The transition from home to college is a time when alcohol consumption is likely to rapidly increase (Fromme et al., 2008; Johnston et al., 2013; Mallett et al., 2013). While ∼50% of high school seniors report ever drinking, over 80% of college students consume alcohol, with 54% versus 70% of the two groups reporting having ever been drunk (Johnston et al., 2013). Consistent with prior studies (e.g., Mallett et al., 2013; Polak and Conner, 2012), a recent paper reported that during their first college year 60% of students drank enough to be physically sick, 54% reported blackouts, 37% evidenced drinking behaviors that disappointed other people, and 30% each engaged in regretted romantic behaviors or felt alcohol interfered with schoolwork (Barnett et al., 2014).
