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Community College Student Alcohol Abuse: An Assessment

During the past several years there has been growing societal concern regarding the abuse of alcohol and use of drugs by adults, especially among college students. There is justification for special concern regarding the abuse of alcohol and drugs by college students, as shown by Johnston, O'Malley, and Bachman (1989). They reported that college students, compared to non-college peers, have a higher prevalence of heavier and more dangerous alcohol use. Stolberg (1990) has stated, "Unfortunately, little research has focused on community college students" (p. 1). The fact that little has been written about alcohol and drug abuse on the community college campus does not mean that community college students are alcohol and drug free; nor is it an indication that community college staff are not addressing the issue, as evidenced by Stolberg (1990) and other community college presenters at the recent "Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education" (F.l.P.S.E.) Drug Prevention Grantee Meetings. This report describes a statewide assessment of 2,843 community college students from six campuses in one midwestern state. The sample represented 8.5% of the 33,398 community college students enrolled in that state in the spring of 1990. These data were generated as a result of participation in a project entitled "Let's Intervene for Education" (L.l.F.E.), funded by F.I.RS.E. This project was to initiate and coordinate a statewide consortium of all public institutions of higher education in a midwest state, to address alcohol and other drug issues on the campuses (Davis & Hunnicutt, 1989). The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of alcohol use and abuse among the community college student population, specifically to assess the onset, quantity, frequency, environment and negative consequences of alcohol use.