CADCA Resources & Research
Highly visible cooperative projects, in which colleges and their surrounding communities target off-campus drinking settings, can reduce alcohol use among college students, according to a report by researchers supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Principal investigator Dr. Robert Saltz, conducted the “Safer California Universities” study of college and community alcohol prevention strategies at 14 large public universities in California.
Beginning in 2003, Dr. Saltz and his colleagues conducted random surveys of students from each of the participating schools. The survey documented that heavy drinking at off-campus parties was a common problem. The data, not surprisingly, showed that most problems campuses have occur at off-campus settings, where most of the students live.
Policy and enforcement interventions were implemented in 2005 and 2006 at half of the universities, with the other half also monitored for comparison. Interventions included nuisance party enforcement operations, surveillance to prevent alcohol sales to minors, drunken driving checkpoints, social host ordinances, and use of campus and local media to increase the visibility of the interventions. (more...)
Principal investigator Dr. Robert Saltz, conducted the “Safer California Universities” study of college and community alcohol prevention strategies at 14 large public universities in California.
Beginning in 2003, Dr. Saltz and his colleagues conducted random surveys of students from each of the participating schools. The survey documented that heavy drinking at off-campus parties was a common problem. The data, not surprisingly, showed that most problems campuses have occur at off-campus settings, where most of the students live.
Policy and enforcement interventions were implemented in 2005 and 2006 at half of the universities, with the other half also monitored for comparison. Interventions included nuisance party enforcement operations, surveillance to prevent alcohol sales to minors, drunken driving checkpoints, social host ordinances, and use of campus and local media to increase the visibility of the interventions. (more...)
