BOOZE NEWS Alcohol in College: What is myth? What is reality?

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BOOZE NEWSAlcohol in CollegeWhat is myth?
What is reality?

• First Year Seminar 060
• Greg Alberti, Charlie Barth, Brittany Callaghan,
  Andrew Dennis, Mike Faracca, Katherine Hoering,
  Leslie Hopke, Bryan Lee, Meredith Levensen, Molly
  Lieberman, Laura Patterson, Tyler Vincent, Liz
  Witbeck, Cynthia Woodward, and Prof. David W.
  Craig

• Goals for this meeting
• Have some fun!
• Help you become seekers of truth with regard to
  alcohol use on our campus.
• Help you achieve more academically.

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Informed Consent Form
In this presentation we will be asking some
questions about your attitudes and personal use
of alcohol. We will also ask you questions about
what you think is typical among students at HWS.
All of these responses will be anonymous. No
individual response will be identified. We will
share with you distributions of question
responses from this group and from surveys of the
campus at large during this presentation. Your
participation in answering these questions is
voluntary. You may skip any questions that you do
not wish to answer. If you are under the age of
18 you should not answer the survey questions.
Data from this session will be saved and merged
with data from other residential hall sessions to
support research on this topic. We will send
summary posters of the merged results to your RA
to share before the end of the term.
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Toto, I dont think we are in Kansas anymore.
Clicker Challenge Are you in Kansas? Or Oz?
How accurate are your perceptions about alcohol
use?Lets become scientists seekers of truth
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Are you a male or female?
We are going to use clickers to find out about
the truth! Lets see how they work

1. Male
2. Female

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Only the males answer this questionAre you a
male or female?
Now lets see how accurately men are responding

1. Male
2. Female

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Only the females answer this questionAre you a
male or female?
Now lets see how accurately women are responding

1. Male
2. Female

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Will you answer the following questions about
your alcohol use and your perceptions as honestly
as you can knowing that your responses are
anonymous and you can skip any questions that you
dont feel comfortable answering?
It is important for our research that you answer
the following questions as honestly as you can.

1. Yes
2. No

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Now for some questions about alcohol consumption
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The drunker you get, the better the
buzz.True or False?

1. True
2. False

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Reality of Bi-phasic Response
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Do you believe that 88 of HWS students have a
.05 or lower BAC on school nights when returning
home late at night?

1. Yes
2. No

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BAC on School Nights and Weekend Nights
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Do you believe that most HWS students consume
alcohol one night a week or less or do not drink
at all?

1. Yes
2. No

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Past Survey Results
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What is your age?
First, we need some information about you.

1. Less than 21
2. 21 24
3. Greater than 24

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What is your class rank?

1. 1st year
2. Sophomore
3. Junior
4. Senior
5. Graduate student

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Which statement below about drinking alcoholic
beverages do you feel best represents your own
attitude?
Your personal attitude about alcohol.

1. Drinking is never a good thing to do.
2. Drinking is all right but a student should never
   get drunk.
3. An occasional "drunk" is OK as long as it doesn't
   interfere with academics or responsibilities.
4. An occasional "drunk" is OK even if it does
   interfere with academics or responsibilities.
5. A frequent "drunk" is OK if that's what the
   individual wants to do.

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Which statement below about drinking alcoholic
beverages do you think is the most common
attitude among students in general here?
Now for your perception of other students

1. Drinking is never a good thing to do.
2. Drinking is all right but a student should never
   get drunk.
3. An occasional "drunk" is OK as long as it doesn't
   interfere with academics or responsibilities.
4. An occasional "drunk" is OK even if it does
   interfere with academics or responsibilities.
5. A frequent "drunk" is OK if that's what the
   individual wants to do.

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How often do you typically consume alcohol
(including beer, wine, wine coolers, liquor, and
mixed drinks)?
Your frequency of alcohol consumption...

1. never
2. once a week or less often (not never)
3. twice a week
4. 3-4 times a week
5. daily

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How often do students at HWS in general typically
consume alcohol (including beer, wine, wine
coolers, liquor, and mixed drinks)?
Perceived frequency of alcohol consumption...

1. never
2. once a week or less often (not never)
3. twice a week
4. 3-4 times a week
5. daily

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On how many days during the past two weeks did
you have one or more drinks?
Think back over the past two weeks (14 days)

1. 0 days. I did not drink.
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4
6. 5
7. 6-7
8. 8-9
9. 10-14 days

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Scientists must define their terms

• A drink of alcohol equals
• 12 oz of beer
• 4 to 5 oz of wine
• 1 oz 80 proof liquor

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How many alcoholic drinks, on average, do you
consume at parties and bars? (a drink is a bottle
of beer, glass of wine, wine cooler, shot of
liquor, or mixed drink)
Quantity of alcohol consumption...

1. 0
2. 1-2
3. 3-5
4. 6-8
5. 9 or more

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How many alcoholic drinks, on average, do
students at HWS in general consume at parties and
bars? (a drink is a bottle of beer, glass of
wine, wine cooler, shot of liquor, or mixed drink)
Perceived quantity of alcohol consumption...

1. 0
2. 1-2
3. 3-5
4. 6-8
5. 9 or more

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Use your BAC card to determine your average peak
BAC at parties and bars
3. Typical number of hours spent drinking
1. Your weight and gender
2. Your average number of drinks

1. 0
2. .01 - .05
3. .06 - .07
4. .08 - .09
5. .10

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Have you answered these questions honestly and to
the best of your ability?

1. Yes
2. No

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Now lets look at the results
Click here to see results
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Now do you believe that 88 of HWS students have
a .05 or lower BAC on school nights when
returning home late at night?

1. Yes
2. No

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Now do you believe that most HWS students consume
alcohol one night a week or less or do not drink
at all?

1. Yes
2. No

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Calculated risks
How do you Party Smart?
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HWS Students Party SmartIts good to go
out..but its good to get home safe.

• Alternate with non-alcoholic drinks
• Set a limit ahead of time
• Choose NOT to drink
• Designated Driver
• Eat before/during
• Pace your drinks
• Keep track of your number of drinks
• Avoid drinking games
• Drink alcohol look alike beverages

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Thank You.
We can have a prize drawing now!