Status: Drunk. Can Facebook Posts Help ID Problem Drinkers?

The next time some blustery college kid boasts on Facebook about how wasted he was last night, don't just roll your eyes. He may be telegraphing he's got a drinking problem, according to research published Monday in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.



The study focused on college students, nearly 1,700 of whom die each year as a result of alcohol-related overdoses, injuries or car accidents. Because college students don't regularly go to the doctor, alcohol abuse isn't often picked up through the health-care system. More

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