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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs Prevention Committee
Identify ATOD Issues Site anecdotal ATOD issues which
occurred within the last five years
Site student retention rates at UT
CORE Alcohol & Drug Survey Methods
Survey was administered Spring 2008 Participants randomly selected Anonymous Electronic Survey n = 486 Response rate = 49% Next survey spring 2010
Incentives All participants were entered into a drawing.
One person won an I-Pod Nano Video 8GB.
Five people won a $25 gift card to Best Buy
Five People won a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card.
Longitudinal Data
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High-Risk Drinking*
*High-Risk Drinking=Five or more drinks in one sitting
American College Health Association – Task Force on National Health Objectives. Healthy Campus 2010. & CORE, 2008
National UT Healthy Campus0
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Heavy & Frequent Use*
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* Heavy and Frequent= 3x or more a weekCORE, May 2008
Tragedy at UT Within the previous 2 years two students
have died from an alcohol or drug related tragedy
One was partying after exams, very intoxicated, vomited, and aspirated at home
Another, student was stressed, depressed, and committed suicide related to a drug overdose
Goal 1: Reduce the high-risk drinking rate
Current Interventions All Freshmen attend the Life at College
presentation put on by the SWAT team, including the presentation “Dying for a Drink”
UT Athletics is implementing a social norm marketing campaign Designed to correct misperceptions
pertaining to student alcohol consumption patterns
NCAA CHOICES grant
Current Interventions National Alcohol Awareness Week
Alternative activities
Screenings
Drunk Driving Simulator
Beer goggles
MLDA Debate
Goal 2: Reduce the number of negative
consequences associated with alcohol use
Goal 2: Archival Data DUI’s
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080
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Archival DUI
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Goal 2: Archival Data Transports
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Goal 2: Archival Data Judicial Violations
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Goal 2: Alcohol Referrals* There have been 36 Alcohol and other Drug assessments performed by the Counseling Center on UT’s main campus since July 2008.
Residence Life Should we track ATOD data specific to
Residence Life? Transports Violations
Goal 2 Consequences: Missing Class
2004 2006 20080
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Goal 2 Consequences: Driving Under the Influence
2004 2006 20080
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Drive Under the Influence
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Goal 2 Consequences: Hangover
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Hangover
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Goal 3: Change the perception that alcohol facilitates
sexual opportunities
Goal 3: Perceived Sexual Opportunity Related to Alcohol
Use
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Sexual Opportunity
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Goal 4: Reduce the 30 day tobacco smoking prevalence rates
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30 Day Tobacco Smoking
American College Health Association – Task Force on National Health Objectives. Healthy Campus 2010. & CORE, 2008
Goal 5: Monitor 30 Day Prescription Drug Use
Prevalence Rates
* According to the Core Alcohol and Other Drug Survey Results, no more
than 5% of the UT population has illegally used any type of
prescription drug within the past 30 days
Goal 6: Monitor 30 Day
Marijuana Prevalence Rates
UT National 0
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30 Day Marijuana Use
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CORE, May 2008
Recommendations Develop a 4 year strategic plan