UNL aims to cut high-risk drinking

By Staff reporter

"A pilot program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is providing alcohol education for first-year students. ..."

"Students completed an online alcohol education program that is designed to assess their attitudes about alcohol use and to share information about their peers' attitudes and behaviors. ..."

"'Web-based, personalized feedback research has shown that the information students receive is a powerful deterrent to adopting binge or high-risk-drinking behaviors once they arrive on campus,' said Linda Major, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. She said the program also reinforces students' low-risk choices, including decisions to abstain from alcohol. ..."

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