Creating a Campus-Based Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program

Hosted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Presented by:

James E. Lange, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Initiatives, San Diego State University

Christina Athas
Research Analyst, Research and Assessment, Office of Student Life, The Ohio State University

Constance Boehm
Director, Student Wellness, Office of Student Life, The Ohio State University

Prescription drug abuse among college students is a growing concern for campus alcohol and other drug prevention practitioners. This Webinar will review data—both national and from two college campuses—on prescription drug abuse rates among college students. The current state of research on prescription drug abuse prevention efforts will be reviewed, followed by a discussion of the possible steps for developing and adapting pieces of a science-based, comprehensive approach to addressing student prescription drug abuse.

Dr. James Lange, San Diego State University (SDSU), will briefly discuss national and SDSU student prescription drug abuse data and describe the effects of one policy change regarding SDSU’s health center. Further, Dr. Lange will point out other programmatic activities designed to address binge drinking that may be demonstrating some ancillary effect on student prescription drug abuse.

Christina Athas and Constance Boehm, The Ohio State University (OSU), will discuss OSU student prescription drug abuse data and current and planned prevention strategies. They will focus on the process for campuses to use local student data to guide prevention efforts.

At the conclusion of this 90-minute Webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain the national college student prescription drug abuse survey data
• Describe how two campuses are using research and theory to create prescription drug abuse prevention programs
• Implement prescription drug abuse prevention strategies on campus tailored around local campus student use data
• Access prevention resources from the Higher Education Center

Slides and Recording

• Powerpoint slides (full slides, 1 slide per page)
• Printer-friendly Powerpoint slides (handout view, 6 slides per page)
• Recording

Participant Responses

• Chat 1: What strategies has your institution used to address non medical prescription drug use?
• Chat 2: What partners within your institution, as well as external to the institution, have you partnered with regarding the non-medical use of prescription drugs?