Equality of the Sexes: Female Binge Drinking

From ABC News:

Drinking to excess has always been a tradition and a problem among college men. But now it's also college women who are causing concern. They're binge drinking in alarming numbers — and not just on Spring Break. They're out in public, staggering in the streets, falling down drunk, and becoming easy targets for sexual assault.

"They are not only drinking more than their male peers, but they are now more likely to drink more heavily than their male peers," said David Jernigan, executive director of The Center for Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University.

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