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Chief Student Affairs Officers' Interpretation And Implementation Of The Minimum Legal Drinking Age And The Amethyst Initiative: A Discursive Policy Analysis, Rebecca Caldwell
Chief Student Affairs Officers' Interpretation And Implementation Of The Minimum Legal Drinking Age And The Amethyst Initiative: A Discursive Policy Analysis, Rebecca Caldwell
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High-risk drinking is an endemic health and safety issue for college campuses in the United States (U.S.). While public health officials have recommended various models for campus alcohol prevention efforts, in 2008 a group of college presidents recommended a controversial strategy: reconsidering the U.S. minimum legal drinking age (MLDA). The primary purpose of this study was to explore how Chief Student Affairs Officers (CSAOs) describe the impact of the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) on high-risk drinking and alcohol-related issues on college and university campuses. The secondary purpose was to describe the impact of the Amethyst Initiative (AI), the aforementioned …