College DrinkingLorelay Corona

Angela Van StranderMatt Vital

Management Issues

How has the NIAAA's Task Force collected data and created certain interventions for those in need of help involving alcohol?

What issues, problems, and consequences that could occur with college students drinking?

Why does a social 'norm' in consumption of alcohol affected those entering or in a college setting?

College students between 18-24 yrs old have increase rates of:◦ DWI◦ Binge Drinking◦ Alcohol-Related Deaths◦ Alcohol-Related Sexual Assaults◦ Alcohol Dependency◦ Heavy Drinking

Relevant Important Factors

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

DWI *(6% increase each year)

April 2002, findings summarized in report: A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at US Colleges

◦ www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/

Relevant Important Factors (continued)

30%

70%

Students between18-24yrs old

DeathsSexual As-saults/Date Rape

In 2009, college drinking and its consequences should decrease due to the NIAAA’s Task Force and its 3-in-1 Approach Interventions.

Research Hypothesis

70%

19%

11%

National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Re-

lated Conditions

Met CriteriaSought TreatmentsThought, but Failed to Sought

Intervention: 3-in-1 Approach◦ Tier 1, 2, 3, 4

Individual Approaches

Monitored Student Drinking Problems

The Method of Data Collection

Response to College Drinking Problems◦ www.collegedrinkingpreventio

n.gov

College Drinking—A Global Issue◦ Heavy drinking is common in

both the US and other countries

Ongoing Research…

March 2007, Issued a Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking

NIAAA’s Rapid Response Program◦ June 2003, NIAAA issued a

special grant program—Rapid Response to College Drinking Problems

…And Collaborative Efforts

A New Perspective on College Drinking◦Measured weekly rate of

consumption and following of the same individuals

Tracking Student’s Drinking Patterns

Alcohol Poisoning

Questions Campus Leaders Should Ask

What to Keep an Eye for in attempts to intervene towards college drinking.

Impact of Research Findings

NIAAA’s Task Force efforts

Ongoing Research and Collaborative Efforts on prevention

Drinking patterns and social norms

Though college drinking seems inevitable, there are programs and interventions in order to seek help.

Summary