How Eastern Illinois University Uses Online Courses and Data to Reduce At-Risk Drinking F or years, alcohol abuse was a defining problem on the campus of Eastern Illinois University (EIU). Students’ drinking behaviors not only put them at risk, but also began to spill over into the wider community, with instances of property damage straining relations between the campus and the people of Charleston, Illinois. “We’ve had substance abuse prevention programs in place since the late ‘80s,” says Dr. Eric Davidson, Associate Director of Health Service at EIU. “We were doing education and outreach. But we weren’t really moving the bar, and we weren’t able to track progress in a significant way. We started asking ourselves, what can we do at a population level to truly make an impact?

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