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Alcohol is becoming more common in sexual assault among college students

  • Written by Mary P. Koss, Regents' Professor of Public Health, University of Arizona
imageNine out of 10 college men who admitted to sexual assault say they took advantage of victims who were intoxicated.shironosov via iStock/Getty Images Plus

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One out of every three. That is the number of women in college who say they have been a victim of sexual assault...

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