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For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Neighborhood Drinking Problem
Late last year, the New York City health department unveiled the latest installment in a subway advertising campaign meant to illuminate the perils of heavy drinking. Featuring young people who would seem to have aggressively exceeded the city’s recommended limits for alcohol consumption — no more than one drink a day for women, no more than two for men — the posters depict the ugly consequences of a kind of night life that draws many 22-year-olds to the city in the first place. > > > > Read More