Preventative Intervention for Alcohol Abuse among College Students
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Running head: PREVENTATIVE INTERVENTION Preventative Intervention for Alcohol Abuse Among College Students Lee Ranalli Arizona State University Prevention Intervention for Alcohol Abuse Among College Students Introduction The two articles reviewed both focused on preventative programs for alcohol abuse aimed at college students. The first article (Study A), is titled Prevention of Heavy Drinking and Associated Negative Consequences Among Mandated and Voluntary College Students and was written by Kim Fromme and William Corbin (2004) from the University of Texas. The intervention that was evaluated in this study was a Lifestyle Management Class which was run by either peers or professionals. Both the peers and the professionals all had to go through a minimum of 16 hours of training targeting "group process skills, counseling techniques, lifestyle and stress management skills, information about college drinking and drug use, and the philosophy of balance and moderation" (Fromme & Corbin, 2004). Other essential elements of the Lifestyle Management Class...

