This project examined the reliability and validity of a newly developed measure of college students' receptiveness to alcohol related information and advice. Participants were 116 college students who reported having consumed alcohol at some point in their lifetime. Participants completed a measure of receptiveness to alcohol-related…

Universities often conduct alcohol interventions for individuals who have violated institutional, local, or state laws. Few of these programs have been evaluated thoroughly. This study examined the impact of a 10-hour alcohol education course on 400 college students whose attendance was required as part of a judicial sanction. The…

Notes campus alcohol abuse presents campus administrators with a myriad of problems and seemingly conflicting goals. Suggests a systemic campus response, informed by applicable statutes and court decisions. Concludes that colleges are confronted by an urgent opportunity in the field of alcohol awareness. (Author/ABL)

The "Student Alcohol Questionnaire" was administered to a sample of community college students (N=140) with the goal of developing new practices, techniques and programming for statewide community college student alcohol education. Frequency and quantity of drinking and problems resulting from drinking are discussed; recommendations are…

Study reports the results of two surveys in which 215 students react to a policy mandating treatment for students receiving emergency room care due to alcohol abuse. Respondents identify many drinking problems that prompt student-to-student help, and predict that the policy would discourage helping but not reduce drinking. Proposes that college…

Behavioral principles suggested by the Health Belief Model, Social Learning Theory, and Problem Behavior Theory are integrated to produce the Integrated Theoretical Model for Alcohol and Drug Prevention, a theoretical model for alcohol and other drug abuse prevention on the college campus. (Author/NB)