Staying Safe on Campus:

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Staying Safe on Campus Alcohol, Drug Sexual
Assault Education
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Objectives

• Alcohol Education/Harm Reduction
• Assessment of Use
• Alcohol the Body
• Blood Alcohol Level
• Marijuana and Other Drugs
• Sexual Assault Personal Safety
• SJU Policies and Resources

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Part I Why more alcohol education?

• SJU supports a harm reduction approach to
  college drinking and alcohol education.
• The optimal outcome of harm reduction is
  abstinence however, harm reduction approaches
  acknowledge that any steps to reduce risk is a
  step in the right direction.
• Remember - Harm Reduction is aimed at keeping
  students safe, should they choose to use alcohol.
  However, the illegal use of alcohol, especially
  the high risk use of alcohol, may lead to
  negative consequences, including intervention and
  accountability by SJU or the police.

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What is our role today?
What is your role today?

• Please participate and be honest!
• Regarding alcohol if you do not currently
  drink.
• Great!
• The info that we cover may be helpful for a
  friend

• To help students make informed decisions about
  alcohol use.
• To engage in a conversation around the serious
  consequences of all types of drug use.
• To discuss issues around personal safety on and
  off campus.

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Part II Assessment Alcohol of Use

• Drinking is a science.
• so
• What is in a standard drink?

Orientation Leaders will demonstrate using an
activity
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A standard drink is 1/2 ounces of ethyl alcohol

• That translates to.
• 12 oz of beer
• 10 oz of microbrew or wine cooler
• 8 oz of malt liquor or ice beer
• 4 oz of wine
• 1.25 oz of 80 proof liquor
• 1 oz of 100 proof liquor
• 1 can of 4 Loko 5.6 standard drinks because it
  contains 2.88 ounces of pure ethanol

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How many ounces are in a red solo cup?

• 3-4 ounces
• 5-7 ounces
• 9-12 ounces
• 16-18 ounces
• No idea

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Think back.

• To an occasion when you drank the most during the
  past year.
• (If you do not drink, what about an amount you
  watched someone drink?)
• How many standard drinks did you/ they have?
• Did behavior change based on an increased number
  of standard drinks?
• Did consequences increase?

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How much does the average SJU student drink?

• In a survey of SJU first-year students from
  August, 2010
• 82.2 said that they had used alcohol, at least
  once, in the past year
• 17.8 identified as non-drinkers
• The average number of drinks per week in a
  typical week, as identified by SJU students, is
  7.3 standard drinks per week.
• Data collected using MyStudentBody, 2010

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Why are typical behaviors and average behaviors
distorted?
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Part III Alcohol Expectancies

• Drinking can be fun
• What kind of positive things do you associate
  with drinking?
• How many drinks does it take to experience these
  positive effects?
• How many drinks until the positive aspects turn
  to negative consequences?

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Until..

• What are some of the not so fun things about
  drinking?

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Consequences of Alcohol

• Vandalism
• Violence and Sexual Assault (Alcohol is the 1
  date rape drug)
• Arguments/broken relationships
• Impaired Academic Work
• Injury
• Trouble with police, University
• Loss of respect becoming THAT Person.

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Part IV Alcohol 101

• What is alcohol?
• Depressant is often misused - basically alcohol
  slows down the Central Nervous System
• Because our brain is part of the CNS, we see
  deficits in how our brain functions (motor
  coordination cognitive processing)

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How does alcohol get into your system?

• Absorption
• Swallow drink
• Into stomach
• 20 through your stomach and into blood stream
• The rest of the alcohol enters your
• small intestine enters your
• bloodstream rapidly

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What influences the rate of absorption? (how
quickly alcohol enters bloodstream)

• The higher the concentration of alcohol in your
  drink.
• The faster you drink, the faster the alcohol
  enters your bloodstream
• Too much too fast high risk use negative
  consequences

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Part V Blood Alcohol Level

• BAL BAC Blood Alcohol Level/Content
• Ratio of alcohol to blood in bloodstream
• Pennsylvania Legal Limit
• Over 21 .08
• Under 21 .02
• (you can get a DUI with a .02)
• BAC is not of drinks

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Alcohols Effects BAC

• .02 - .04 - Lightheaded
• .05 - .07 - Buzzed
• .08 - .10 - Legally impaired
• .11 - .15 - Drunk
• .16 - .19 - Very Drunk/ brown outs black outs
• .20 - .24 - Dazed confused/ black outs
• .25 - .30 - stupor
• .31 and higher - coma or death

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Tips for Moderate Drinking

• Set your limits before you go out
• Keep track of how much you drink
• Space your drinks
• Alternate alcoholic non-alcoholic drinks
• Drink for quality, not quantity
• Avoid drinking games
• It is okay to refuse a drink
• Find other things to do!
• If you chose to drink, do so slowly and in a safe
  environment
• Avoid taking shots
• Avoid drinks that mix alcohol caffeine (Redbull
  vodka, 4Loko, etc.)

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Myth-busters

• All people are created equal when it comes to how
  alcohol impacts the body?
• FALSE (Quantity, Rate, Weight, Times, Gender
  all make a difference)
• With a BAC of .08, how long will it take to
  sober up to a BAC of .00?
• 5 hours (.08.064.048.032.016.00)
• TIME is the only way to sober up. Alcohol
  leaves the body at a rate of .016... No matter
  what you do!
• 3. High Tolerance means that you can drink
  more, and obtain a lower BAC than someone with a
  lower tolerance.
• FALSE Tolerance is actually a need for greater
  consumption to get the same effects. Two people
  of the same weight and gender who have been
  drinking the same amount at the same rate will
  reach the same BAC levels, even if one has
  developed tolerance and the other hasnt.
• 4. Is Marijuana considered a Depressant or a
  Stimulant?
• Marijuana has characteristics of both. As a
  stimulant, it can increase heart rate, impact
  Blood Pressure and weaken the heart. It can mask
  the effects of alcohol, making for a dangerous
  combination.

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Part VI Marijuana Other Drugs

• Monitoring the Future Study (High School Seniors
  2009)
• 35 of students report past year use of drugs
• Marijuana
• 32 report past year use
• Any illicit drug other than marijuana
• 15 report past year use
• Vicodin, Narcotics other than heroine.
• Amphetamines, hallucinogens, tranquilizers

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Prescription Drug Use

• College student illegal use of Xanax, Adderall,
  Ritalin, Concerta is on the rise nationally
• Researchers noted that despite the perceptions
  of the students, there is no real evidence that
  non-medical use of prescription stimulants helps
  students perform better academically, noting that
  the non-medical use of prescription stimulants is
  often indication of problem behaviors among
  college students. - Community Anti-Drug
  Coalitions of America
• SJU University Policy can be found responsible
  for violating the University Drug Policy if you
  are using others Rx drugs, or even abusing your
  own Rx.

Information gathered from NIDA
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Community Standards at SJU (click here for
video)
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Part VII SJU Safety Information
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Alcohol Sexual Assault

• More than 75 of acquaintance rapes involve
  alcohol use by the victim or perpetrator.
• Watch out for friends and vice versa- leave bars
  or parties together. If a friend is acting out of
  character or appears intoxicated, help him/her.
• Dont drink from punch bowls or large open
  containers.
• Pour your own drinks, dont accept drinks from
  others.
• Trust your instincts- if you do not feel safe,
  get help.
• If someone is under the influence of Alcohol,
  they can not consent to sex.
• Sexual assault is a crime of motive
  opportunity. Ultimately there is no surefire way
  to prevent an attack. If you think you have been
  assaulted, there are services to help you at SJU.
  

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Understanding Sexual Victimization

• Sexual assault is a traumatic experience for
  anyone.
• It can happen anywhere to anyone.
• Sexual assault is a crime of violence. It is
  never about love or affection- it is about power
  control.
• Victims of sexual assault may feel violated and
  powerless.

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Risk Reduction
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Response to Sexual Assault

• Sexual assault is a crime of motive
  opportunity. Ultimately there is no surefire way
  to prevent an attack and it is never the victims
  fault.
• Find someone you know trust to support you.
  You need to be in control of the response.
• Get medical assistance
• Decide whether or not to report the assault to
  police and to SJU (they are there to help.)
• Counseling Support at SJU

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How to Help a Friend

• Always believe a victim and reaffirm that it is
  not their fault
• Try and offer a safe environment
• Do not blame the victim
• Do not push the victim to make quick decisions.
  Let them decide in a pace in which they want to
  talk about the experience
• Be patient and supportive

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Consent

• Consent is not present if
• A person says NO (in any way) at any point.
• A person is unable to give consent to sexual
  contact because of disability, age, or the
  influence of drugs, alcohol or medication asleep
  or unconscious.
• Just because consensual sex may have occurred
  once, does not mean that sexual assault can not
  occur in the future

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Remember

• Alcohol consumption is a complicated issue
• Whether or not to drink is your choice
• Weigh the risks and benefits associated with
  drinking to make an informed decision
• Respect the community, University surrounding
  area, where you will spend the next 4 years
• Know the resources on Campus

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Resources for Students

• Office of Student Outreach Support
• WADE- Wellness, Alcohol Drug Education Program
• Campion 212
• Support for students during difficult personal
  situations
• Alcohol Drug Assessment, in-person on-line
• NA AA meeting locations
• Student Health Center, Sourin Hall, 1st Floor
• Counseling Psychological Services (CAPS)
• Merion Gardens A504
• Free confidential appointments
• Walk-in Center in LaFarge Hall/ 1130-100
  Mon-Fri
• REPP (Rape Education Prevention Program)
• 610-733-9650 (Student-run sexual assault 24 hour
  crisis hotline)
• Office of Public Safety Security
• 610-660-1111

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Mystudentbody.com

• You will receive an email instructing you to
  complete the alcohol, wellness and sexual
  violence section of mystudentbody.com before you
  arrive on-campus.
• All First-Year Students are expected to complete
  this 60 minute, on-line course

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Thank you!

• Questions or Comments?
• We look forward to seeing you in the Fall!