Student's own use and consequences of use

WestConn's Second Annual Core Drug & Alcohol Survey

Drunk Driving

• Students who reported driving under the influence increased from 31.3% last year to 42.0% this year. (Compared to 30.9% nationwide.)
• 58% of WCSU students have never driven drunk.

Amounts Students Drink Per Week

• 2% drink 30 drinks or more per week.
• 16% drink between 11 to 30 drinks per week.
• 23% have 5 to 10 drinks per week.
• 28% have 4 or less drinks per week.
• 30% have 0 drinks per week.

School Performance Affected On a Test or Important Project Due to Alcohol

• 30% have performed poorly.
• 70% have never performed poorly.

Students Who Have Gotten Into a Fight or Argument due to Drinking/Drug Use

• 44% have. As a result, 16% have been injured or hurt. 9.2% have damaged property.
• 56% have not.

Memory Loss Due to Drinking/Drug Use

• 36% have, of which 26% having had this happen 2 to 10 times in the last year.
• 64% have not.

Students That Think They Have a Drinking Problem

• 16% of students thought they might have a drinking problem. 35% report being criticized for their drinking 2 or more times in the past year. 8% have tried unsuccessfully one or more times to stop using alcohol or drugs. 1.3% of respondents tried to commit suicide due to drinking or drug use.
• 84% have never thought they have a drinking problem.

Students That Thought They Were Taken Advantage of Sexually Due to Their Own Drinking

• 11% report being taken advantage of due to their own drinking. 4% said they had taken advantage of another person sexually.
• 89% report never having been taken advantage of sexually due to drinking.

Students That Have a Family History of Alcohol or Drug Problems

• 47% have a family member with an alcohol or drug problem. 7.3% have a mother with an alcohol problem and 20% have a father with one.
• 43% do not.

Other

• 59% of students had refused an offer of alcohol or other drugs in the past 30 days.
• 26% of students had thought that a sexual partner was not attractive because he or she was drunk, and 16% had told the person so.