university of toledo needs assessment

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

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 20080

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

3437

33

43 42

37

UT High-risk Drinking Rates

Year

Perc

enta

ge

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

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

4539

37

20

UT vs National vs Health Campus GoalPe

rcen

t

Heavy & Frequent Use*

UT National0

5

10

15

20

25

16

23

Heavy & Frequent Use

Benchmark

Perc

enta

ge

* 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

20

40

60

80

100

120

89

59

2723

50

40 3945

81

109

65

Archival DUI

Year

Perc

enta

ge

Goal 2: Archival Data Transports

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

10 10 10

2

9

2

89

16

18

8

Alcohol Transports

Year

Perc

enta

ge

Goal 2: Archival Data Judicial Violations

2006/2007 2007/20080

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

1429

1822

Alcohol Violations

Years

Num

ber

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

5

10

15

20

25

3028

2624

Miss Class

Year

Perc

ent

Goal 2 Consequences: Driving Under the Influence

2004 2006 20080

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

27

32

22

Drive Under the Influence

Year

Perc

ent

Goal 2 Consequences: Hangover

2004 2006 20080

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

55

6257

Hangover

Year

Perc

ent

Goal 3: Change the perception that alcohol facilitates

sexual opportunities

Goal 3: Perceived Sexual Opportunity Related to Alcohol

Use

2004 2006 20080

10

20

30

40

50

60

4752 50

Sexual Opportunity

Year

Perc

ent

Goal 4: Reduce the 30 day tobacco smoking prevalence rates

UT National Healthy Campus 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

20.5

26.3

10.5

UT vs. National vs. Healthy Campus 2010

Perc

ent

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

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

7

17

30 Day Marijuana Use

Benchmark

Perc

enta

ge

CORE, May 2008

Recommendations Develop a 4 year strategic plan