Counseling Curbs Heavy College Drinking, Researchers Say
Studies by Brown University researchers conclude that motivational
intervention combined with alcohol education is effective in reducing
heavy drinking among college students disciplined for alcohol use,
Medical News Today reported June 15.
The researchers compared the disciplinary approaches used with
college students who drank an average of seven drinks in one session.
The research found that college students disciplined for alcohol
use are heavier drinkers than their peers, but counseling curbed
their drinking and other alcohol-related problems, such as vandalism
and fighting.
Both alcohol education and brief motivational interventions were
found to help students.
The studies are published in the June 2004 issue of the journal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
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