facing the facts: college and the ritualization of substance abuse
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FACING THE FACTS:COLLEGE AND THE RITUALIZATION
OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
12 to 17
18 to 25
26 or Older
In 2013, the illicit drug use rate was highest among young adults aged18 to 25 (21.5%), followed by youths aged 12 to 17 (8.8%), then byadults aged 26 or older (7.3 %).
The usage rate among full-time college students age 18 to 22 was 22.3%, only .7%
lower than everyone else in that age range.
38% OF COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORSconsider the public perception of substance abuse by college students as a rite of passage to be the largest contributing factor to the growing epidemic.
STUDENTS REPORTING:
Male full-time collegestudents age 18 to 22are more likely to beusing illicit drugs.
26% 19.2%
NOT EXCLUSIVE TO NON-STUDENTS
MALE VS FEMALE
College studentsare diagnosableat nearly 3x therate of thegeneral public.
Students 22.9%General Public 8.5%
Use of prescription amphetamines rose 93%
Use of sedatives rose 225%
Use of prescription opiates rose 343%
Use of tranquilizers rose 450%
Drinking alcohol a minimum of10-TIMES PER MONTHROSE BY 25%
USE OF MARIJUANADAILY ROSE BYMORE THAN 50%
USE OF DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA ROSE BY 52%
1,825 deaths per yearresulting from incidents
related to substance abuse
599,000 injuries per yearresulting from incidentsrelated to substance abuse
97,000 students victimized byalcohol-related sexual assault
per year
ALCOHOL ISA FACTOR IN
40%
28%
of academicproblems and
of collegedropouts
A B C D F
DOES ALCOHOL AFFECT SCHOOL GRADES?
NUMBER OF DRINKS CONSUMED PER WEEKSORTED BY SCHOOL LETTER GRADE
22.7 million persons (8.6% of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2013.
2.5 million received treatment at a specialty facility. This means that 20.2 million persons who need treatment did not receive it.
37% of collegestudents fear socialstigma attached tosubstance abuse,preventing themfrom seeking help.
Only 6% of studentswho meet criteria
for substance abuseor dependencesought help fortheir problem.
Commonly reported reasons for not receiving illicit drug or alcohol use treatment among persons aged 12 or older were:
“Generally, a third of 16- to 25-year-olds who seek help will improve substantially,”- Dr. John F. Kelly, associate director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Nearly one-third of patients achieve abstinence from their first attempt at recovery.
An additional one-third have brief periods of substance use but eventually achieve long-term abstinence.
Over recent years, recovery programs and sober residencies have emerged in colleges throughout the United States. There are currently over 20 fully sober colleges in the country, with many more enacting programs (such as ARHE) to help students maintain sobriety and commit to their journey of recovery. Texas Tech, Augsburg, Rutgers, and Fairfield University are some of the most well known, with abstinent rates averaging at about 90% for students in the program. Augsburg reports a graduation rate of over 80%.
Turning Point’s unique program of Preparative Care is designed to meet the specific needs of young men su�ering from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. For more information on how to overcome addiction please call Turning Point at 877-581-1793 or send an email to [email protected]
Sources:http://archive.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2013SummNatFindDetTables/NationalFindings/NSDUHresults2013.htm#fig7.11
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUHresultsPDFWHTML2013/Web/NSDUHresults2013.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741558/
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/sites/default/files/hec/product/first-year.pdfhttp://www.casacolumbia.org/addiction-research/reports/wasting-best-brightest-substance-abuse-americas-colleges-universitys
http://archive.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2013SummNatFindDetTables/NationalFindings/NSDUHresults2013.htm#fig7.11http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/subabuse99/chap2.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/education/edlife/a-bridge-to-recovery-on-campus.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0http://collegiaterecovery.org/
THE TREND: COLLEGE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ON THE RISE? FROM THE 90’S TO THE 00’S
THE MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES
THE ACADEMIC CONSEQUENCES
THE STIGMA AND ISSUE
THE SOLUTION: TREATMENT & RECOVERY
ON COLLEGE RECOVERY
40.3% not ready to stop using
31.4% no health coverage and could not a�ord cost
10.7% possible negative e�ect on job
10.1% concern that receiving treatment might cause neighbors/community to have a negative opinion
9.2% not knowing where to go for treatment
8% no program having the required type of treatment