Posted on 09/04/2009 2:22:28 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin
The cheaper the beer, the more of it that college students will drink. Men are more open than women to a stranger's proposition for sex. The opposite sex looks more attractive after a few drinks.
Share New study underscores the problem of binge drinking on college campuses. To many, the above statements may seem obvious. But to some researchers, they may be the starting point for months of study, culminating in published research.
But is such research worth the time, effort and money that goes into it?
For some topics, the surprising answer may be yes. In the case of the study concerning the relationship between alcohol prices and college drinking, the researchers say that a greater understanding of this relationship could help foster more knowledge of alcohol use in general among college students – and potentially save thousands of students from death and injury from alcohol-related mishaps.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Then, after the government grant was spent, it took THREE reporters from ABC to report it!
"When we were freshmen, people were shoving free beer at us all the time and I got sick after five or six. Now that we're seniors, I have to pay for my beer and I don't feel right unless I've had 11 or 12."
Maybe they could get a grant.
Why do I have the feeling that such a study would result in ‘In states with higher taxes on alcohol...’.
That’s why they call em beer goggles
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