@article{f48d1879b74b4322a5b12c8ff35dac30,
title = "Colleges Respond to Student Binge Drinking: Reducing Student Demand or Limiting Access",
abstract = "Administrators at 68% of 4-year colleges nationwide (N = 747) responded to a survey concerning the types of programs and policies they used in response to students' heavy drinking. Most schools conducted targeted alcohol education and invested in institutional prevention efforts; half conducted social norms campaigns; a sizeable minority restricted alcohol on campus. Schools that focused on demand reduction were less likely to ban alcohol use. One in 3 schools received funding for these programs from governmental agencies, and 1 in 5 from the alcohol industry. Such schools were more likely to conduct targeted alcohol education and social norms programs and were less likely to restrict alcohol use on campus or at college events. Colleges may want to reconsider prevention initiatives that focus exclusively on demand or supply. They may also want to examine the extent to which funding is the driving force shaping the direction of their alcohol initiatives.",
keywords = "Alcohol education, Alcohol prevention programs, Colleges, Funding, Social norms",
author = "Henry Wechsler and Mark Seibring and Liu, {I. Chao} and Marilyn Ahl",
note = "Funding Information: Thirty-five percent of schools reported receiving public funding from the US Department of Education, a state health department, state alcohol beverage control board, or another state agency for their alcohol prevention or education programming. Twelve percent of schools reported receiving funding from a private foundation for their alcohol programs, and 21% of schools reported receiving funds from the alcohol industry. Of schools that reported receiving funds from industry sources, 63% reported receiving money from the NCAA Anheuser-Busch CHOICES program, 31% reported they received it from local beverage distributors or outlets, 21% reported receiving it from The Century Council, and 11% reported receiv- ing it from other national alcoholic beverage manufacturers or distributors. Funding Information: This study was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We gratefully acknowledge the support of NCS Pearson for conducting the survey, Catherine Lewis for her extensive assistance throughout the survey process, Jeff Hansen for preparing the data sets, Toben Nelson for his editorial comments, and Elissa Weitzman for helping to develop the questionnaire. Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2004",
doi = "10.3200/JACH.52.4.159-168",
language = "English",
volume = "52",
pages = "159--168",
journal = "Journal of American College Health",
issn = "0744-8481",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "4",
}
