The Silver Gate Group's Prevention File Spring 2008 Special Edition: Prevention in Higher Education
Each week, the Higher Education Center showcases recent developments in the field of AOD abuse and violence prevention in higher education that may include new data and resources, upcoming events and programs, funding opportunities, and learning opportunities. To see a listing of previous This Week! features, visit the This Week! archive.
April 18, 2008
The Higher Education Center proudly features Prevention File: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Spring 2008 (.pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat), The Silver Gate Group's annual special issue on alcohol, other drug, and violence prevention in higher education.
Prevention File Spring 2008 contains the following articles:
- “Game Day: An Excuse to Drink,” with sidebar “Football + Alcohol = Hooliganism”
- “Special Occasions . . . for Prevention,” with sidebar “Alcoholidays”
- “Book Review—Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control,” with sidebar “British Medical Association Calls for Alcohol Tax Increase”
- “The Age 21 Debate: Battling over the Word ‘Adult,’ ” by William DeJong
- “Take Back the Day: A Call to Minor Action,” by Mark Wood, with sidebar “Friday Classes—Oh My!”
- “Salvia Divinorum: Rising Popularity among College Students”
- “Prevention Briefs” (inside front and back covers)
To view online or download Prevention File Spring 2008, please visit the Publications page of the Center's Web site; you may order a print or CD version online or by calling 1-800-676-1730; TDD Relay-Friendly, Dial 711.
Organizers of training events, regional or statewide meetings, or conferences may request multiple copies. Please contact the Higher Education Center at HigherEdCtr@edc.org or 1-800-676-1730.