College Students

Alcohol Medical Emergency Amnesty at Colleges and Universities

Amnesty policies for alcohol medical emergencies at colleges and universities give higher priority to protecting students’ safety and lives than to enforcing alcohol rules and regulations. It’s a realistic policy to reduce death and injury because of students’ fear of  punishment.

“Choose Responsibility” Proposes Program to Reduce Underage Alcohol Abuse

Choose Responsibility is a nonprofit organization founded to promote public awareness of the dangers of excessive and reckless alcohol consumption by young adults through a program of research, publication, education, and related activities.

Early Friday Classes Reduce College Student Drinking Abuse

Heavy alcohol consumption  by college students on Thursday nights might be reduced by scheduling Friday morning classes, especially classes required of freshmen and sophomore students, according to research.

College Alcohol & Drug Abuse Report from CASA (Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse)

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) has issued a report on college alcohol and drug abuse; the  Statistical Assessment Service at George Mason University (STATS) has revealed some of the  techniques used in “Wasting the Best and the Brightest” that exaggerate the magnitude of the problem.

BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students) is Effective

BASICS is an effective a preventive alcohol abuse intervention program for college students 18 to 24 years old that is also useful for reducing alcohol-related problems of other young adults.

Talk About Alcohol & Drinking with Your College-bound Student

Parents should talk about alcohol and drinking with their high school seniors long before they leave for college.

Failed “A Matter of Degree” Program Claims Success

An alcohol abuse prevention program at the University of Wisconsin at Madison has failed to reduce alcohol abuse after spending ten years and over one million dollars. None of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s ten “A Matter of Degree” programs has been successful.

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