Rationale: Excessive alcohol consumption among college students leads to serious consequences (e.g. fatal and non-fatal injuries, alcohol poisoning, blackouts, academic failures, violence, rape, assault, unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, property damage, and diminished job...

Over the past decades, many European countries have raised the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) from 16 to 18 years. This study provides novel evidence of the impact of this policy on educational outcomes by exploiting the staggered timing of MLDA changes across Spanish regions. Raising the...

Main description: What drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The answer, hands down, is alcohol. The pain comes not only from drunk driving and lost lives but also addiction, family strife, crime, violence, poor health, and squandered human potential. Young...