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This is the first brief intervention work on risky drinking with college students in Brazil and the results are encouraging. However, it is difficult to conduct individual prevention strategies in a country where culture fosters heavy drinking through poor public policy on alcohol and lack of law enforcement.

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ResumoO ingresso na universidade e a vivência de novas experiências podem favorecer um maior consumo de álcool entre estudantes. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o padrão de consumo de álcool entre estudantes ingressantes, comparar o consumo entre os gêneros e identifi car os grupos mais expostos a problemas relacionados ao álcool. Para isso, foram utilizados o Critério de Classifi cação Econômica Brasil e o The Alcohol Use Disorders Identifi cation Test (AUDIT). Foram avaliados 407 estudantes. A análise dos dados revelou um consumo de risco do álcool em 17,5% dos estudantes do gênero masculino e 8,1% do feminino. Além disso, foi encontrado maior consumo de risco entre estudantes que praticavam atividade física e os que eram dos cursos da área de química. Os resultados sugerem a necessidade de se desenvolver intervenções preventivas no âmbito institucional, principalmente para estudantes do gênero masculino, grupo mais exposto a um consumo excessivo de álcool e aos riscos desse padrão de consumo. Palavras-chave:Estudantes universitários, calouros, álcool, gênero. Pattern of Alcohol Consumption in College Students (Freshmen) and Gender Differences AbstractThe entry into the university and the new experiences can facilitate greater consumption of alcohol among students. This study aimed to evaluate the pattern of alcohol consumption among freshmen students, to compare consumption between genders and to identify the groups most exposed to alcohol--related problems. For this, the Economic Classifi cation Criterion Brazil and The Alcohol Use Disorders Identifi cation Test (AUDIT) were used. Four hundred and seven students were evaluated. Data analysis revealed a risk consumption of alcohol in 17.5% of male students and 8.1% of females. In addition, higher risk consumption was found among those who practice physical activity and those who were from chemistry courses. The results suggest the need to develop preventive interventions at the institutional level, especially for male students, more exposed to excessive alcohol consumption and the risk associated to this drinking pattern.

The results underscore the importance of the association between alcohol use and risk of aggression between intimate partners, and may contribute to the design of public policies aimed to control this situation.

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