Ohio State ‘Ribbon-Joining’ ceremony to open National Collegiate Substance Misuse Prevention, Recovery Center
Ohio State ‘Ribbon-Joining’ ceremony to open National Collegiate Substance Misuse Prevention, Recovery Center
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Working memory moderates the link between perceived peer drinking norms and alcohol use among college students
A new study examined whether working memory, as measured by memory span tasks, moderates the relationship between perceived drinking norms and alcohol use. Participants (N = 97) were undergraduate college …
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Study provides support for campus-led alcohol-free programming as potential to reduce alcohol consumption among college students
Campus-led alcohol-free programming, which provides students with attractive leisure alternatives to drinking on weekend nights is a strategy used by many colleges. A new study aimed at extending a previous …
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Study identifies three profiles of alcohol use and symptoms of common mental health disorders among college students
A new study examined how profiles of alcohol use and symptoms of common mental health disorders (i.e., depression and PTSD) influenced the perceived need for and actual seeking of different …
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Increased alcohol consumption linked with greater use of sexual assault protective behavioral strategies
A new study sought to extend previous research related to protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and drinking by examining daily associations between alcohol consumption and sexual assault PBS (e.g., letting others …
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Study identifies five themes providing insight into college students’ perceptions of links between substance use and mental health
While it has been agreed upon among researchers that mental health concerns and substance use are often interrelated, it is unclear whether university students understand this connection. A new study …
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Facets of mindfulness significantly predict recent alcohol-related problems among college students
A new study explored the underlying connections between trait (dispositional) mindfulness, alcohol use, negative emotion (anxiety, depression), and positive emotion (subjective happiness). Participants (N = 203) were college students attending …
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NPR highlights Collegiate Recovery Programs
Read NPR’s latest feature on collegiate recovery programs across the country.
Content and genre of TV exposure significantly linked with risky sexual and alcohol experiences among emerging adults
A new study examined whether heavy exposure to sexual and alcohol content on fictional and reality TV programs would be associated with emerging adults’ risky sexual and alcohol experiences. Participants …
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Study finds college student polytobacco users as likely as cigarette-only users to intend to quit smoking
A new study examined the association of intention to quit smoking cigarettes (ITQS) with polytobacco use status, controlling for tobacco product use frequency and cigarettes per day (CPD). Data was …
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