There were almost 45,000 arrests on college campuses in 2014 for drug- and alcohol-related offenses, according to a new report. There were also more than 250,000 disciplinary actions on campuses related to drugs and alcohol, according to U.S. News & World Report.
College students who study abroad drink more alcohol while they are away, according to a new survey by a firm that provides risk management services to Americans traveling abroad.
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A new study finds 15 percent of college women report having been raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drugs during their freshman year, Newsweek reports.
A growing number of colleges are starting to allow alcohol sales at football games, The New York Times reports. West Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado, Wake Forest, Miami, Syracuse and Louisville now sell beer at games.
Doctors are less likely to warn college students about the health risks of drinking, smoking or drug use than young adults not enrolled in college, according to a new survey.
The National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse has introduced a new tool to help colleges cut down on student drinking, CNN reports. CollegeAIM includes 60 alcohol interventions, with information on their effectiveness, costs and barriers to implementation.
A study that tracks when college students first try drugs and alcohol finds June is the most popular month for initiating marijuana and alcohol use. Winter is the peak season for full-time college students to start using prescription drugs, such as stimulants and pain relievers, in non-medical ways.
Almost 6 percent of college students say they use marijuana daily or almost daily, the highest rate since 1980, a new study finds.
Colleges can reduce excessive drinking and intoxication at off-campus parties, as well as nearby bars and restaurants, with a comprehensive prevention program that includes the surrounding community, new research confirms.
Some strategies college students use to help protect them against drinking too much may backfire, a new study suggests. Some of these strategies are associated with greater alcohol use and an increased number of consequences, the researchers tell Reuters.
Giving college students personalized feedback on their drinking habits through text messages and websites can help them cut back, a growing body of research suggests.
Universities should use social media to convince students to reduce their drinking, according to a group of alcohol and public health experts. They suggest borrowing tactics from the alcohol industry to target alcohol-related messages toward specific groups.
Some colleges and universities are moving to ban alcohol at fraternities to reduce misconduct, according to USA Today.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s chief medical officer is trying to implement new drug policies that would bring increased oversight and consistency. Currently there is a wide variety of approaches among schools in how they deal with drug policy infractions.
An estimated 17 percent of college students misuse drugs designed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new analysis of previous studies.
Brief alcohol education programs are only temporarily effective in convincing college students to reduce their drinking, a new study suggests.
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A survey of college freshmen finds many fewer of them report drinking and smoking in high school, compared with first-year college students in previous years.
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Dartmouth College has announced it will ban hard liquor on campus in an effort to reduce alcohol-related incidents.
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Young adults who do not attend college are more likely than their peers who are enrolled in school to abuse prescription painkillers, according to new research.
Almost one-fifth of college students say they abuse prescription stimulants, a new survey finds. The most commonly abused stimulants are medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, such as Ritalin, Adderall and Vyvanse.
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