TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol use in students seeking primary care treatment at university health services
AU - Zakletskaia, Larissa
AU - Wilson, Ellen
AU - Fleming, Michael Francis
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant no. 1R01 AA014685–01.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Objective: Given the high rate of at-risk drinking in college students, the authors examined drinking behaviors and associated factors in students being seen in student health services for primary care visits from October 30, 2004, to February 15, 2007. Methods: Analyses were based on a Health Screening Survey completed by 10,234 college students seeking general medical treatment. Results: Alcohol use was similar to other studies with 57% (n = 5,840) meeting the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism criteria for at-risk drinking. Twenty-six percent of the students reported smoking at least once in the last 3 months. Risk factors for at-risk drinking included young age, white males, drinking at a fraternity/sorority house, and use of tobacco. Conclusions: These findings support the widespread implementation of alcohol screening and intervention in university health services.
AB - Objective: Given the high rate of at-risk drinking in college students, the authors examined drinking behaviors and associated factors in students being seen in student health services for primary care visits from October 30, 2004, to February 15, 2007. Methods: Analyses were based on a Health Screening Survey completed by 10,234 college students seeking general medical treatment. Results: Alcohol use was similar to other studies with 57% (n = 5,840) meeting the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism criteria for at-risk drinking. Twenty-six percent of the students reported smoking at least once in the last 3 months. Risk factors for at-risk drinking included young age, white males, drinking at a fraternity/sorority house, and use of tobacco. Conclusions: These findings support the widespread implementation of alcohol screening and intervention in university health services.
KW - alcohol
KW - alcohol intervention
KW - college drinking
KW - student health services
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2010.502413
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2010.502413
M3 - Article
C2 - 21186453
AN - SCOPUS:78649897322
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 59
SP - 217
EP - 223
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 3
ER -