Study shows casual young-adult smokers more likely to dangerously drink

A new study conducted by the Yale University School of Medicine surveyed nearly 6,000 young-adults aged 18-25 and found that casual smokers are 16 times more likely to be hazardous drinkers and five times more likely to have alcohol-use disorders than their nonsmoking peers. This strong link between social smoking and dangerous drinking should help guide health educators on campus. When your campus health center refers a smoker to cessation services, perhaps they should also ask questions to see if providing information about the dangers of binge drinking would be appropriate.

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-posted by: Chris Miller