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And One More for the Road: Commentary on the Special Issue on Alcohol and Eyewitness Memory
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Janssen, Steve M. J.; Anne, Michele – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Studies examining the influence of alcohol intoxication have reported mixed findings on whether it impairs eyewitness memory. Although the studies in this Special Issue investigated different questions and tested different variables, the findings of these studies collectively provide insight into mechanisms and methodological issues that may…
Descriptors: Memory, Metacognition, Alcohol Abuse, Cognitive Processes
Alcohol Consumption in COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Alcohol Education
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Sharma, Manoj; Batra, Kavita; Nahar, Vinayak K. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all spheres of life world-wide. Besides health, the social and economic consequences of COVID-19 altered patterns of alcohol consumption warrants further elucidation. This commentary addresses the implications of COVID-19 on alcohol use and alcohol education. Alcohol drinking is a modifiable risk factor that…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Drinking, Alcohol Education
Campus High-Risk Drinking Culture as a Social Justice Issue: A Commentary on the Potential Impact on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Marginalized College Students
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Satinsky, Sonya; Washington, Reonda L.; Pastor, Jonathan; Wagner, A. Katherine – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
High-risk drinking (HRD) is a public health priority on college campuses in order to decrease harm to individuals who engage in HRD, as well as others in their presence. We posit an underexplored impact of campus HRD culture: the exposure of marginalized students to instances of bias perpetrated by those under the influence. Therefore, our focus…
Descriptors: Drinking, Social Justice, Well Being, Chronic Illness
Heavy Drinking on College Campuses: No Reason to Change Minimum Legal Drinking Age of 21
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Saylor, Drew K. – Journal of American College Health, 2011
The recent Amethyst Initiative argues that a minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of 21 has created a culture of heavy alcohol use on college campuses by making drinking clandestine and extreme. This group and others argue that lowering the MLDA will reduce the problem of "binge drinking" on college campuses. However, such a policy change would…
Descriptors: Campuses, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Laws
On-Campus Programs to Support College Students in Recovery
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Misch, Donald A. – Journal of American College Health, 2009
The author argues that referral of alcohol-abusing college students to off-campus treatment services, although necessary for some, is not optimal for many. He advocates the implementation of comprehensive on-campus services for students committed to recovery in order to optimize their treatment while allowing them to remain in school and work…
Descriptors: College Students, Role Models, Campuses, Health Services
Temperance: With a Consideration of Evil, Violence, and Pedagogy
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Felderhof, Marius C. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2009
The article investigates the meaning of temperance by noting some cultural assumptions, raising the question as to why this classical virtue has largely disappeared from modern ethical discourse. By means of some historical notes temperance is identified as the unifying virtue in the person and in society. In its Christian form it is related to…
Descriptors: Ethics, Drinking, Religious Factors, Christianity
Reflections on a Proposed Theory of Reservation-Dwelling American Indian Alcohol Use: Comment on Spillane and Smith (2007)
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Beals, Janette; Belcourt-Dittloff, Annie; Freedenthal, Stacey; Kaufman, Carol; Mitchell, Christina; Whitesell, Nancy; Albright, Karen; Beauvais, Fred; Belcourt, Gordon; Duran, Bonnie; Fleming, Candace; Floersch, Natasha; Foley, Kevin; Jervis, Lori; Kipp, Billie Jo; Mail, Patricia; Manson, Spero; May, Philip; Mohatt, Gerald; Morse, Bradley; Novins, Douglas; O'Connell, Joan; Parker, Tassy; Quintero, Gilbert; Spicer, Paul; Stiffman, Arlene; Stone, Joseph; Trimble, Joseph; Venner, Kamilla; Walters, Karina – Psychological Bulletin, 2009
In their recent article, N. Spillane and G. Smith suggested that reservation-dwelling American Indians have higher rates of problem drinking than do either non-American Indians or those American Indians living in nonreservation settings. These authors further argued that problematic alcohol use patterns in reservation communities are due to the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Reservation American Indians, Incidence, Alcohol Abuse
On the Pursuit of Sound Science for the Betterment of the American Indian Community: Reply to Beals et al. (2009)
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Spillane, Nichea S.; Smith, Gregory T. – Psychological Bulletin, 2009
The authors of this reply argue that ongoing criticism of existing theories, the development of alternative theories, and empirical theory tests offer the best chance for advancing American Indian research. The authors therefore note their appreciation for the comments of J. Beals et al. The authors nevertheless disagree with many of the specific…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, American Indians, At Risk Persons, Alcohol Abuse
The Mistake Colleges Make about Student Drinking
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Busteed, Brandon – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Despite conventional wisdom, the alcohol problem colleges face is not mainly about high-risk drinkers, and the solution is not about intervening with them alone. Yet studies show that, despite a handful of solid efforts in the realm of primary prevention, most colleges take a group-think approach to identifying and intervening with high-risk…
Descriptors: Rape, College Students, Drinking, At Risk Persons
An Interview with Frank Miller about the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory
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Juhnke, Gerald A.; Coll, Kenneth M.; Peters, Scott W. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2006
This article presents an interview with Frank Miller, a renowned addictions assessment authority who jointly initiated the updated Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) versions and helped establish the inventories in the addictions assessment mainstream. Among other things, Miller describes how he began working at the SASSI Institute…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Screening Tests, Interviews, Drug Addiction
The Other Side of Child Neglect Charges: What Happens when There Are No Standard Criteria for Charging a Non-Offending Mother with Neglect?
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Neustein, Amy; Lesher, Michael – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2006
Coohey's (2006) valuable research demonstrates that Child Protective Service (CPS) investigators use generally consistent criteria in determining when to charge a non-offending mother for failing to protect a child from sexual abuse. She concludes that the most reliable predictor that a formal charge of child neglect will be filed against a mother…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Mothers