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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.

Table 1. 2012 ACHA-NCHA Data for Frequency

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

Table 2. 2012 ACHA-NCHA Data for BAL Measures

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

Table 3. 2012 OSU NCHA Data - Frequency Use/Negative Consequences

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.

Table 4. 2012 OSU NCHA Data - Harm Reduction Behaviors

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

More than 95 percent of OSU students who drink report using at least one harm reduction strategy to stay safer if they choose to drink.

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