RELIGIOSITY, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG-USE AMONG AMERICAN-COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING IN GERMANY

The influence of religious values and religious affiliation on alcohol and drug use among American college students living in Germany is exa mined. Religious affiliation differentiates among Protestant, Catholic , and nonaffiliated groups for reported high school alcohol use but no t for collegiate alcohol consumption. Groups defined by the importance of religious values differ on reported high school and college alcoho l and drug use. Implications for prevention and future research are di scussed.