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.
Develop Campus Policies and Enforce Laws
Garey, L., Prince, M. A., Carey, K. B. (2011). Alcohol policy support among mandated college students. Addictive Behaviors, 36(10), 1015-1018
Merlo, L. J., Ahmedani, B. K., Barondess, D. A., Bohnert, K. M., and Gold, M. S. (2011). Alcohol consumption associated with collegiate American football pre-game festivities. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 116(1-3), 242-245.
Nguyen, N., Walters, S. T., Rinker, D. V., Wyatt, T. M., DeJong, W. (2011). Fake ID ownership in a US sample of incoming first-year college students. Addictive Behaviors, 36(7), 759-761.
Oster-Aaland, L., Thompson, K., Eighmy, M. (2011). The impact of an online educational video and medical amnesty policy on college students’ intentions to seek help in the presence of alcohol poisoning symptoms. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 48(2), 147-164.
Pridemore, W. A., Grubesic, T. H. (2011). Alcohol outlets and community levels of interpersonal violence: Spatial density, outlet type, and seriousness of assault. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, online May 17, 2011.
Cameron, J. M., Heidelberg, N., Simmons, L., Lyle, S. B., Mitra-Varma, K., & Correia, C. (2010). Drinking game participation among undergraduate students attending National Alcohol Screening day, Journal of American College Health, 58(5), 499-506.
Elder, R. W., Lawrence, B., Ferguson, A., Naimi, T. S., Brewer, R. D., Chattopadhyay, S. K., Toomey, T. L., & Fielding, J. E. (2010). The effectiveness of tax policy interventions for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. Journal of Preventative Medicine, 38(2), 217-229.
Harris, S. K., Sherritt, L., Van Hook, S., Wechsler, H., Knight, J. R. (2010). Alcohol policy enforcement and changes in student drinking rates in a statewide public college system: A follow-up study. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, 5(18), online.
Martinez, J. A., & Sher, K. J. (2010). Methods of “fake ID” obtainment and use in underage college students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), 738-740.
Nelson, T. F., Lenk, K. M., Xuan, Z., Wechsler, H. (2010). Student drinking at U.S. college sports events. Substance Use & Misuse, 45(12), 1861-1873.
Reingle, J., Thombs, D., Osborn, C., Saffian, S., Oltersdorf, D. (2010). Mental health and substance use: A qualitative study of resident assistants’ attitudes and referral practices. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 47(3), 5.
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.
Task Force on Community Preventive Services. (2010) Increasing alcohol beverage taxes is recommended to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 38(2), 230-232.
Wagenaar, A. C., Tobler, A. L., Komro, K. A. (2010). Effects of alcohol tax and price policies on morbidity and mortality: A systematic review. American Journal of Public Health, 100(11), 2270-2278.
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.
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.
LaBrie, J. W., Tawalbeh, Summer., Earleywine, Mitchell. (2006). Differentiating adjudicated from nonadjudicated freshmen men: The role of alcohol expectancies, tension, and concern about health. Journal of College Student Development, 47(5). 521-533
Lavigne, A. M., Witt, C. F., Wood, M. D., Laforge, R., & DeJong, W. (2008). Predictors of college student support for alcohol control policies and stricter enforcement strategies. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 34(6), 749-759.
Morgan, T. J., White, H. R., & Mun, E. Y. (2008). Changes in drinking before a mandated brief intervention with college students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 69(2), 286-290.
Voas, R. B., Johnson, M., Turrisi, R. J., Taylor, D., Honts, C. R., & Nelsen, L. (2008). Bringing alcohol on campus to raise money: Impact on student drinking and drinking problems. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 103(6), 940.
Wechsler, H., & Nelson, T. F. (2008). What we have learned from the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study: Focusing attention on college student alcohol consumption and the environmental conditions that promote it. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 69(4), 481-490.
White, H. R., Mun, E. Y., & Morgan, T. J. (2008). Do brief personalized feedback interventions work for mandated students or is it just getting caught that works? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22(1), 107-116.
Zakocs, R. C., Tiwari, R., Vehige, T., & Dejong, W. (2008). Roles of organizers and champions in building campus-community prevention partnerships. Journal of American College Health, 57(2), 233-241.
Toomey, T. L., Lenk, K. M., Wagenaar, Alexander, C. (2007). Environmental Policies to Reduce College Drinking: An Update of Research Findings. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68(2), 208-219.
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.
Wagenaar, A.C., & Toomey, T.L. (2002). Effects of minimum drinking age laws: Review and analyses of the literature from 1960 to 2000. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement 14, 206–225.
Chapman, T. (2000). Drug-facilitated sexual assault: challenges to law enforcement. The Police Chief 67 (6): 38.