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Students' Concerns

  • Students are concerned about their friends who drive drunk, "even though we know it's dangerous, too many people still do it."

  • 69% of students directly named "date rape" and violence in relationships as concerns. Both male and female students want to see these issues brought to the forefront.

  • Students felt strongly that the "non-drinking" social events on Thursday nights were too few and that campus facilities such as the gym or cafe should stay open later.

  • Students care about other students' health, emotional well-being and safety, and want to affect change.

On Campus Drug & Alcohol Use May Affect Men & Women Differently.

  • Women are significantly less likely to want alcohol and drugs available at parties.

  • Women are significantly more likely to have abstained from alcohol use in the past 30 days.

  • 81% of those who had "experienced unwanted intercourse" in the past year had recently consumed alcohol or drugs.

  • Women are significantly less likely to have participated in binge drinking within the previous 2 weeks.

More Facts...

WestConn's Second Annual Core Drug & Alcohol Survey
Administered Spring 2004