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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Members or pledges of college fraternities and sororities are twice as likely as non-Greek students to get drunk at least weekly – and are at significantly higher risk of being injured or injuring someone else – according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The research suggests that a simple screening question – "In a typical week, how many days do you get drunk?" – may help identify students at highest risk of injury from drinking. Greek pledges who reported getting drunk at least weekly had five times the risk of falling from a...