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Saturday, September 05, 2009
Online Learning: Course Designed to Steer CU Freshmen Away From High-Risk Alcohol Use
The University of Colorado at Boulder is continuing its efforts to connect students to their school and community early in the year, and to help them avoid the negative consequences of what's known as the "college effect." During the first six weeks of college, drinking and high-risk drinking behaviors and the negative consequences associated with them typically increase, while abstinence from drinking decreases, according to Jane Curtis, CU-Boulder's director of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Program. The "college effect" pattern of high-risk drinking at the start of the school year is something CU-Boulder is addressing by helping students to quickly get engaged in their new community.
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