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MU study finds binge drinking among college students impaires decision-making ability
05-25-2007 · EurekAlert!People addicted to alcohol and young adults who are heavy drinkers, but not considered alcoholics, have something in common: they possess poor decision-making skills, according to psychologists at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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