Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Substance Abuse
The Truth About Alcohol Use is a groundbreaking video that uses a social norms approach to show high schools students that most of their peers DO NOT DRINK.
In it Dr. David Craig investigates the difference between what Riverfront High School students perceive and what is really true at their school. An anonymous survey gives typical results: While Riverfront teens assume others drink, actually most do not. Through interviews and group discussions we learn how surprised and relieved students are to discover that their own attitudes align with those of a majority of their peers. This gives them confidence to be themselves by dispelling the myth that "Everybody is doing it."