Colleges told to take a stronger stand against drinking and drugs
Mar. 15, 2007
By Mara Rose Williams
McClatchy Newspapers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A report on college student alcohol and drug abuse released Thursday calls on administrators to take a stronger stance against drinking and drug use on campuses.
The report, "Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges," lays out a 10-point plan of action administrators can follow to prevent and reduce student substance abuse.

The report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, at Columbia University, says excessive drinking in college is not a rite of passage but rather a culture that has been allowed on many campuses.

It suggests that alcohol-free and drug-free campuses should be the rule, not the exception, and that universities do such things as set substance abuse policies with real consequences for violators and ban smoking and drinking. the rest