Binge-Drinking College Students Can Still Pass Tests

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 14:56 in Psychology & Sociology

Binge drinking the night before a test does not impact college students' test performance, according to a controlled experiment conducted by researchers from Boston University and Brown University. Getting slammed does, however, slow participants' attention/reaction times and worsen mood states – impacts that could make driving dangerous and the morning after the partying generally miserable. A paper detailing the research appears in this month in Addiction. read more

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