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Most Harvard students (93 percent) dont let alcohol interfere with academics...
This statistic is one example of a new approach to alcohol and drug education at Harvard University that will attempt to reduce the incidents of alcohol abuse and encourage the positive, healthy behaviors that most Harvard students exhibit...
...goal, as the director of alcohol and other drug services, is to create a comprehensive and collaborative substance abuse prevention program rooted in environmental management and focused on the health and safety of Harvard students. Environmental management is a comprehensive strategy for reducing high-risk alcohol and other drug use on college campuses. This approach stretches beyond general awareness and attempts to identify and change those factors in the physical, social, legal, and economic environment that contribute to alcohol and other drug problems. Such change can be achieved through the integration of a variety of programs, policies, and educational campaigns...
...cornerstone of our efforts will be focused on student-led initiatives. Such opportunities will provide for Harvard students voices and feedback being included in the development of programs and policies. In particular, I anticipate creating a unique Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) program, with training being offered as early as spring term. Under this model, students will receive extensive training on a wide range of issues pertaining to alcohol and other drugs and will be empowered to serve as resources to their peers. DAPAs can exercise tremendous influence within their own social circles and will be provided with numerous...
...addition, the College is embarking upon an ambitious targeted social norms marketing campaign, aimed at reducing negative consequences due to excessive alcohol consumption. By promoting the protective behaviors that students use to reduce the risk of incurring such negative consequences, we can begin to engage in a campus dialogue about alcohol and challenge the various myths and misperceptions that abound related to alcohol use. Such protective factors include eating before and/or during drinking, setting a reasonable limit and sticking to it, and alternating non-alcoholic beverages with alcoholic beverages...