Failure of college students to complete an online alcohol education course as a predictor of high-risk drinking that requires medical attention.

Background: AlcoholEdu® for College and other computer-based education programs have been developed to reduce alcohol use and related problems among students.

Objectives: This study investigated whether the failure of incoming first-year students to complete AlcoholEdu predicts future high-risk drinking that requires medical attention.

Methods: A review of clinical records kept by a single university's health service identified 684 undergraduates (classes of 2007-2011) who had presented for an alcohol event (September 2003 through June 2008).