Levels of alcohol knowledge, consumption and problems among college students in 1983 and 1988 were compared. Although the drinking age was raised to 21 in the state and alcohol awareness program was in existence at university, no significant differences were found between 2 samples in alcohol knowledge, consumption, or problems. (Author/ABL)

Examined situations associated with excessive drinking among college students (n=78). Compared to light and moderate drinkers, heavy drinkers were more likely to report excessive drinking in situations involving social pressure to drink, pleasant times with others, pleasant emotions, and physical discomfort. (Author/NB)

Examines how review of statistical analyses of drug and alcohol abuse among members of higher educational communities can affect campus drug policy. Discusses how University of North Carolina System and Appalachian State University responded to issue, including results of surveys on substance use completed by 1,522 students and 781 faculty, staff,…

Examined views of 133 college students regarding excessive drinking. Students accepted levels of drinking by peers that markedly exceeded definitions of excessive drinking by experts. Sizable minority of students refused to label very dangerous behaviors associated with excessive drinking as indicating drinking problem. Views of male and female…

Seeks to determine whether adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) on college campuses have a more problematic style of drinking compared with non-ACOAs. Results indicate ACOAs endorse more problematic drinking patterns. Discusses implications for counselors who undertake prevention and intervention for ACOA student population. (Author/JDM)

Surveyed college administrators about how colleges were preventing binge drinking. There was widespread prevention involving general alcohol education, restricting advertising at sporting events, and allocating alcohol-free living spaces. Programming was less prevalent for more targeted alcohol education, social norms campaigns, outreach, and…

Examined the natural history of drinking patterns and related problems of heavy-drinking among college students, investigating their long-term response to an individualized preventive intervention. Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and followup surveys indicated that students receiving the brief intervention reported significantly greater…

Surveys a collegiate athlete population for alcohol abuse as well as self-reported depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric symptoms. Significant correlations were found between reported alcohol abuse and self-reported symptoms of depression and general psychiatric symptoms. Findings suggest a possible link between psychopathology and serious…

This booklet presents an overview of teenage drinking and teenagers' knowledge about drinking. Results from a variety of studies are summarized under these topics phrased as questions: (1) What are the consequences of teenage drinking? (2) How many teenagers and college students binge drink? (3) How big is the problem of teenage drinking? (4) What…

A 1999 Core Alcohol and Drug Survey on a Midwest campus of a four-year institution found that 25 percent of students met the criteria for alcohol dependence at some point in their lives. These data were based on a 1998 report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, which estimated that 24.5 percent of young people who begin…

Discusses the charting of strategic indicators of campus alcohol abuse so that solutions are measurable and effective. Offers examples of indicators that boards can use to judge progress on curbing excessive drinking. (EV)

Examines "alcohol myopia" (an increased use of alcohol in the face of increased negative consequences of use) in freshman college women with or without sorority pledge status. Increased alcohol use and alcohol myopia were present in the sorority pledge group. Both groups showed anomalous myopic behavior as alcohol use increased. (RJM)

Discusses how, as Harvard's Henry Wechsler continues to warn that a "sea of alcohol" threatens many campuses, some health experts wonder whether he is doing more harm than good. (EV)

Describes the development and implementation of Georgetown University's comprehensive and successful approach to student alcohol abuse, which involves five interrelated aims (e.g., defining the national problem in terms of the local community, finding an inclusive structure with purposeful operations to address the community problems, and…

Undergraduate students participated in a discussion on common secondhand consequences of alcohol use, including concerns about personal safety and impact on living environments. This easy-to implement and brief intervention may strengthen students resolve to be more proactively involved in prevention of alcohol abuse for their campus community.…