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Blackout Drinkers Beware

College blackout drinking predicts future alcohol accidents.
It sounds like something that ought to be true, and apparently it is. Young drinkers who suffer memory blackouts are at greater risk of alcoholrelated injuries than other drinkers, according to a new study in the journal Injury Prevention. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin collected information from a thousand students between 2004 and 2009, and found that roughly one out of four drinkers had experienced an alcohol-related injury over the two-year study Future injuries await. period. Students who admitted to six or more Photo via thinkstockphotos major blackouts at the start of the study had By Dirk Hanson more injuries in the following 24 months than students with only one or two memory blackouts under their belts. The odds of alcohol07/06/11 related injury during the follow-up period were 60% higher for the six| Share or-more blackout crew, compared to the drinkers with two or less. The authors conclude that memory blackouts are a strong predictor of future alcohol-related injury among college drinkers. The phrase, Dude, Wheres My Car? just doesnt sound as funny to us as it used to. TAGS: blackout binge drinking college drinking News Dirk Hanson

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