Trends in college binge drinking during a period of increased prevention efforts: Findings from 4 harvard school of public health college alcohol study surveys: 1993–2001

Henry Wechsler; Jae Eun Lee; Meichun Kuo; Mark Seibring; Toben F. Nelson; Hang Lee

doi:10.1080/07448480209595713

Trends in college binge drinking during a period of increased prevention efforts: Findings from 4 harvard school of public health college alcohol study surveys: 1993–2001

Henry Wechsler
, Jae Eun Lee
, Meichun Kuo
, Mark Seibring
, Toben F. Nelson
, Hang Lee

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The 2001 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study surveyed students at 119 4-year colleges that participated in the 1993, 1997, and 1999 studies. Responses in the 4 survey years were compared to determine trends in heavy alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, and encounters with college and community prevention efforts. In 2001, approximately 2 in 5 (44.4%) college students reported binge drinking, a rate almost identical to rates in the previous 3 surveys. Very little change in overall binge drinking occurred at the individual college level. The percentages of abstainers and frequent binge drinkers increased, a polarization of drinking behavior first noted in 1997. A sharp rise in frequent binge drinking was noted among students attending all-women's colleges. Other significant changes included increases in immoderate drinking and harm among drinkers. More students lived in substance-free housing and encountered college educational efforts and sanctions resulting from their alcohol use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	203-217
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of the American College Health Association
Volume	50
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07448480209595713
State	Published - Mar 2002

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Center for Survey Research of the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Dr Anthony M. Roman for conducting the mail survey, Jeff Hansen for the preparation of the data, and Lisa Travis for technical assistance.

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Binge drinking
College students
Prevention
Secondhand effects of alcohol

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Trends in college binge drinking during a period of increased prevention efforts: Findings from 4 harvard school of public health college alcohol study surveys: 1993–2001. / Wechsler, Henry; Lee, Jae Eun; Kuo, Meichun et al.
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