Successes in reducing risky alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm mmong college students

In its landmark report in 2002, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) was able to identify several alcohol problem prevention strategies that were supported by empirical evidence their efficacy. The Task Force also drew attention to the fact that several other strategies known to be successful for general populations had not been rigorously evaluated with college campuses, leaving open the question of whether college student drinking was resistant to those other approaches. Since the report and subsequent funding of new research, we now have new findings that argue on behalf of an expanded menu of effective strategies for concerned college administrators to adopt. This presentation will briefly summarize the research available to the original report, and then report on several recent key studies that are just now able to show results. Finally, we will identify some important questions that remain on the table for future research.