For Parents

As the parent of a college student, it can be difficult to transition out of a daily involvement with your son or daughter and find a way to retain influence in their decision making.   Be encouraged that opportunities still exist that can allow you to play an active role in your student's choices, particularly those pertaining to alcohol use.

College Drinking -- Changing the Culture
For parents who want to talk to their college-age sons and daughters about the consequences of college drinking, a variety of helpful resources are available from NIAAA.  A special guide for parents offers research-based information including the need to stay involved during freshman year and how to get assistance if faced with an alcohol-related crisis.

The Surgeon General Report
In its first Call to Action against underage drinking, the U.S. Surgeon General's Office appealed today to Americans to do more to stop America's 11 million current underage drinkers from using alcohol, and to keep other young people from starting.

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
Parents deserve to know what schools are doing to curb alcohol and other drug use, and college administrators must be prepared to answer tough questions about their alcohol and other drug prevention policies and programs.

Why 21
As the nation’s current debate on the 21 Minimum Drinking Age Law rages on, it’s easy to mistake opinions as facts. Here is where you can get the straight truth on why the law is important to you—regardless of your age—and how it saves lives.