaces consume more alcohol...
Critics of Wechsler have attacked his definition of binge drinking, suggesting that it should take into account weight and time intervals...