According to the study, motor-vehicle fatalities were the most common form of alcohol-related deaths, followed by falls and drownings.

The study, conducted by the federally backed Task Force on College Drinking, found that drinking by college students contributes to an estimated 500,000 injuries and 70,000 cases of sexual assault or date rape. In addition, the study found that 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 have had unprotected sex as a result of drinking.

"I think actually getting the numbers out will help the public understand that this is a very large problem, perhaps a larger problem than people might have otherwise thought," said Ralph Hingson of the Boston University School of Public Health, lead researcher for the study.

The study, which is published in the March 2002 issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, recommended vast reforms at U.S. colleges and universities.

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