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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 - blackburn@email.unc.edu

Counseling & Wellness Serviceshttp://campushealth.unc.edu/cws

Resources for Students