Web site provides facts and information about alcohol and its effects. Users can request B.R.A.D. to send a “21st Birthday Card” promoting safe celebration to an individual turning 21.
College Alcohol Study
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/
This Web site provides findings from Harvard School of Public Health’s College Alcohol Study. This national study of over 14,000 college students gauges the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol-related problems. The Web site provides full access to the 1998 and 1995 reports, and lists other published findings from the survey, including the prevalence of gun possession among college-age drinkers.
Core Institute
http://www.siu.edu/~coreinst/
The Core Institute assists colleges and universities in implementing drug and alcohol surveys. Sample copies and descriptions of the student survey, survey of norms, and faculty and staff environment survey are available on the Web site. Core Survey reports and press releases are also available.
Facts on Tap
http://www.factsontap.org/
Facts on Tap is a joint effort of the Children of Alcoholics Foundation and the American Council on Drug Education to provide educational resources on alcohol for college students. Information is included on the effects of alcohol, including the relationship between sex and alcohol, and second-hand effects of alcohol.
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
http://www.edc.org/hec/
This comprehensive Web site funded by the U.S. Department of Education includes documents, resources, and links on preventing alcohol and drug abuse on college campuses. Programmatic information such as setting policies, assessing the campus environment and extent of the problem, and program evaluation are included. In addition, information is provided on specific prevention strategies, such as social marketing, normative education, and environmental strategies.
The Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues
http://iatf.org/
The Inter-Association Task Force (IATF) is an offshoot of Bacchus dedicated to eliminating alcohol and other drug abuse among college students. The organization is perhaps best known as the driving force behind National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. IATF sponsors other events as well, including a National Symposium on College Alcohol Practices in 1998. This Web page presents the report from that conference. The Web site includes a “model alcohol policy” for campuses and guidelines for beverage alcohol marketing on campuses.
A Matter of Degree: The National Effort to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/aos/alcohol1/about/colstuds.htm
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has funded 10 university-community coalitions to create long-lasting changes in the environment that support healthy lifestyle choices and discourage excessive alcohol consumption. One such program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Alcohol on Campus: A Matter of Degree (link to: http://www.colorado.edu/alcohol/index.html), is working with the community to change policies on campus and in the community.
National Group Rides and Designated Drivers (National GRADD)
http://www.ntlgradd.w1.com/
National GRADD is a national network and resource center for collegiate safe ride programs. Participating members include colleges and universities that operate safe ride programs for students. The network shares information about the programs to help other schools plan programs. The Web site provides information about the program and a set of related links.
Preventing Substance Abuse on College Campuses (at PREVline)
http://www.college.health.org/cddesc.htm
This area of National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information’s PREVline Web site contains online documents and resources on alcohol and drug prevention at the college level. The site also includes links to college alcohol and drug programs, and information resources on planning for a safe and healthy spring break. The site provides full-text access to the community action guide, Last Call for High-Risk Promotions that Target College Students.
Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies
http://www.promprac.gmu.edu
This Web site contains information developed by George Mason’s Promising Practices program. The site houses the online version of the Promising Practices program binder, which includes descriptions of hundreds of alcohol misuse prevention programs at work in colleges nationwide. All descriptions include contact information, the program’s objectives, and a descriptive narrative that may include examples of the program’s effectiveness. In addition, the Campus Task Force Planner is available. It lists prevention strategies by type of group (faculty, student government, etc.), and provids case examples for each.
Safety on Campus: Binge Drinking Prevention Resources
http://campussafety.org/BINGE/
This Web site provides resources on college programs, research, and resources on binge drinking.
Web resources compiled 9/15/99.