Young adults—particularly college students—are more likely than any other group in the U.S. to engage in heavy drinking and experience alcohol-related consequences. The consequences of heavy drinking—which is defined as four or more drinks per occasion for women and five or more for men—are felt throughout the college community. These include blackouts, academic underperformance and interpersonal problems. Then there are the secondhand consequences for students who don’t drink, such as interrupted study, aggression, assault and having to care for intoxicated peers.

Study details: https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-04-09/college-drinking-study