title: Does knowledge of college drinking policy influence student binge drinking?
abstract: The authors explored alcohol policies at 5 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to gain an understanding of how students' awareness of these policies might correlate with campus binge drinking rates. Findings indicated that male students who reported being unaware of certain alcohol policies were more likely to report binge drinking than their counterparts who reported they were aware of the policies. Gender differences in awareness of alcohol policy might be an important variable influencing binge drinking on HBCU campuses.
authors.affiliation: Drug Abuse Program, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA. WARhodes@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Warren A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Singleton
authors.forename: Tiffany B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: Carrol S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Perrino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001364:Awareness; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol