ArticleDrug and alcohol review2025
Harms from others' drinking among college students: Prevalence and risk factors, 2022.
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- Long-term effects of a peer-led Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) intervention to reduce alcohol consumption among Spanish university students: A 12-month randomised controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- The Combined Impact of Campus and State Alcohol Policies on College Drinking and Harms.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Developing a collegiate recovery program from the ground up: identifying priorities, promoting collaboration, assessing needs, and offering recommendations.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Alcohol's Collateral Damage: Harms From Others' Drinking Are Linked to Academic and Mental Health Challenges Among U.S. College Students.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2025Article
- Risky relationships: Secondhand harms and health indicators associated with college students' relationships with heavy drinkers.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Alcohol to-go sales policies at on-premise drinking establishments near large public US universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionAlcohol's harms to others (AHTO) refers to the negative effects experienced by individuals other than the drinker. This study investigates the prevalence and risk factors of AHTOs among US college students (sophomores/juniors), based on the first national probability-based survey conducted in 20 years.
methodsWe assessed AHTOs in the fall of 2021 from 1918 participants across 46 US schools, weighting the data to reflect the US undergraduate sophomore/junior population. We combined survey weights and prevalence estimates to approximate the number of sophomores/juniors in the US college population who experienced each AHTO. Once weighted, the sampling method was designed to be representative of sophomores/juniors. We used multivariate logistic regression with clustered standard errors to estimate the likelihood of each AHTO domain and any AHTO for demographic and behavioural risk and protective factors.
resultsHalf (53.5%) of our sample reported experiencing at least one AHTO, which corresponds to nearly 6 million US sophomores/juniors. Students who were White; attended 4-year schools; identified as cisfemale or transgender, gender nonconforming, or 2+ identities; of higher socioeconomic status (as indicated by parent's highest level of education); lived with roommates; and/or participated in Greek organisations or intercollegiate athletics had a higher likelihood of AHTOs. DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsOur findings demonstrate that AHTOs, including academic, physical and sexual harms, are prevalent on college campuses. These results suggest that colleges likely underestimate the impact of alcohol on their students. Therefore, broadening and strengthening campus and state-level policies and strategies to prevent and reduce these harms effectively are needed.
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