Underage Alcohol Use among Full-Time College Students
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• The rates of past month, binge, and heavy alcohol use among full-time college students aged 18 to 20 remained steady from 2002 to 2005.
• Based on 2002 to 2005 combined data, 57.8 percent of full-time college students aged 18 to 20 used alcohol in the past month, 40.1 percent engaged in binge alcohol use, and 16.6 percent engaged in heavy alcohol use.
• Based on 2002 to 2005 combined data, male full-time students in this age group were more likely to have used alcohol in the past month, engaged in binge alcohol use, and engaged in heavy alcohol use than their female counterparts.

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