What kinds of programs at colleges have been effective in reducing binge drinking on campus?
Studies indicate that little has been effective but there are some interesting trends such as overturning Buckley law (which requires colleges not to release any information on students over 18 to their parents) and informing parents of college students involvement with alcohol. Also, some college presidents have argued that if you tighten restrictions on campus the drinking will occur off campus with other assorted problems. CASA’s own College Commission report issued in 1994 made a number of recommendations to change the drinking culture on America’s campuses, such as offering prevention and treatment programs; banning all alcohol advertising and promotion on campus; sponsoring alcohol-free events and serving nonalcoholic beverages at all campus events; engaging students in activities that foster self-esteem such as community service and developing a national “Alcohol Awareness Index” by which prospective students and their parents can measure the degree to which each college and uni
