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HEC/News e-DigestDecember 30, 2011
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities   
 
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This Week! Alcohol Consumption Greatly Increases Serious Injury Risk for Heavy and Moderate Drinkers 

A recent study closely examined alcohol-related injuries admitted to hospital, finding that alcohol greatly increases risk for serious injury. Relative to other alcohol-negative people aged 18 and older, heavy drinkers have an estimated relative risk of hospitalized injury of 1.4 when alcohol-negative and 4.3 when alcohol-positive. Others have an estimated relative risk of 1.0 when alcohol-negative and 6.8 when alcohol-positive. Thus, alcohol greatly raises injury risk. The findings appear online and will be published in the January 2012 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

 

More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.

 

Upcoming Webinar: "Marijuana Prevention on College Campuses in a Changing Environment"

Marijuana remains the most commonly used illicit drug among college students. At a time when we know very little about effective approaches to prevent marijuana use and its attendant problems, marijuana laws have been degraded in numerous states through voter-approved medical marijuana laws. Webinar participants will learn about the prevalence of marijuana use among college students and how it affects student health, safety, academic success, and retention; understand the current research on specific harms, including physical health and disease, mental health, traffic safety and injury, and addiction; discover comprehensive prevention strategies and motivational approaches; and learn how to access Higher Education Center resources and technical assistance.

 

Date: February 23, 2012

Time: 1:30-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Registration: Coming in mid-January 2012

 

Presenter: James E. Lange, Ph.D., Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Initiatives, San Diego State University

 

For more information about the Webinar, please visit the Center's Web site. 

 

Upcoming Training Institute: "Translating Research to Practice - Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Effective Alcohol Abuse Prevention"

Research demonstrates that a comprehensive, environmental approach increases success in reducing alcohol-related problems on campus and in the surrounding community. Training Institute participants will build upon existing skills to learn how to implement science-based environmental prevention approaches around driving under the influence (DUI), off-campus parties, and on-premise alcohol-selling establishments (bars and restaurants).

 

Dates: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 17-18, 2012

Location: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, Oregon. A special $113/night rate (single or double occupancy) will be available.

Registration: Coming in early 2012

 

For more information, contact Tracy Downs and visit the Center's Web site.

 
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Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention field. The information shared on this site does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education or the Higher Education Center. The U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Education Center do not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field.  

 

National Public Health Week 2012

The American Public Health Association (APHA) continues to champion the creation of the healthiest nation in one generation with an emphasis on public health's essential role in prevention. National Public Health Week 2012 will build upon the National Prevention Strategies to create a healthier nation by promoting healthy behaviors in the following areas: active living and healthy eating; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; communicable diseases; reproductive and sexual health; and mental and emotional well-being.

 

Date: April 2-8, 2012

 

Additional information can be found at APHA's Web site.

 

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If you would like weekly e-mail updates on Office of Safe and Healthy Students programs, as well as other information related to school safety, substance abuse and violence prevention in education, and the promotion of student health and well-being, you may be interested in subscribing to ED's OSHS Prevention News Digest. Subscription information is at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html.

 

The Latest Research
The latest research related to campus-based alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.     

 

Bennett, D. C., Guran, E. L., Ramos, M. C., & Gayla, M. (2011). College students' electronic victimization in friendships and dating relationships: Anticipated distress and associations with risky behaviors. Violence and Victims, 26(4), 410-429.

 

Brache, K., & Stockwell, T. (2011). Drinking patterns and risk behaviors associated with combined alcohol and energy drink consumption in college drinkers. Addictive Behaviors, 36(12), 1133-1140.

 

More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.

 

The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention as a way to disseminate news and information related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention on campus and in surrounding communities. Through its Office of Safe and Healthy Students, the Department funds the Center under contract number ED-04-CO-0069/0005. The contracting officer's representative is Phyllis Scattergood. The content of HEC/News e-Digest does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

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