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Alcohol, UNC, and YouDeveloped by Counseling &Wellness Services for the Department of Housing & Residential
Education
Why do you love Carolina?
Setting the scene at Carolina
Some reasons why people choose to drink
Some reasons why people choose NOT to drink
Risk reduction strategies
Session Outline
What percentage of the campus drinks alcohol once a month or more?
37.9
64.1
92
54.3
85
At UNC
Many people on our campus make healthy choices, but there are some who choose otherwise.
Why do you think some people choose to drink?
2010 UNC Core Survey
“Its fun!”Peer pressure/ “social” drinking“Work hard, play hard” Perceived cultural historyHelps you loosen upDance better (or at least you think you do)Hooking up“Boredom factor”
Reported Reasons Students Drink
Source: Core survey data, 2010
Academic
Legal and Judicial
Financial
Family and Friends
Health and Safety
5 Major Impacts of Drinking
Source: Dean of Students, n.d.
What impacts Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)?
Quantity Rate Weight Time Gender
Source: Dean of Students, n.d.
What counts as one drink?
Source: NIAAA, 2010
12 fl oz. regular beer =
5 fl oz. table wine =
1.5 fl oz. of hard liquor (80-proof spirits)
Choose not to drink alcohol
Eat before & during alcohol consumption
Set limits in advance
Know what’s in your cup
Alternate alcoholic drinks with water/soda
Never mix alcohol with medicine or drugs
Risk Reduction
Signs of Alcohol Poisoning:
Throwing up Incoherence Passing out Shallow breathing Pale, bluish, and/or
clammy skin
Look Out for Each Other
What to do: Use your judgment Call 911 immediately Stay with your friend Try to wake your friend Keep your friend lying on
his/her side Do not give food or force
fluids If friend can respond, ask
about number of drinks, any health conditions, allergies, medications, etc.Source: College Drinking, 2007
Consent – explicit, active communication and mutual approval
NOT consent – any sex act against your will, without your consent, or when you are unable to freely give consent (includes being under the influence)
Alcohol & Consent
Source: Amplify Your Voice, n.d.
Don’t drink, don’t hook up, or don’t do both at the same time
Have clear boundaries that are openly discussed in your relationship with your partner
If you aren’t in a relationship, have clear boundaries for yourself and communicate those to your friends so they can help you
REMEMBER: No matter how far I go, where I went , or how many drinks were bought, I can always remind the person of my boundaries.
Alcohol, Consent, and Risk Reduction
Source: Amplify Your Voice, n.d.
Alcohol and athletic performanceAerobic capacity Risk of injurySuppressed immune function
NCAA and team expectations and policies
Risk reduction – the ACSM rule
Considerations for Athletes
Sources: Lyons, 1998; O’Brien, 1993; University Health Center, 2011
Stereotypes around Greek life and drinking
Values of the Greek community
Leadership
Considerations for Greek Life
My Student Body http://www.mystudentbody.com
Schoolcode: tarheels
Dean of Students OfficeDean Blackburn - [email protected]
Counseling & Wellness Serviceshttp://campushealth.unc.edu/cws
Resources for Students