Making students aware that they are entitled to campus life free from these second-hand effects is necessary to enlist their support in any effort to decrease binge drinking.
The national advertising campaign of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges offers some hope, because for the first time colleges are reaching out to enlist help from those outside their campus: parents, civic leaders and the general public. The support of these groups is a must if the effort is to succeed.
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Henry Wechsler is a Lecturer on Social Psychology in the Faculty of Public Health.