College Alcohol Use and Academics Have Fun and Be Safe/ Keep Others Safe Dr. Frank Budd Counseling and Substance Abuse Services.

College Alcohol Use and Academics

Have Fun and Be Safe/

Keep Others Safe

Dr. Frank Budd

Counseling and Substance Abuse Services

What are the “Facts*” About College Drinking at CofC?

Never Used Alcohol = 27% vs. perception of 4%

Drink < 10 drinks per week = 86.3%

Percent who binge drink at least 2 days a week, or “typical” Fri and Sat partying = men 23%, women 14%Perception/Belief is 70% drink more than once a week

Are You Sure EVERYONE Drinks Like You Do?

*Results of 2012 CORE Survey

3 Common Reasons Students Drink

1) Mood Enhancement – “letting loose, having MORE fun”

Related to frequent and heavy drinking for men

2) Tension Reduction – “to get rid of tension, feel more relaxed, not be so anxious – able to talk to others easier”

3) Social Camaraderie – “it helps you fit in-its what others are doing (a desire for people connection not primarily to drink itself), to enjoy being around others”

62% of Athletes, 88% of Sororities, and 93% of Fraternities see drinking as a central part of the social life of CofC

Quiz TimeHow many students each year die from

unintentional alcohol related injuries?

1. 2000

2. 100

3. 1700

4. 3300

3. 170029% of CofC students report serious personal problems

related to substance use: suicidality, being hurt or injured, sexual assault.

If You Want to Drink to Have Fun But NOT Get Drunk

1. Know your limit. Safe estimate is 1 per hour, no more than 4.

2. Eat food while you drink. It is particularly good to eat high protein foods such as cheese and peanuts, which help to slow the absorption of alcohol into the circulatory system.

3. Sip your drink. If you gulp a drink for the effect, you are losing a pleasure of drinking, namely tasting and smelling the various flavors. This is particularly true for wine.

4. Accept a drink only when you really want one. At a party if someone is trying to force another drink on you, ask for ice or drink a non-alcoholic beverage. 40% of students report peer pressure to drink or use drugs.

5. Cultivate taste. Choose quality rather than quantity. Learn the names of fine wines, whiskeys, and beers. Learn what beverage goes with what foods.

Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs, cont.

6. Skip a drink now and then. When at a party, have a nonalcoholic drink between the alcoholic one to keep your blood alcohol concentration down. Goal=1 per hr, no more than 4

7. Beware of unfamiliar drinks. Such drinks as zombies and other fruit and rum drinks can be deceiving, as the alcohol is not always detectable, and it is difficult to space them out.

8. Make sure that drinking improves social relationships rather than impairs them. Serve alcohol as an adjunct to an activity rather than as the primary focus. Have a German night party rather than just getting together to drink beer.

9. Appoint a designated driver/ESCORT. Have someone available who will not be drinking and will drive/escort all “tipsy” or “hammered” home. BETA’s Step UP! Keep someone safe

Quiz Time

Number of college students assaulted by a person under the influence of alcohol?

1. Approximately 700,000

2. Approximately 2 million

3. Approximately 50,000

4. Approximately 300,000

1. 700,00

036% of CofC students got into an argument or fight, and 19% have been hurt or injured related to their drinking or the drinking of someone else.

Problem Drinking?

Is Your Friends or Your Level of Drinking a Problem?

Moderate Drinkers:Drink SlowlyKnow when to stop drinking (Do

not drink to get Drunk)Eat before or while drinkingNever drive after drinkingRespect NondrinkersKnow and obey laws related to

drinking

Problem Drinkers

Frequently drink to get drunk – doesn’t matter if you “feel” drunk or not

Try to “solve” problems by drinking

Experience personality changes – become loud, angry, suicidal or violent, OR, silent, remote or reclusive

Drink when they should not – depressed, on medication

Cause other problems – fights, injuries, property damage

Keep drinking despite negative consequences – missing class, mental fog in class/poor learning, late on assignments, lower grades, fights with friends, depressed mood

34% of incoming freshmen to CofC already drink heavily, vs. national average of 22%

Quiz Time

How many students who have experienced sexual assault on the CofC campus report consuming alcohol or drugs?

1. 50 %

2. 23%

3. 62%

4. 83%

4.83%

More than 100,000 students report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex (Hingson et al., 2002 & 2005).

Sexual Assault is Always the Perpetrator’s Fault

Regardless of the poor choices of the victim, including alcohol or drug abuse, sexual assault is ALWAYS the perpetrators fault

Many perpetrators are stalkers, carefully picking their victims so it not just an issue of what the victim did or didn’t do to protect themselves

The only individual who is at fault, and should be held accountable for this type of crime is the perpetrator – who intentionally chose to violate the law and cause harm to the individual and our community

If you don’t have 100% consent, you likely have committed sexual assault and/or rape

Class Attendance and studying

• 62.5 % of students who meet criteria for addiction failed in their first year of college.

• The amount of alcohol consumed is the third greatest predictor of GPA behind SAT scores and class rank.

• Alcohol use related to 40% of incidents of lowered academic performance.

• 25% of college drop outs are related to alcohol.

• Research indicates that drinking to intoxication can affect cognitive performance for up to 3 days.

• Drinking to intoxication inhibits REM sleep, the most restful stage of sleep, which results in a shorter attention span – “problems concentrating”

• Heavy alcohol use also impairs memory by inhibiting the transfer and consolidation of information into long-term memory.

• Alcohol misuse impairs your ability to concentrate up to 72hrs following intoxication, resulting in poor note taking, decreased reading speed and reading comprehension, less efficient studying, and poor abstract thinking (think essay tests, research papers).

The Role of Academic Affairs in College Student Alcohol PreventionHelen Stubbs, Vice President of Higher Education, Everfi

How Long is a Hangover Really?

Consequences of Alcohol Misuse

Consequences of Alcohol UseDeath: "Using figures from government databases and

national surveys on alcohol use, researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) found that drinking-related accidental deaths among 18- to 24-year-old students have been creeping upward -- from 1,440 in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093919.htm

Among freshmen, the number is disproportionally high, with 20% of freshmen deaths related to alcohol misuse. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/1140106101.html#.UmGmPiTkB_w

CofC has had several students deaths resulting from substance abuse – It is a tragedy YOU can help us

avoid

Alcohol Consequences at CofC

CofC vs. National Sample

Arrested for DUI - 1.7% vs. 1.2%

In trouble with police, damaged property – 19.5 vs. 18.9

Arguing or fighting – 36% vs. 31%

Performed poorly on test/project – 32% vs. 21%

Missed class – 41% vs. 28%

Memory loss – 45% vs. 35%

Alcohol Consequences - Violence

***It’s not just your drinking that you have to watch out for.

Signs of Alcohol Poisoning

Unresponsive

Cold and clammy, bluish skin color

Slow or difficult breathing

Seizures

CofC has a Good Samaritan Policy – get them help now!

ON CAMPUS CALL PUBLIC SAFETY - 843-953-5611

OFF CAMPUS CALL 911

Criteria for DSM 5 Substance Use Disorder:

When you have crossed the line

Taking the substance in larger amounts or for longer than the you meant to

Wanting to cut down or stop using the substance but not managing to

Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from use of the substance

Cravings and urges to use the substance

Not managing to do what you should at work, home or school, because of substance use

Criteria cont.

Continuing to use, even when it causes problems in relationships

Giving up important social, occupational or recreational activities because of substance use

Using substances again and again, even when it puts you in danger

Continuing to use, even when the you know you have a physical or psychological problem that could have been caused or made worse by the substance

Needing more of the substance to get the effect you want (tolerance)

Development of withdrawal symptoms, which can be relieved by taking more of the substance.

Resources if You Think You Have a Problem

Come and talk to someone at CASAS, 953-5640

Go to the “campus” AA program, Grace Episcopal Church, Fri, 8:45 – 10pm, Wentworth and Glebe St.

Center for Drug & Alcohol ProgramsMUSCMSC 86167 President StreetCharleston, SC 29425

To schedule an appointment: (843) 792-2727 

If you need to take a Leave of Absence (for the semester) or Complete Withdrawal for treatment contact Undergraduate Academic Services, 953-5674

Questions Have You?Call CASAS 843-953-5640