SAED – 201 Promoting Safety by Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse Alcohol And The Problems Associated With It’s Misuse.

SAED – 201 Promoting Safety by Preventing

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

SAED – 201 Promoting Safety by Preventing

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Alcohol And The Problems Associated With It’s Misuse

Introduction

• Society & Alcohol: “Drink”

• Reasons for Drinking

• Social Standards Associated with Alcohol

• Problems Associated with Alcohols Misuse

How Does Society Use The Word DRINK?

Example: “Let’s go have a DRINK.”

• No thank you, I don’t DRINK.

• He has a DRINKING problem.

• She quit DRINKING for health reasons.

• You are too young to DRINK.

Reasons People DO Drink

Taste

Unwind

Thirst

Celebrate

Get Drunk

Peer Pressure

Reasons People DON’T Drink Taste Cost Health Accidents Dislike Effects Embarrassment Religious Beliefs Legal

Social StandardsSocial Standards

PermissiveAt times, drunk behavior is expected.

ModerateAlcohol is a part of life, but to get drunk is not.

AbstinentDrinking could cause problems and the risks are not worth it.

Problems Associated With Alcohols Misuse

1. Physical

2. Legal

3. Social

4. Accidents

I. Physical

• Hangover

• Nausea

• Malnutrition

• Cirrhosis of the Liver

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

II. Laws Related to Alcohol

• Public Intoxication

• Minor in Possession

• Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

• Administrative License Revocation (ALR)

• Implied Consent

• Intoxication Assault & Manslaughter

III. Social

• Familial

• Academic

• Relationships

• Sexual Behavior

• Crime

• Job

III. Social: College Students

• Harvard College Alcohol Study (CAS) “Binge Drinking on America College Campuses” – Nationally Representative Survey since 1993– In 1999 assessed students at 140 colleges and

institutions across 40 different states – N = 14,941– Binge Drinking defined:

• Males - consumed five or more drinks in a row• Females – consumed four or more drinks in a row within

the past two weeks

Source : http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/monograph_2000/cas_mono_2000.pdf

III. Social: College Students

• College Alcohol Study (CAS) – 45% of college students binge drank when drinking– 47% drank to “get drunk”– Compared to non-binge drinkers, were more likely to:

• Miss a class (17 times)• Vandalize property (10 times)• Get hurt or injured as a result of their drinking (8 times)

– Binge drinking also found to contribute to poor academic performance and college dropout rates

Source : http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/monograph_2000/cas_mono_2000.pdf

III. Social: Texas A&M

• CORE Survey – Southern Illinois University Carbondale– Specifically designed to be administered to higher

education populations

– Sample based upon classes intended to be representative of the campus

– Administered at TAMU Spring 2002 (Previously in 1994, 1998)

– N = 1229

Source: http://studentlife.tamu.edu/adep/files/CORE%20Survey%202002%20Summary.pdf

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III. Social: Texas A&M

• CORE Survey Results: – Driven a car while under the influence in the past

year = – Consume alcohol 3 x week or more =– Binge Drank in the last two weeks =– Experienced serious personal problems (i.e. injury,

sexual assault, inability to stop using)=– 91.9% of Aggies believe the average student uses

alcohol once a week or more• Actually, only use alcohol once a week or more

Source: http://studentlife.tamu.edu/adep/files/CORE%20Survey%202002%20Summary.pdf

50.3%34.8%52.5%

22.8%

56%

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IV. Accidents

Accidents (ALL) 2.5 Times greater

Alcohol Effects On Different Types of Accidents

Motor Vehicle

Water

Fire & Burns

Falls

41%

47 – 65%

37 – 64%

16 Times greater

IV. Accidents

Risk of Death After Drinking

BAC BAC BAC

AGE

16 – 20

21 – 34

35+

.020 - .040 .080 - .099 .150+

Male = 5Female = 3

Male = 52Female = 15

Male =15,560Female = 738

3

3 13

11

572

382

IV. Accidents

Age % Licensed

Drivers

% DWI Driver Fatalities

Over / Under

Representation

FATAL Alcohol Crashes by Age - Texas

16-20

21-25

31-35

41-45

51-55

7.2

9.7

11.5

10.8

8.2

12.2

15.5

14.2

8.4

5.4

69% Over

60% Over

23% Over

22% Under

34% Under

IV. Accidents

• Why are young people at an increased risk for an alcohol related accident?

1. Less Driving Experience

2. Less Drinking Experience

3. Increased Night Driving

4. Increased Risk Taking