Drug Use in College Students - Literature review Example

Riley (2012)193 students from a Bay Area university binge Drinking and Drug Use Among college students: A Test of Hirschis Social Control Theory Partial support for Hirschi’s theory. Hypothesis 1C, 5C, and 8 are proved right. 1C deals with binge drinking while 5C and 8 deal with drug use.Palmer, McMahon, Moreggi, Rounsaville & Ball (2012)Survey involving 262 college students college Student Drug Use: Patterns, Concerns, Consequences, and Interest in Intervention69% reported at least one negative consequence over a lifetime, 63% in the past year.

28% reported concern about drug or medication misuse while 78% reported concern about intervention. O’Malley & Johnston (2002)5 sources of data: Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS), the Core Institute (CORE), Monitoring the Future (MTF), National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS), and National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Epidemiology of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among American College Students Approximately two of five American college students were heavy drinkers.

Alcohol use is higher among male than female students. Longitudinal data show that, while in high school, students who go on to attend college have lower rates of heavy drinking than those who will not attend college. Wechsler, Rigotti, Gledhill-Hoyt & Lee (1998)One hundred sixteen nationally representative 4-year colleges. A total of 15 103 randomly selected students in 1993 and 14 251 students in 1997.Increased Levels of Cigarette Use Among College Students: A Cause for National ConcernOver 4 years, the prevalence of current (30-day) cigarette smoking rose by 27.8%, from 22.3% to 28.5%.