Student Athletes, Alcohol and SubstancesHelping to Make Better Decisions

Understand one issue confronting student athletes

Prevention vs. ReactionProvide Tangible ResourcesWork within the Completion

Agenda

Goals for Today’s Workshop

Alcohol consumption rates by student athletes by NCAA Division: Division 1- 74.7% Division 2- 74.5% Division 3- 81.5% Community College- Unknown

Center for Science in the Public Interest, College Students and Alcohol Use College Drinking

Abuse & Dependence Death Sexual Assault Injury Academic Problems Suicide/ Mental health

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Data: Student AthletesWhat We Know

Choices grant Funding by Anheuser-Busch- 1998

Federal Graduation Rates- Student Athletes 65%

Federal Graduation Rates- Student Body 64%

NCAA Graduation Success Rate 81%

NCAA Website, http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/division-i-student-athletes-make-grade

NCAA Student Athlete Data

Choose One

Prevention Reaction

So What Did We Do?

2012 Academic Dean

requests action Two Hour workshop

including Dietetics, Sports and Exercise Studies and Counseling Good first try Coaches bought in

2013 Two hour interactive

workshop Focus on alcohol,

supplements and decision making

Get the kids interacting and participating

Let’s Show You...

Questions?