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High Risk Drinking

The first 6 weeks of college are often termed the “Red Zone,” as college and university students are most likely to become victims of crime during this time. It is not a coincidence that the first six weeks of college are said to determine “whether many college students make it to their second year of school or drop out for reasons related to binge drinking and drug use” (http://www.drug-addiction.com/news/college-alcohol-prevention.htm). About 1/3 of first-year college students don’t enroll for their sophomore year, a phenomenon widely attributed to binge drinking and drug abuse.  

Binge drinking is a serious problem on our nation’s college campuses. It often turns deadly; each year, approximately 1400 college students die due to alcohol related injuries. Many more are sexually assaulted, otherwise injured, or arrested.  

Excessive alcohol use is not only dangerous in the short term, it can also set the stage to long-term problematic drinking issues. 

 

  Resources

 
 
 

College Drinking: Changing the Culture http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/

Website focused on college drinking.

 

A Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Consequences

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/StatsSummaries/snapshot.aspx

 

MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving www.madd.org 

An organization trying to make a change to underage drinking and drunk driving.

 

Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/

A website for an organization trying to help increase the availability of alcohol programs.

 

Alcohol Poisoning: How to Help a Drunk Friend

www.healthcenter.ucdavis.edu/topics/alcoholpoisoning.html

 

College Alcohol Study http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/

Harvard’s study of alcohol providing a variety of studies regarding alcohol and its' abuse.

 

Higher Education Center http://www.higheredcenter.org/

A website that provides a variety of information about alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence prevention.

 

Facts About Alcohol Poisoning http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/OtherAlcoholInformation/factsAboutAlcoholPoisoning.aspx

 

FAQs on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/OtherAlcoholInformation/facts/faq.aspx

 

            Alcohol Policies by College

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/policies/default.aspx

 

Save A Life Tour http://www.savealifetour.com/

The Save A Life Tour website. A powerful program providing a presentation on alcohol usage for high schools, colleges, and the military with the use of a simulator.

 

NIAAA: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

The NIAAA's official site with a variety of information on alcoholism and abuse. Has a vast amount of information.

 

Blood Alcohol Content Calculator 

http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bac.htm

 

Research Society on Alcoholism http://www.rsoa.org/

Website to help bring together scientists from alcohol related fields.

 

The Marin Institute http://www.marininstitute.org/site/

An institute trying to fight against the alcohol industry's negative practices and influences on the public.

 

The Network http://www.thenetwork.ws/

A voluntary membership organization whose members agree to follow a set of standards aimed at reducing alcohol and other drug problems at colleges & universities.

 

Safe On Campus Peer Education Program (SOC/PEP) www.safeoncampus.org

 

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