Sober freshers ‘more likely to drop out’

Information about drinking is information about health. The title (and its tweet) is a sexy one (like all news stories) but may convey the wrong message that students should drink. Another news outlet writes:"“We should make sure we have a framework in which most people feel welcome. This does not mean that we should drink beer 24/7. Nor does it mean that you should not drink beer at all. This means that we need to find a balance.” (University Post, University of Copenhagen (uniavisen.dk, 7/872017). If this was published in a medical journal, the readers would know that association does not mean causation. Because the THE is not a medical journal, it may be worth reminding it. Otherwise someone may think that we should organize drinking parties at university, or that binge drinking countries have better universities...