Alcohol Presentation

1. Alcohol Information
Provided by your Campus AODA
(Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse)
Coalition
Created by Lynne Lowney, UWS student

2. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
25.3% of students
surveyed on the UWS
campus said they were
unaware of campus drug
and alcohol policies.

3. UWS Citation
Assessments and Fines

4. Under-Age Drinking
1st VIOLATION
 $243.00 Fine
and/or
 license suspension
 work program

5. Under-age Drinking
2nd VIOLATION
Within one year of your 1st Violation:
 $367.00 Fine
and/or
 license suspension
 work program

6. Under-Age Drinking
3rd VIOLATION
Within one year of your 2nd Violation:
 $491.00 Fine
and/or
 license suspension
 work program

7. Under-Age Drinking
4th VIOLATION
Within one year of your 3rd Violation
 $739.00 Fine
And/or
 License suspension
 Work program

8. NOTE:
If any violation involves a
motor vehicle, mandatory
license suspension for 1-2
years.

9. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
63.6% of students
surveyed at UWS said
they are unaware of a
campus drug and alcohol
prevention program.

10. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
Whereas, 9.5% believe
that the UWS campus is
not concerned with the
prevention of drug and
alcohol use.

11. UWS Campus AODA Coalition
 Strives to provide Alternative programs such as
UDubs Night Club Dance Lessons, Coffee
House entertainment…
 Provides alcohol and other drug education
programs such as Campus Safety Week, this one
today…

12. Being smart, strong, or
experienced cannot
prevent addiction.

13. Who can develop
alcoholism?
ANYONE!

14. Everyone has some level of
biological risk, but some people
have increased risk.
People’s response to alcohol
indicate their level of biological
risk.

15. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
Per UWS Students:
 94.4% believe the average student on campus
uses alcohol once a week or more
 49.3% believe the social atmosphere on campus
promotes alcohol use
 35% indicated they would prefer NOT to have
alcohol available at parties they attend.

16. Groups that
accept or
encourage
high-risk
drinking do
have higher
rates of
alcoholism.

17. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
Within the last 30 days…
35.4% of UWS Students
experienced peer pressure to
drink or use drugs.

18. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
…and 81.6% believe their
friends would disapprove
if they consumed four or
five drinks every day.

19. Increases in Tolerance
People begin to drink more or use more
drugs because they physically are able to
use more and because their high tolerance
demands more to get the desired effect.
Because they use more, their tolerance
continues to go up.

20. HIGH TOLERANCE:
 Is always a sign of increased risk for alcoholism
and/or any alcohol related problem
 Is always dangerous
 Moves people closer to their trigger levels for
developing problems related to alcohol use

21.  After an alcohol-related problem, some people
change their quantity/frequency to protect their
lifestyles.
 Some people change their lifestyle instead, so
they can continue making the same kind of
drinking or drug choices.

22. Adding drugs to our
natural chemical system
causes the production of
natural chemicals to shut
down.

23. Hangovers
After the depressant effect of alcohol
wears off, the central nervous system
rebounds to create an irritable, wired
feeling.

24. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
UWS Students believe there is a great
risk associated with the following
behaviors:
 58.2% take four or five drinks nearly every day
 41% have consumed alcohol prior to being
sexually active
 85.7% think that others regularly engage in
unprotected sexual activity with multiple
partners.

25. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2001,
UWS, SIUC/Core Institute
Of the 61% of UWS
students that participated in
sexual intercourse within
the past year:
21.3% used alcohol the
last time they had
intercourse.

26. According to the 1999
Statistics on Alcohol and
Other Drug Use on
American Campuses:
46.3% of students who were
under the influence had
unwanted sexual intercourse

27. BLACKOUTS
 Blackouts do not mean passing out. A blackout
is a period of alcohol-induced amnesia.
 Blackouts typically happen at high blood alcohol
levels.
 Blackouts do not always mean alcoholism is
present; however, it is usually an indication of
high tolerance and means that the person may
be near his or her trigger level.

28. The following may cause greater
impairment while drinking alcohol
 Small Body Size
 Female Gender
 Children or Elders
 High altitude situations
 Other drugs or medication
 Illness or tiredness
 Empty stomach

29. Thank you for your attention
and have a great day!!