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OSU has had a long commitment to gathering health behavior data related to alcohol and other drug use and its consequences. Currently, there are no broad-based screenings done for employees to determine the level of use by these groups. Since 2000 Student Health Services has participated biennially in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA, revised in 2010 to become NCHAII). During Spring Term 2012 the NCHAII was administered and data are available from that survey. The overall student response rate for the NCHAII at OSU was 90.5% with 1147 respondents. OSU data from the previous survey are shown for comparison. The
NCHA allows for reporting estimated number of drinks consumed by OSU students and an estimate of the blood alcohol level (BAL) that students obtained as compared to national averages.
Frequency  of  Use
Never  used  alcohol
Used,  but  not  in  the  last  30  days
30  day  prevalence  (1-­9  times)
30  day  prevalence  (10+  days)
OSU  2010  (%) OSU  2012  (%) National  2012  (%)
20.2
17.3
21.0
12.1
45.9
19.8
11.3
46.5
24.9
14.1
50.5
14.5
Variable  (excludes  non-­drinkers) OSU  2010 OSU  2012 National  2012
Avg.  #  of  drinks  “last  time  partied”  -­  men
Avg.  #  of  drinks  “last  time  partied”  -­  women
6.96
4.44
7.01
4.92
6.50
4.24

Avg.  #  of  drinks  “last  time  partied”  -­  total
Blood  Alcohol  Level  -­  men
Blood  Alcohol  Level  -­  women
Blood  Alcohol  Level  -­  total
5.75
0.08
0.08
0.08
6.00
0.08
0.10
0.09
5.02
0.08
0.07
0.08
Frequency  of  Negative
Consequences  (students  who  drank alcohol  in  the  last  12  months;;  non-­ drinkers  excluded  from  analysis)
OSU  2010
(%)
OSU  2012
(%)
National
2012  (%)
Doing  something  later  regretted
Forgetting  where  they  were/what  done
(black-­out)
Physically  injured  yourself
Unprotected  sex
Physically  injured  another  person
Someone  had  sex  with  you  without getting  your  consent
Had  sex  with  someone  without  getting their  consent
Got  in  trouble  with  the  police
Seriously  considered  suicide
39.0
38.9
21.5
20.0
3.9
3.0
0.6
4.6
2.0
43.8
42.8
20.9
25.2
3.6
2.8
1.1
7.1
2.2
0.6
3.9
2.2
37.7
34.0
16.7
20.3
2.5
2.0
Besides understanding negative consequences, it is important to determine the level at which OSU students are engaging in behaviors that may reduce or limit the risk/harm that can come from excessive alcohol use. Information on harm-reduction behaviors is presented
(Table 4) as a way to determine areas where more education could occur and to determine if our students have used any means of protecting themselves from possible alcohol related harm.

Behavior  (non-­drinkers  excluded)
OSU  2010
(%)
OSU  2012
(%)
Alternate  non-­alcoholic  with  alcoholic beverages
Determine  in  advance  not  to  exceed  a  set number  of  drinks
Choose  not  to  drink  alcohol
Use  a  designated  driver
Eat  before  and/or  during  drinking
Have  a  friend  let  you  know  when  you  have had  enough
Keep  track  of  how  many  drinks  being consumed
Pace  drinks  to  one  or  fewer  an  hour
Avoid  drinking  games
Stay  with  same  group  of  friends  the  entire time  drinking
Stick  with  only  one  kind  of  alcohol  when drinking
Reported  one  or  more  of  the  above strategies
25.8
34.1
21.2
83.1
76.2
31.0
61.0
22.0
29.4
81.8
42.3
96.4
26.4
32.3
18.8
77.6
76.8
32.8
56.0
21.8
22.5
78.1
38.9
95.5
National
2012  (%)
29.6
48.0
97.6
39.4
25.0
84.6
78.6
38.0
65.4
29.0
35.1
84.5
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