A little talked about but nevertheless alarming problem on college campuses in the United States today is high-risk alcohol and other drug (AOD) use on college campuses. This dangerous behavior has been documented and reported in several sources, including: • “A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges,” a report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) • The Harvard School of Public Health’s College Alcohol Study (CAS) • The University of Michigan’s annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey • Reports by the Core Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Drinking on college campuses is extensive, reaching endemic proportions. In studies done between 1993 and 2001 it was shown that over 44 percent of college students were considered heavy drinkers. Not only are students drinking more they are also drinking more frequently. In 1993 about 25% of the students surveyed admitted to becoming drunk more than three times during the past 30 days. By the year 2001 the number rose to closer to 30%. Alcohol abuse can vary significantly from campus to campus. According to the Core Institute survey students who attend what have been historically black universities and colleges drink significantly less than their fellow students attending historically white institutions. The consequences of alcohol and drug abuse are serious, and even deadly. Almost 2,000 college students die every year from causes related to alcohol use, with about ¾ of those deaths involving drinking and driving. An additional 600,000 students suffer non-fatal injuries, and about 150,000 develop significant other health problems related to their alcohol consumption.