@article{ref1,
title="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",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2002",
author="Wechsler, Henry and Lee, Jae Eun and Kuo, Meichun and Seibring, Mark and Nelson, Toben F. and Lee, Hang",
volume="50",
number="5",
pages="203-217",
abstract="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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448480209595713",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448480209595713"
}