by KYW's Ian Bush
College and alcohol: for many, the two go hand-in-hand. A new study finds more than 150 college-age people died from alcohol poisoning over a recent six-year span. But an area professor warns that's only the beginning.
Undergrads are inventive when it comes to some things. But boozing doesn't seem to be one of them:
"There's simply drinking on the couch."
"Beer pong, flip cup, card games."
"Quarters -- where you bounce a quarter into a shot glass."
"The classics: they work. It's what people want at parties."
Researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse found 1700 college kids suffer alcohol-related deaths each year.
Some head to the roads when the keg is kicked, and go from students to statistics.
St. Joe's sociology professor George Dowdell:
"Many college students drink. I think the real issue is they drink excessively or dangerously. That should be our main concern -- the minority of college students who binge drink or are frequent binge drinkers."
That's one in every five. He says colleges need to develop comprehensive social programs -- they won't end drinking, but can have a positive effect on choosing under the influence.
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