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Preventing students becoming problem drinkers

Targeting students in their first week of college is critical in preventing them from becoming heavy drinkers in later life.

Researchers in the US have found that educating first-year students, who are fresh on campus, can stop their drinking habits from escalating to risky levels.

The researchers used two types of intervention - parent-based intervention and peer-based intervention - on a group of 1,275 students who had all been athletes in high school.