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How to hang with drinkers when you’re not one!Excessive drinking can be hazardous to everyone's health! It can be particularly stressful if you are the sober one taking care of your drunken roommate.
*For tips on “How to Hang Out With Drinkers When You’re Not Drinking” go to: http://www.factsontap.org/factsontap/alcohol_and_student_life/not_drinking.htm Secondhand Consequences of Drinking Students who do not drink or do not abuse alcohol experience secondhand consequences from others' excessive use. In addition to physical and sexual assault and damaged property, these consequences include unwanted sexual advances and disrupted sleep and study (Hingson et al., 2002; Wechsler et al., 1995, 2000b). The problems produced by high-risk drinking are neither victimless nor cost-free. All students, whether they misuse alcohol or not, and their parents, faculty, and members of the surrounding community experience the negative consequences wrought by the culture of drinking on U.S. campuses. College Students Encounter Problems When Others Drink Too Much
• 60.5 % had study or sleep interrupted
• 53.6 % had to take care of a drunken student
• 29.3 % had been insulted or humiliated
• 20.1 % experienced an unwanted sexual advance (women)
• 18.6 % had a serious argument or quarrel
• 13.6 % had property damaged
• 9.5 % had been pushed, hit, or assaulted
• 1.3 % had been a victim of sexual assault or date rape (women)
(The Higher EducationCenter for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention)
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