General resources:

https://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/SpecialFeatures/alcoholpolicies.aspx

An interactive map of the alcohol policies from all over the country

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/beer-pong-body-shots-keg-stands-alcohol-central-to-college-and-assault/2015/06/14/7430e13c-04bb-11e5-a428-c984eb077d4e_story.html?utm_term=.fac33aa9ad7c

Looking at the connection between alcohol and sexual assualt on college campuses. Specifically how it can be used as a date rape drug. This is not directly connected to our topic but does relate in terms of college and alcohol use impacts.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2016-11-09/college-students-and-binge-drinking-when-a-rite-of-passage-becomes-a-path-to-destruction

It looks at how students need alcohol to open them up and become more social with others. Also a big part of drinking is, so that individuals fit in.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/us/why-colleges-havent-stopped-binge-drinking.html

Looks at how alcohol abuse among college students has become a problem and raises the question why colleges and universities haven’t stepped in to help solve it. Gives research that shows how problematic alcohol is on college campuses.

 

Resources on education and intervention:

https://ezproxy.elon.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c8h&AN=107009055&site=ehost-live

A study that looks into a potential solution being intervention based on social norms. This means using subliminal messages to demonstrate that drinking is not necessary all the time and that not all students are drinking.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/04/390725494/benefits-of-efforts-to-reduce-student-drinking-wear-off-fast

Looks at the long term benefits of online alcohol education programs as compared to the short term impacts.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/09/16/347475250/colleges-brainstorm-ways-to-cut-back-on-binge-drinking

They talk about ways to educate kids and how to cut back on binge drinking. Many people are naive to about binge drinking and do not know how severe it actually is.

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov

Is a resource page that provides information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.

Resources on Health Impacts

https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa68/aa68.htm

The implications of young adult drinking. The effects it causes among people who engage in drinking at a young age.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791317/

A study looking into the compulsive use of alcohol among college students. How this use effects students, and why it continues to occur on many college campuses.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/binge-drinking-in-college-may-lead-to-heart-problems-later-in-life/

Talks about how binge drinking in college can lead to heart problems when you are older. You may think you are fine when you are younger but it comes back to bit you later in life.