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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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Fromme, Kim; Corbin, William R.; Kruse, Marc I. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The transition from high school to college is an important developmental milestone that holds the potential for personal growth and behavioral change. A cohort of 2,245 students was recruited during the summer before they matriculated into college and completed Internet-based surveys about their participation in a variety of behavioral risks…
Descriptors: High Schools, Drinking, Risk, Dormitories