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Epidemiology of alcohol and other drug use among American college students.
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Despite improvements in the past 20 years, colleges need to do more to reduce heavy alcohol use among students.Abstract:
Objective: This article provides information on the extent of alcohol use and other drug use among American college students. Methods: Five different sources of data are examined for estimating recent levels of alcohol (and other drug) use among college students: Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS), the Core Institute (CORE), Monitoring the Future (MTF), National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS) and National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Results: Alcohol use rates are very high among college students. Approximately two of five American college students were heavy drinkers, defined as having had five or more drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks. Alcohol use is higher among male than female students. White students are highest in heavy drinking, black students are lowest and Hispanic students are intermediate. Use of alcohol--but not cigarettes, marijuana and cocaine--is higher among college students than among noncollege age-mates. Longitudinal data show that, w...read more
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Descriptive and injunctive norms in college drinking: a meta-analytic integration.
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The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
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College students and problematic drinking: A review of the literature
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TL;DR: The results of this study substantiate social norms as being among the best predictors of alcohol consumption in this population and suggest that drinking to cope is a better predictor of problems.
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Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings
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Health and Behavioral Consequences of Binge Drinking in College: A National Survey of Students at 140 Campuses
TL;DR: Binge drinking is widespread on college campuses and programs aimed at reducing this problem should focus on frequent binge drinkers, refer them to treatment or educational programs, and emphasize the harm they cause for students who are not binge drinkers.
College Binge Drinking in the 1990s: A Continuing Problem
TL;DR: The continuing high level of binge drinking is discussed in the context of the heightened attention and increased actions at colleges and it may take more time for interventions to take effect.
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College Binge Drinking in the 1990s: A Continuing Problem Results of the Harvard School of Public Health 1999 College Alcohol Study
TL;DR: The Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study resurveyed colleges that participated in the 1993 and 1997 surveys Responses to mail questionnaires from more than 14,000 students at 119 nationally representative 4-year colleges in 39 states were compared with responses received in 1997 and 1993.