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Engaging Academic Assistance
Research shows that excessive drinking and substance use during colleges can increase risk for academic performance problems, including lower grades, lower academic engagement and delayed graduation.
Providing Alcohol to Youth: What Messages Should We Be Sending Parents?
Parental allowance/supervision, while drinking and parental supply is generally associated with increased adolescent alcohol use,
Join Us in Celebrating a Legislative Victory
We joined our forces and our voices to ask the Maryland General Assembly to ban the sale of grain alcohol in Maryland, and they listened. Now it’s time to celebrate.
Dartmouth College President: School’s ‘Promise is Being Hijacked by Extreme Behavior’
Ivy League school’s promise “is being hijacked by extreme behavior, masked by its perpetrators as acceptable fun.”
Maryland General Assembly Passes Ban on Retail Sale of Extreme-Strength Alcohol
During the 2015 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a ban on the retail sale of extreme-strength (190 proof and above) alcohol.
Social Host Policies
Since 2015, five local jurisdictions in Maryland – Baltimore City, College Park, Baltimore County, the City of Frostburg, and the town of Princess Anne –have adopted civil social host ordinances.
MD Senate Passes Ban of 190-Proof Alcohol in Effort to Curb Student Drinking
Grain Alcohol Ban in Maryland.
The Maryland Collaborative Measurement System Underway
We would like to give a big shout out to all the college representatives who are working with our staff on rolling out the Maryland College Alcohol Survey.
Building Capacity to Advance Environmental Strategies
Empowering the people working at your campus to help implement your environmental strategies.
Nearly 1 in 5 Underage Maryland College Students Have Alcohol Problems
Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems study shows alcohol abuse, dependence affects 19 percent of state’s underage college students.
Keeping College Drinking from Becoming Abusive
College is a time of firsts—often, it’s the first time teenagers are living away from home, with freedom to set their own schedules. And for some students, those new experiences include the first time drinking alcohol.
What’s Happening with Maryland Colleges this Year?
This fall has been a busy and exciting time for The Maryland Collaborative as we begin working with participating colleges and their community partners to address college drinking statewide.
College Drinking: Environmental Strategies and What Works
Michael Sparks, an Alcohol Policy Specialist presented on the college drinking problem and how environmental strategies can be used to address high-risk environments in college communities.
Brief Report: Tailgating as A Unique Context For Parental Modeling On College Student Alcohol Use
Little attention has been directed toward potential differential effects of the various contexts in which parents model alcohol use. The present study examined college football tailgating as a potential context in which parental modeling may be more or less risky.
Eight Points For Parents Speaking With Students About Alcohol
Any parent who reads the newspaper or watches news on television has seen and heard tragic stories about the outcome of excessive drinking on campus. Parents are frightened by these stories and have every right to be.
All Articles
Engaging Academic Assistance
Research shows that excessive drinking and substance use during colleges can increase risk for academic performance problems, including lower grades, lower academic engagement and delayed graduation.
Providing Alcohol to Youth: What Messages Should We Be Sending Parents?
Parental allowance/supervision, while drinking and parental supply is generally associated with increased adolescent alcohol use,
Join Us in Celebrating a Legislative Victory
We joined our forces and our voices to ask the Maryland General Assembly to ban the sale of grain alcohol in Maryland, and they listened. Now it’s time to celebrate.
Dartmouth College President: School’s ‘Promise is Being Hijacked by Extreme Behavior’
Ivy League school’s promise “is being hijacked by extreme behavior, masked by its perpetrators as acceptable fun.”
Maryland General Assembly Passes Ban on Retail Sale of Extreme-Strength Alcohol
During the 2015 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a ban on the retail sale of extreme-strength (190 proof and above) alcohol.
Social Host Policies
Since 2015, five local jurisdictions in Maryland – Baltimore City, College Park, Baltimore County, the City of Frostburg, and the town of Princess Anne –have adopted civil social host ordinances.
MD Senate Passes Ban of 190-Proof Alcohol in Effort to Curb Student Drinking
Grain Alcohol Ban in Maryland.
The Maryland Collaborative Measurement System Underway
We would like to give a big shout out to all the college representatives who are working with our staff on rolling out the Maryland College Alcohol Survey.
Building Capacity to Advance Environmental Strategies
Empowering the people working at your campus to help implement your environmental strategies.
Nearly 1 in 5 Underage Maryland College Students Have Alcohol Problems
Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems study shows alcohol abuse, dependence affects 19 percent of state’s underage college students.
Keeping College Drinking from Becoming Abusive
College is a time of firsts—often, it’s the first time teenagers are living away from home, with freedom to set their own schedules. And for some students, those new experiences include the first time drinking alcohol.
What’s Happening with Maryland Colleges this Year?
This fall has been a busy and exciting time for The Maryland Collaborative as we begin working with participating colleges and their community partners to address college drinking statewide.
College Drinking: Environmental Strategies and What Works
Michael Sparks, an Alcohol Policy Specialist presented on the college drinking problem and how environmental strategies can be used to address high-risk environments in college communities.
Brief Report: Tailgating as A Unique Context For Parental Modeling On College Student Alcohol Use
Little attention has been directed toward potential differential effects of the various contexts in which parents model alcohol use. The present study examined college football tailgating as a potential context in which parental modeling may be more or less risky.
Eight Points For Parents Speaking With Students About Alcohol
Any parent who reads the newspaper or watches news on television has seen and heard tragic stories about the outcome of excessive drinking on campus. Parents are frightened by these stories and have every right to be.
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RECENT POSTS
- Highlights: Progress Toward Implementing Alcohol and Cannabis Strategies
- Highlights: Odor Policies and Cannabis Enforcement Strategies
- Highlights: Cannabis and Alcohol Policy Updates
- Highlights: Parents and Families as Partners in Reducing Substance Use
- Highlights: Lessons Learned for Cannabis from Alcohol and Tobacco