A recent study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health on the drinking habits of college students found that 44 percent of students in 1999 were binge drinkers. The study defined a binge drinker as a male who consumes five drinks or a female who consumes four drinks in a row at least once in a two-week period. The study involved over 14,000 students from 119 universities. It also found that 19 percent of college students refrained from drinking alcohol last year. That still leaves 80 percent of college students have been known to binge drink while underage.…
