Many college students who drink have experienced blackouts, which are defined as fragmented or complete memory loss for a period of time while drinking. A study surveyed 50 college students …
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Binge drinking is prevalent in the U.S. college student population, and can lead to social and physical dangers as well as decline in academic performance. College students often overestimate drinking …
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Given the increasing legalization of marijuana use around the country, we can anticipate an increase in marijuana use among college students. Even in states where legalization has not occurred, it …
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Among the known risks for heavy drinking among college students are positive alcohol-related attitudes and drinking norms, as well as online alcohol marketing. Increasingly students engage both through social media. …
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Mass media campaigns have the ability to reach many students at risk for binge drinking and change the misperception that binge drinking is a “normal” college student activity. These campaigns …
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UReport Research: Medical marijuana laws and perceived risk, acceptability of marijuana use among young adults
UReport Research: College students’ likelihood to intervene in peer’s nonmedical use of prescription stimulants
Previous studies have documented that about one-third of U.S. college student report experiencing anxiety or depression. A new study investigated cross-sectional relationships among symptoms of anxiety and depression, perceived norms …
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Emerging adulthood, which is a time of identity development, is also a common time for cannabis use. An emerging adult’s identification with cannabis as part of their personality or identity …
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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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