Binge Drinking Intervention in College Campuses

Binge Drinking Intervention in College Campuses

The term “binge drinking” has come to refer to a pattern of heavy episodic drinking common among college students. Although this standard may have limited clinical utility in terms of identifying individuals with alcohol use disorders, it has considerable relevance from a public health perspective. Individual students who meet or exceed this level of consumption are at increased risk for a variety of negative consequences, with frequent binge drinkers at particularly high risk.

Screening Techniques

As with other at-risk populations, an initial step is to identify those requiring professional assistance, and screening techniques ...