Is Everybody Drinking? Gordie Center for Substance Abuse PreventionDepartment of Student Health
Each family will receive an audience response “clicker.” Please pass to the end of your row following the session.
Student Health ServicesHandbook for Parents pages 36-41
• General Medicine• Gynecology• Learning Needs & Disability (LNEC)• Counseling & Psychological (CAPS)• Pharmacy• Lab• Health Promotion
Questions about Student Health?Visit the Resource FairTomorrow 12:30pm-2:30pm
Representatives from:• General Medicine• Counseling and Psychological Services• Learning Needs & Disability Services• Billing and Medical Records• Aetna – Student Health’s insurance provider
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Have you used clickers before?
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Virginia Law (Handbook for Parents pg. 75)
Underage alcohol consumption/possession/purchase Purchasing, giving, providing, or assisting in providing
alcohol to person under 21 Using A fake ID
ALL Class 1 misdemeanors• Mandatory minimum $500 fine (max. of $2,500) or
50 hours of community service • Mandatory driver’s license suspension -
6 month minimum, 1 year max.• Possible jail sentence: up to 1 year
www.Gordiescall.org
U.Va. student Leslie Baltz (1976-1997)
Is this what
college is
really like?
When do you think your son/daughter most recently used alcohol?
In th
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In past
12 mon...
Never
0% 0%0%
1. In the past 30 days2. In past 12 months3. Never
What % of U.Va. 1st year students typically don’t drink? (no alcohol in past 30 days)
0% 0%0%0%
1. 5%2. 16%3. 23%4. 37%
U.Va. First-Year Student Alcohol Use
*2012 National College Health Assessment
On a typical Saturday night,
3 out of 4 U.Va. first-years have between 0 - 4 drinks
74% This includes 40% who don’t drink at all.
*2010 Health Promotion Survey of U.Va. Undergraduate Students.
Of 100 U.Va. undergraduate students on a Saturday night…
31 drinking no alcohol.
33 drinking moderately -
1 to 3 drinks over the course of the evening.
19 drinking a bit more (4 or 5 drinks).
17 drinking heavily- 6 or more
*2010 Health Promotion Survey
2/3 are at low risk for problems
What % of first-year students DO NOT smoke cigarettes?
61%70%
88%95%
0% 0%0%0%
1. 61%2. 70%3. 88%4. 95%
U.Va. Undergraduate Student Cigarette Use
* 2012 National College Health Assessment
Most students have never used cigarettes
What % of U.Va. students DO NOT use marijuana?
65%75%
85%95%
0% 0%0%0%
1. 65%2. 75%3. 85%4. 95%
U.Va. Undergraduate Student Marijuana Use
Never65%
Past month15%
Past year20%
Most students have never used marijuana
*2012 National College Health Assessment
U.Va. undergraduate student abuse of prescription stimulant drugs (i.e., Ritalin, Adderall, etc. that were not prescribed to them or used for purposes other than intended)
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ADHD Medication Tips for Students
If you have a prescription, think about:
• Who to tell you have ADHD meds• How to handle requests to give/sell
your meds If you think you need meds to study• Schedule an evaluation for attention
difficulties at Student Health’s Learning Needs Evaluation Center
What are the
majority doing?
The brain develops at different rates
Compared to older adults, the brains of young adults (under the age of 25) respond differently to alcohol
Source: H Scott Swartzwelder, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University. Research supported by NIAAA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Less sensitive to sedative effects
Problem drinking and biology
• Family history = 4X greater risk
• Informed choice
Alcohol abuse that occurs while the brain is still developing, even into the early 20s, may have
“profound and long-lasting consequences.”
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/scienceofaddiction/addiction.html
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AADAPTDAPTAlcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Team Student Athlete Mentors (SAM)
U.Va. Peer Education
Peer Health Educators
Hoos Sober listserv of alcohol-free [email protected]
Subject line: subscribe hoos-sober
ADAPT
Used more than 3,900 times in 2011-2012
Hoos in Recovery An association of over 120 undergraduate graduate students staff faculty, and alumni
in recovery from alcoholism or addiction who provide a non-judgmental, non-critical, anonymous forum for discussion.
September 5Noon
Newcomb Board Room
Your continued role
Students trust you
Initiate conversations
Clear expectations
Avoid scare tactics
Reinforce U.Va. norms
Repeat the message
THANK YOU!
Please pass your clickers to the end of the row.