Preventing Alcohol

Abuse among First Year

College Students

Why should you be

concerned?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGSd0hc4Sf8

Facts
Excessive alcohol use among college students has heen
identified as a major public health concern (National Institute
on Alcohol Ahuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2002

Excessive drinking among college students has been related

to a variety of negative outcomes including missing class
and falling behind in schoolwork, unsafe sex, accidental
injury, assaults, and death

Drinking for social enhancement and for coping or emotional

escape are two of the most prominent motives related to
problematic drinking among college students

Drinking Motives & Social

Norms
Social Facilitation
Peer acceptance
Emotional Pain
Sex-seeking

What can we do?

Self-care and self-growth
Problem-focused coping
Implement protective behavioral strategies
Seek alternative ways of obtaining social involvement

Self-Care Management Tools

Meditation
Personal Counseling
Support Networks
Physical Wellness
Yoga
Nutrition
Spiritual Wellness

Wellness
1. Cognitive
2. Spiritual
3. Physical
4. Emotional

Problem-Focused Coping
Taking control
Seeking information
Evaluating pros and cons

Protective Behavioral
Strategies
Defined as cognitive-behavioral strategies an individual
can use when drinking alcohol that limit both
consumption and alcohol-related problems.

Protective behavioral strategies tip sheet

Alternative activities and

organizations
Campus clubs
Sport teams/intramurals
Campus ministry/ religious organizations
Volunteer groups

Resources
Fordham University Health Services
155 W. 60th St. New York, NY

Fordham University Personal Counseling Center

155 W. 60th Street New York, NY
Mc Mahon Hall Rm 211
212-636-6225

Alcoholics Anonymous:
www.aa.org

NOW-NYC Service Fund Rape & Sexual Assault:

http://nownyc.org/service-fund/get-help/rape-sexual-assault/

Thank you !