Vital Statistics Links

The http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study examines health risk behaviors among college students, including binge drinking, tobacco use, and illicit drug use. It includes information on the effects of binge drinking on both bingeing and nonbingeing students.

For information on alcohol use by other groups of Americans, consult the following sites:

The http://www.DrugAbuseStatistics.samhsa.gov Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) publishes the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), which includes statistics on alcohol use, heavy drinking, and binge drinking among different groups of Americans.

http://monitoringthefuture.org Monitoring the Future focuses on drug use among high school students (8th, 10th, and 12th graders).

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System looks at health risk behaviors among adults, including the use of alcohol and tobacco.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System looks at a variety of health risk behaviors among young people, including the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.