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Manoa Alcohol Project Progress
The Manoa Alcohol Project prevention efforts at Manoa may be beginning to produce positive changes in students’ drinking behaviors. A series of surveys conducted over the past three years show that Manoa students tend to drink alcohol less than their peers at other universities, and also show some decline in numbers of Manoa students who drink and who “binge drink.” However, prevention efforts will need to continue over the long term to create meaningful change among the minority of students who practice high risk drinking, and to alert students to the danger of driving after drinking.
The Manoa data is based on 479 respondents from a random sample of 3,400 undergraduates. A comparison between Manoa and the national reference group indicates that alcohol consumption is lower at Manoa than for institutions of higher education on average.
The overall goal of the Manoa Alcohol Project was to reduce alcohol consumption among freshman residents. The project aimed to correct student misperceptions of drinking norms through posters, games, and small group education. The project also sought to increase harm reduction practices among those who chose to drink.