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Success Story: Social Host Ordinance in Baltimore County
In Towson, Maryland, community volunteers worked with one of the largest universities in the state to reduce excessive drinking among college students.
College Drinking: Prevention Perspectives – “Lessons Learned at Frostburg State University”
This video shows the actions taken by Frostburg State University to reduce campus underage and harmful drinking.
Back to School Updates and Resources
The new school year is upon us, and amidst all the excitement, the risks of excessive drinking are very real and serious. Alcohol and sexual assault are connected in complex ways, and it’s important for parents and guardians to know how to discuss these topics.
Realtors Endorse Social Host Law, New Brain & Adolescent Research
Baltimore County Council bill number 2-17, which would expand the existing social host ordinance into several additional Towson neighborhoods following the initial success of the law that aimed to address loud and unruly parties.
Key Findings from The Maryland Collaborative
This evidence review describes the findings of the multilevel, multicomponent statewide initiative.
Alcohol and the College Student Brain
Learn more about how alcohol harms brain structures that carry out learning, memory, and information processing tasks and can impede their progress toward reaching their goals.
Collegiate Recovery Programs: A Win-Win Proposition for Students and Colleges
This fact sheet will explain what Collegiate Recovery Programs are, their benefits and how they are used to support students who are in recovery from substance use disorders.
Parental Notification: Considerations for College Administrators
This fact sheet helps college administrators understand when and how to notify a parent whose college-aged child has been involved in an alcohol-related incident.
Sexual Assault and Alcohol: What the Research Evidence Tells Us
This resource highlights the importance of reducing alcohol use among college students as one component of a multi-faceted approach to preventing sexual assault on college campuses.
Sexual Assault and Alcohol: An Evidence Brief
Research studies have found that about half of sexual assaults on college campuses involve a situation in which the perpetrator, the survivor or both were consuming alcohol prior to the assault.
Promising Social Host Law
On Oct. 16th, the Baltimore County social host ordinance was featured on the front page of the Baltimore Sun, “Law lessens unruly parties”.
What Parents Need to Know About College Drinking
The purpose of this brochure is to highlight practical information from A Call to Action that parents can use in choosing a college for their son or daughter, and to help parents better understand campus culture.
Safety Tips for Parents
Spring Break is just around the corner and is a time when college students may be at particularly high risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems.
Powdered Alcohol Ban
During the 2016 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a two-year moratorium on the sale of powdered alcohol. That ban was made permanent in 2018.
Study: Combatting College Drinking – Involve Community
The Safer California University Program, a multi-campus alcohol prevention study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
USA Today – Frostburg State University Model Among Universities
USA Today features Frostburg State University as a model among institutes of higher education for its efforts to curb college drinking in its story “Campus drinking: How a party school sobered up.”
All Articles
Success Story: Social Host Ordinance in Baltimore County
In Towson, Maryland, community volunteers worked with one of the largest universities in the state to reduce excessive drinking among college students.
College Drinking: Prevention Perspectives – “Lessons Learned at Frostburg State University”
This video shows the actions taken by Frostburg State University to reduce campus underage and harmful drinking.
Back to School Updates and Resources
The new school year is upon us, and amidst all the excitement, the risks of excessive drinking are very real and serious. Alcohol and sexual assault are connected in complex ways, and it’s important for parents and guardians to know how to discuss these topics.
Realtors Endorse Social Host Law, New Brain & Adolescent Research
Baltimore County Council bill number 2-17, which would expand the existing social host ordinance into several additional Towson neighborhoods following the initial success of the law that aimed to address loud and unruly parties.
Key Findings from The Maryland Collaborative
This evidence review describes the findings of the multilevel, multicomponent statewide initiative.
Alcohol and the College Student Brain
Learn more about how alcohol harms brain structures that carry out learning, memory, and information processing tasks and can impede their progress toward reaching their goals.
Collegiate Recovery Programs: A Win-Win Proposition for Students and Colleges
This fact sheet will explain what Collegiate Recovery Programs are, their benefits and how they are used to support students who are in recovery from substance use disorders.
Parental Notification: Considerations for College Administrators
This fact sheet helps college administrators understand when and how to notify a parent whose college-aged child has been involved in an alcohol-related incident.
Sexual Assault and Alcohol: What the Research Evidence Tells Us
This resource highlights the importance of reducing alcohol use among college students as one component of a multi-faceted approach to preventing sexual assault on college campuses.
Sexual Assault and Alcohol: An Evidence Brief
Research studies have found that about half of sexual assaults on college campuses involve a situation in which the perpetrator, the survivor or both were consuming alcohol prior to the assault.
Promising Social Host Law
On Oct. 16th, the Baltimore County social host ordinance was featured on the front page of the Baltimore Sun, “Law lessens unruly parties”.
What Parents Need to Know About College Drinking
The purpose of this brochure is to highlight practical information from A Call to Action that parents can use in choosing a college for their son or daughter, and to help parents better understand campus culture.
Safety Tips for Parents
Spring Break is just around the corner and is a time when college students may be at particularly high risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems.
Powdered Alcohol Ban
During the 2016 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a two-year moratorium on the sale of powdered alcohol. That ban was made permanent in 2018.
Study: Combatting College Drinking – Involve Community
The Safer California University Program, a multi-campus alcohol prevention study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
USA Today – Frostburg State University Model Among Universities
USA Today features Frostburg State University as a model among institutes of higher education for its efforts to curb college drinking in its story “Campus drinking: How a party school sobered up.”