College Drinking and Drug Use

Helene Raskin White, David L. Rabiner

Guilford Press, Dec 7, 2011 - Psychology - 306 pages

Substance use among college students can result in serious academic and safety problems and have long-term negative repercussions. This state-of-the-art volume draws on the latest research on students’ alcohol and drug use to provide useful suggestions for how to address this critical issue on college campuses. Leading researchers from multiple disciplines examine the prevalence and nature of substance use by students; biological and neuropsychological considerations; psychological and social aspects; prevention; and policy. Exemplary programs are presented—including brief interventions, comprehensive prevention programs, and recovery support programs—enhancing the utility of the book for campus-based clinicians and administrators.

Contents

• Introductory Comments: 1
• PART IThe Scope of the Problem: 11
• Framing the Problem: 13
• Chapter 2Use Misuse and Diversion of Scheduled Prescription Medications by College Students: 36
• PART IIBiological and Neuropsychological Aspects of Substance Use: 61
• Chapter 3Chronic Effects of Heavy Alcohol and Marijuana Use on the Brain and Cognition in Adolescents and Young Adults: 63
• Why Some College Students May Not Mature Out of Hazardous Alcohol and Drug Use: 83
• PART IIIPsychological and Social Aspects of Substance Use: 103
• The Role of Anticipatory Processes: 105
• Chapter 6The Effects of Alcohol on Other Behavioral Risks: 121
• Chapter 7Personality and Contextual Factors in College Students Drinking: 140
• PART IVPrevention and Intervention Strategies: 159
• Chapter 8Brief IndividualFocused Alcohol Interventions for College Students: 161
• Chapter 9Brief Interventions for Marijuana Use: 184
• Chapter 10Alcohol Interventions for College StudentAthletes: 203
• Chapter 11Community and Environmental Prevention Interventions: 221
• Working with Students on Campus: 235
• Chapter 13Campus Recovery Programs: 253
• PART VPolicy Issues: 273
• 21 as an Artifact: 275
• A Response to Cook and Gearing: 294
• Index: 301

About the author

Helene Raskin White, PhD, is Professor II of Sociology, with joint appointments in the Center of Alcohol Studies and the Department of Sociology, and Deputy Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on the etiology, development, consequences, and comorbidity of substance use and other problem behaviors (e.g., violence, crime, and mental health problems) over the life course. She also develops, implements, and evaluates brief substance use interventions for college students. David L. Rabiner, PhD, is Associate Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. His recent work focuses on interventions to improve academic performance in children with attention difficulties and a variety of other issues related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including the nonmedical use of ADHD medications by college students.

Bibliographic information

• Title: College Drinking and Drug Use; The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy
• Editors: Helene Raskin White, David L. Rabiner
• Publisher: Guilford Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1609189604, 9781609189600
• Length: 306 pages
• Subjects: Education / Student Life & Student Affairs; Medical / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent; Psychology / Developmental / Adolescent; Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction