Including Hazing Prevention in Substance Misuse Prevention Efforts
 April is Alcohol Awareness Month.
Drinking dangerous amounts of alcohol is a common feature in fraternity hazing.?In this month's View from the Field, learn hazing statistics, understand misconceptions, and develop a roadmap for incorporating awareness of the practice and responses to it into your prevention programs.
Susie Bruce, M.Ed., is Director of the University of Virginia?s Gordie Center, which works to?end hazing and substance misuse among college and high school students nationwide?through evidence-informed, student-tested resources. She has 30 years? experience in collegiate health promotion, with expertise in the social norms approach, peer education, and curriculum infusion. She directs the APPLE Training Institutes: the leading national strategic training program for substance misuse prevention and health promotion for student-athletes and athletics departments, is a Faculty Affiliate of Youth-Nex, the Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, and serves on the Executive Board of the Step UP! Bystander Intervention Program. Visit the Campus Drug Prevention website to read Susie's article, or browse others like it.?
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