A study released Tuesday by the Harvard School of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that alcohol consumption among college students is lower in states with stricter alcohol laws.
States with four or more laws inhibiting the sale of alcohol in large quantities had a 31 percent lower rate of high-risk drinking. The results of the study also highlighted the importance of other factors such as community involvement in lowering reckless student drinking.
Two and a half years ago, University students and Charlottesville community members formed a coalition to address the problem of reckless drinking among students. The U.Va.-Charlottesville Community Coalition, which is funded by a grant from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, meets once a month to address community concerns and improve relationships between the University and the City.
According to Susan Bruce, director of the University's Center for Alcohol and Substance Education, Charlottesville community members are concerned about the effects of drinking -- mainly trash and noise.
Social Norms Marketing Director Jennifer Bauerle said the goal of the Coalition is to embrace the good things University students already are doing in terms of regulating their alcohol consumption.
"Positive behaviors that students are doing need to be highlighted," Bauerle said. "The more we highlight, the more it feeds into itself."
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