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College Drinking News -- collegedrinkingprevention.gov E-mail Update
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Issue # 2 - January 2003
The magnitude of problems posed by excess college student drinking should
stimulate both efforts to improve our measurement of these problems and
interventions to reduce them.
- Hingson et al. Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Mortality and Morbidity Among
U.S. College Students Ages 18-24. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, March 2002
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/reports/Journal/136-Hingson.sep.pdf
COLLEGE DRINKING TASK FORCE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NOW AVAILABLE AS
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/research/powerpoint/default.aspx
Need to give a presentation or oral report this semester? Use slides from
the following PowerPoint presentations to enhance your discussion. If you do
not have PowerPoint, you may access the information in HTML format as well.
* A Call To Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges -
Recommendations for Colleges and Universities
* The Task Force Recommendations: What Alcohol Researchers Should Do Next
* College Drinking Task Force Report and Associated Materials
* Results and Recommendations From the NIAAA Task Force on College Drinking:
New Opportunities for Research and Program Planning
* Implementing the NIAAA Recommendations: A Comprehensive Approach to
Prevention
* Developing a Web Site as an Effective Tool for Dissemination of Report
Findings and a Forum for Your Initiative
For more information about the Task Force on College Drinking Report, take a
look at NIAAA's latest Alcohol Alert (#58): Changing the Culture of Campus
Drinking
http://collegedrinkingprevention.gov/Research/alerts.aspx
NEW FUNDING AVAILABLE
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/research/funding.aspx
NIAAA has recently released a new Request for Application (RFA), AA-03-008:
Research Partnership Awards for Rapid Response to College Drinking Problems.
An over-arching goal of this RFA is to establish ongoing partnerships
between college administrators and alcohol research scientists for the
purpose of exchanging information and designing interventions to prevent or
reduce alcohol-related problems among college students. Letters of intent
are due March 14, 2003, and applications must be received by April 14, 2003.
SAVE THE DATE
http://www.edc.org/alcoholpolicy13
March 13-16, 2003: The Education Development Center is hosting its 13th
Alcohol Policy Conference, "Preventing Alcohol Problems Among Youth: Policy
Approaches - Environment and Accountability: Who Is Responsible?" from
Thursday - Sunday, March 13 - 16, 2003, in Boston, MA. The conference
provides a forum for researchers, community advocates, and public officials
to exchange findings, explore evidence-based solutions, and consider
adoption of laws aimed at minimizing risks associated with alcohol use. The
plenary agenda, registration, exhibitor application, and travel information
are now online.
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/faculty/alcoholscreeningday.aspx
April 10, 2003: National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) will be held on
Thursday, April 10, 2003! NASD is an annual outreach, education, and
screening event that raises awareness about alcohol use and alcohol use
disorders and refers individuals who drink at risky levels for further
evaluation. Last year, 572 college sites registered to participate. If your
school would like to become a screening site in 2003, contact the NASD
office at (781) 239-0071 or [log in to unmask] to get assistance
with planning and promotion.
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/NASD_train.htm
Free NASD Training! NIAAA, Screening for Mental Health, Inc., and the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are
sponsoring FREE trainings for National Alcohol Screening Day at various
sites across the country. Attend a free training and learn how to conduct an
NASD event and screening and brief intervention for alcohol use disorders in
your college, clinic, or community.
INTERACTIVE TOOLS
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/students/calculator/
What is BAC? What is it costing you? How many calories are you consuming?
How does alcohol affect your body? We have compiled a series of calculators
to help college students answer these alcohol-related questions. Take these
calculators for a test drive and see how they can complement your education
and outreach efforts.
http://www.alcoholscreening.org/screening/index.asp
How much is too much? Use this online questionnaire to assess your own
drinking or the drinking of someone you know. Answering these 12 questions
will take only a few minutes and will generate personalized results based on
your age, gender, and drinking patterns. Your responses are completely
confidential and anonymous.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
http://www.madd.org/rts/
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the GuideOne Foundation released
the MADD Rating the States 2002 report card last November. MADD report
cards graded the Nation, each of the 50 sates, the District of Columbia,
Guam and Puerto Rico on efforts to combat the most frequently committed
violent crime -- drunk driving and underage drinking -- the number 1 youth
drug problem. How does your state compare?
http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/factsheets/fact_sheet5.html
Do fraternities and sororities attract drinkers or promote drinking? The
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention examines this
question and recommends that college and university prevention specialists
implement five environmental strategies to reduce frequent and heavy
drinking in fraternities and sororities.
For more college drinking news, check out the newsroom at
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/media/newsroom.aspx
CAN STUDENTS DRINK IN THE DORMS ON YOUR CAMPUS?
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/policies/
What is the alcohol policy at your school? What about other schools
throughout the state or the country? Check out our reference map of 900
Campus Alcohol Policies, to see if we have linked to your school's policy.
If your school's policy is missing, and it is published online, please send
an email with the name of your school and URL for the policy to
[log in to unmask]
HELP US PROMOTE THE SITE
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/linktous.aspx
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