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In light of the recent allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, conversations about college drinking have sprung up around campuses across the country, including Boston University. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Drinking culture at BU neutral to some students, concerning to others

Mackenzie Finnochiaro October 11, 2018
With last week’s confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the notion of blackout drinking and the drinking culture have been prevalent in the media.
Boston University Medical Center releases a study showing that strong alcohol policies can reduce deaths relating to alcohol consumption. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New study links alcohol policies with homicide victimization

Shaun Robinson October 1, 2017

Boston University researchers have found that stricter alcohol policies reduce the likelihood of alcohol consumption among homicide victims. The research, which was published in a study on Sept....

 
Special attention was given to a new study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center that found a link between marijuana and the abuse of alcohol and drugs because of the growing number of states legalizing medical and recreational cannabis. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Marijuana usage linked to substance abuse, researchers find

Savannah Wu February 23, 2016

As more states legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use, renewed health policy questions are brought to the forefront. A study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh proposed raising the age to buy tobacco and nicotine products to 21. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANN SINGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston seeks to raise smoking age to 21

Lexi Peery November 23, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has proposed raising the minimum age for purchasing all tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, by three years to age 21, his office announced Wednesday. If made...

According to a Boston Children's Hospital and Boston University School of Public Health study released Thursday, a state's alcohol policies tend to correlate to their alcoholic cirrhosis mortality rates. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Alcohol laws directly correspond to drinking deaths, BU study finds

Ellen Cranley October 20, 2015

The strength of a state’s alcohol policies directly correlates to fewer deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis, according to a Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston University School of Public Health study...

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