Binge Drinking
- A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at US Colleges (http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/Reports/TaskForce/TaskForce_TOC.aspx) is the April 2002 report from the Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism that looks at possible solutions to problem drinking on campus.
- Harvard School of Public Health-College Alcohol Study-CAS Research (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/AllIndex.html) provides binge drinking research information (see also Survey Reports (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/SurveyReportIndex.html)
- Binge Drinking 101 (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june99/bingdrink_splash.html) from the Online NewsHour on PBS (June 2, 1999) offers a detailed look at the problem including an online alcohol awareness quiz and a binge drinking overview from noted health experts including Joseph A. Califano, Jr. of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA).
- Excessive Drinking on America's College Campuses from U.S. Senator Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., October 19, 2000 (http://campussafety.org/schools/research/exdrinkreport.pdf) discusses issues related to the extent, consequences, and remedies related to binge drinking. NOTE: Adobe Acrobat file - If you cannot open, install Acrobat Reader.
- Fact Sheet: Binge Drinking On College Campuses (http://www.cspinet.org/booze/collfact.htm), March 2000 from Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group founded in 1971 to support food safety and nutrition.
- The Influence of College Environments on Student Drinking (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PreventingSubstanceAbuse/Influence.html) published in 1994 by George D. Kuh, Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Indiana University provides current information on the "influence of collegiate environments on college students' use of alcohol" and suggestions on promoting a climate "to foster positive, health-enhancing behaviors in those students."
- More Colleges Struggle to Cap Beer Culture (http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/10/02/us/us.4.html) from the October 2, 1997 Christian Science Monitor includes information on campus drinking policies for several colleges in the Northeastern United States and commentary on the pros and cons of such rules.
- Underage Drinkers at Higher Risk of Brain DamageT> (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/9414.html) from the American Medical Association, December 12, 2002 discusses the effects of alcohol on minors from a study that found that "alcohol takes a greater toll on brain development of those under twenty-one than on any other age group."
- A Web Site Takes a New Approach to Curbing Alcohol Abuse by College Students (http://chronicle.com/free/2002/12/2002121101t.htm) from The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 11, 2002 rates a student's past drinking behavior and personality to determine his/her risk for future health problems with an "MTV approach to health education."
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