Get Lit: Predictors and Consequences of College Student Consumption

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This thematic panel examines various aspects of college student drug and alcohol misuse and abuse. The panelists will explore social aspects of consumption such as religiosity, legality, mental health, parental support, high school behaviors, and peer relationships. Patterns and predictors of consumption and the unintended consequences of D&A misuse are highlighted. Program and policy implications will be discussed.

Sub Unit

• Area IV. Correlates of Crime / 23. Substance Use and Abuse

Individual Presentations

• Baked and Bombed: An Assessment of College Student Drug and Alcohol Misuse - Shavonne Arthurs, Seton Hill University

• Examining Religiosity as a Protective Factor in Alcohol & Substance Use Among College Students - Renee Lamphere, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Timothy Holler, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

• Smoking the Reefer: An Examination of Pre- and Post-Legalization Usage and Usage Rates Between States - Samantha M. Gavin, St. Bonaventure University

Chair

• Shavonne Arthurs, Seton Hill University