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Gilroy, Marilyn – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
More than 1,700 students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related causes, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). These students succumb to alcohol poisoning, cardiac arrest, or injuries from falls off dorm room balconies or other heights on campus. The problem of binge drinking, defined…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
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Rivers, Kim; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1996
A sample of 18 focus groups (subject ages 15-24) revealed young people's clear opinions on what constitutes an effective drinking and driving education program. Such programs should be student-centered, conducted in small group settings, emphasize real-life situations, and be delivered by people affected by drinking and driving. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Behavior Patterns