title: Attendance at alcohol-free and alcohol-service parties and alcohol consumption among college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine attendance at alcohol-service and alcohol-free parties among college students, and to compare alcohol consumption on nights of these parties.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random sample of 556 students (38.6% male) completed a web survey that measured past-semester alcohol use, alcohol-service party attendance, alcohol-free party attendance, and alcohol consumed on the nights of recent parties.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants were twice as likely to attend alcohol-service parties as they were to attend alcohol-free parties (90% vs. 44%). First-year students and Black students were more likely than other students to attend alcohol-free parties. Alcohol use was higher in students who attended alcohol-service parties but there were no differences in levels of alcohol use between students who attended alcohol-free parties and those who did not. Pre-gaming was more prevalent, but the number of drinks and intoxication were lower on nights of alcohol-free parties than on nights of alcohol-service parties.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lack of association between attendance at alcohol-free parties and alcohol use indicates both heavy and light drinkers attend these parties. The lower drinking and intoxication on alcohol-free party nights suggests alcohol-free programming should be investigated to determine if it may reduce alcohol use on college campuses.
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Nancy P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult