Alcohol Practices, Policies, and Potentials of American Colleges and Universities: A White Paper

• NCJ Number: 139745
• Author(s): L D Eigen
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 80 pages
• Contract Number(s): 1093
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services; SAMHSA Ctr for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
• Corporate Author: CSR Incorporated
• Sale Source: SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This white paper describes the extent of drinking on college campuses and associated health, social, academic, and economic costs and looks at policies and interventions to deal with the problem.

Abstract

The paper specifically examines the amount and nature of campus drinking and its consequences, drinking by racial and ethnic groups, demographics, and student attitudes toward drinking (religion, gender differences, and children of alcoholics). Steps college campuses are taking to regulate campus drinking are discussed. Consideration is given to college regulations on permissible campus activities, places and times for drinking, regulating drunkenness, regulating conditions of alcohol use, college newspaper advertising, sponsorship of events and other campus marketing, attitudes toward regulation, regulation and the campus culture, and campus regulation enforcement dilemmas. Treatment connections for college students are addressed, as well as alternative activities and the use of campus facilities and the effect of drinking on education. Appropriate programs and policies are suggested, including designated driver programs, responsible drinking, local research and dissemination efforts, counteradvertising, class scheduling, negativism, and campus organization and coordination. 206 footnotes