Research

The following selection of research relates to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions. The citations are compiled on a monthly basis from 15 peer-reviewed journals serving as the primary source of college AODV prevention articles and from keyword searches of online research databases.

Drunk Driving

  • Arria, A. M., Caldeira, K. M., Vincent, K. B., Garnier-Dykstra, L. M., O’Grady, K. E. (2011). Substance-related traffic-risk behaviors among college students. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 118(2-3), 306-312.

  • Phillips, D. P., and Brewer, K. M. (2011). The relationship between serious injury and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in fatal motor vehicle accidents: BAC = 0.01% is associated with significantly more dangerous accidents than BAC = 0.00%. Addiction, 106: 1614–1622.

  • Phillips, D. P., Brewer, K. M. (2011). The relationship between serious injury and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in fatal motor vehicle accidents: BAC = 0.01% is associated with significantly more dangerous accidents than BAC = 0.00%. Addiction, online first June 20, 2011.

  • Beck, K. H., Kasperski, S. J., Caldeira, K. M., Vincent, K. B., O’Grady, K. E., Arria, A. M. (2010) Trends in alcohol-related traffic risk behaviors among college students. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 34(8), 1472-1478.

  • Fromme, K., Wetherill, R. R., Neal, D. J. (2010). Turning 21 and the associated changes in drinking and driving after drinking among college students. Journal of American College Health, 59(1), 21-27.

  • Gruenewald, P. J., Freisthler, B., Remer, L., LaScala, E. A., Treno, A. J., & Ponicki, W. R. (2010) Ecological associations of alcohol outlets with underage and young adult injuries, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 34(2), 519-527.

  • Perkins, H. W., Linkenbach, J. W., Lewis, M. A., Neighbors, C. (2010). Effectiveness of social norms media marketing in reducing drinking and driving: A statewide campaign. Addictive Behaviors, 35(10), 866-874.

  • Saltz, R. F., Paschall, M. J., McGaffigan, R. P., Nygaard, P. M. O. (2010). Alcohol Risk Management in College Settings: The Safer California Universities Randomized Trial. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 39(6), 491-499.

  • Fell, J.C., Fisher, D.A., Voas, R.B., Blackman, K., & Tippetts, A.S. (2009). The impact of underage drinking laws on alcohol-related fatal crashes of young drivers, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 33(7), 1208-1219.

  • Beck, K. H., Arria, A. M., Caldeira, K. M., Vincent, K. B., O'Grady, K. E., & Wish, E. D. (2008). Social context of drinking and alcohol problems among college students. American Journal Of Health Behavior, 32(4), 420-430.

  • Fell, J. C., Fisher, D. A., Voas, R. B., Blackman, K., & Tippetts, A. S. (2008). The relationship of underage drinking laws to reductions in drinking drivers in fatal crashes in the United States. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40(4), 1430-1440.

  • Gustin, J. L., & Simons, J. S. (2008). Perceptions of level of intoxication and risk related to drinking and driving. Addictive Behaviors, 33(4), 605-615.

  • Hettema, J. E., Miller, W. R., Tonigan, J. S., & Delaney, H. D. (2008). The test-retest reliability of the form 90-DWI: An instrument for assessing intoxicated driving. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22(1), 117-121.

  • Liang, L., & Huang, J. (2008). Go out or stay in? The effects of zero tolerance laws on alcohol use and drinking and driving patterns among college students. Health Economics, 17(11), 1261-1275.

  • Marczinski, C. A., Harrison, E. L. R., & Fillmore, M. T. (2008). Effects of alcohol on simulated driving and perceived driving impairment in binge drinkers. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 32(7), 1329-1337.

  • Kypri, K., Voas, R., Langley, J., Stephenson, B., Begg, D., Tippetts, S., & Davie, G. (2006). Minimum purchasing age for alcohol and traffic crash injuries among 15- to 19-year-olds in New Zealand. American Journal of Public Health, 96(1), 126–131.

  • Voas, R.B., Tippetts, A.S., & Fell, J.C. (2003). Assessing the effectiveness of minimum legal drinking age and zero tolerance laws in the United States. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 35, 579–587.

  • O'Malley, P.M., & Wagenaar, A.C. (1991). Effects of minimum drinking age laws on alcohol use, related behaviors and traffic crash involvement among American youth: 1976–1987. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 52, 478–491.

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