Campus Resources

This longitudinal study compared GPA change across patterns of nonmedical prescription stimulant use, finding students who used gained no detectable academic advantage over abstainers.

This survey of US caffeine consumers estimated the prevalence of DSM-proposed caffeine use disorder, finding 8% met the criteria and describing how they differed from other consumers.

This study documented what proportion of college students believe nonmedical prescription stimulant use improves academic performance, a belief the evidence does not support.

This review describes how gender gaps in US alcohol use and related harms have narrowed, with drinking and alcohol-related deaths rising among women, who also face distinct health risks.

This study estimated the prevalence of alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol use disorder diagnosis among US college students across 78 campuses, finding two-thirds drank recently while diagnosis remained rare.

This scoping review of 74 studies summarizes the prevalence, patterns, psychosocial correlates, and consequences of simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among young adults, finding it most common among heavier, more frequent users.

This review describes the epidemiology of binge drinking among college-age adults in the United States, covering the developmental and social risk factors, protective factors, and consequences of drinking at binge levels.

This state report profiles Maryland’s underage drinking laws, enforcement activity, and prevention programs, and reports state data on youth alcohol use and alcohol-attributable deaths, as required by the federal STOP Act.

This fact sheet defines binge drinking and high-intensity drinking, describes trends across age groups, and summarizes the acute and long-term health consequences of drinking above the binge threshold.

This fact card summarizes cannabis use prevalence among college students, its mental and physical consequences, its federal legal status, and steps campuses can take to prevent marijuana use.