Underage Alcohol Use and Related Problems of College Students

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Of students that drank, underage college students were more likely to suffer the following alcohol-related problems than their of-age counterparts:

Alcohol-related problem	% underage w/problem	% of-age w/problem
Get behind in school work	25	24
Do something you later regret	44	35
Forget where you were or what you did	34	25
Argue with friends	28	23
Engage in unplanned sexual activity	27	22
Damage property	13	10
Get into trouble with campus or local police	8	5
Get hurt or injured	15	10
Require medical treatment for alcohol overdose	.8	.4
Have five or more alcohol-related problems	23	20

Source: “Environmental Correlates of Underage Alcohol Use and Related Problems of College Students,” by H. Wechsler et al., “American Journal of Preventive Medicine,” © 2000, vol. 19 no. 1, pp 24-29.