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DOING WHAT WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE: A MULTI-PRONGED, EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AT A SMALL UNIVERSITY Gary Petiprin, Ph.D., Counseling Center Director Becca Spalding, M.A., Doctoral Student

About Bellarmine • Private, Independent Catholic • Urban setting • 3500 students • 2/3 undergraduate • ½ residential • Athletic program • Small Greek presence • Counseling Center (3 FTE)

AOD Prevention Efforts  Strategic Planning  Data Collection  Education/Prevention  Policies  Sanctions  Interventions  Community Coalitions

NIAAA 3-in-one Framework Environment Population Individual

Evidence-Based Strategies (NIAAA Report)  Tier 1: evidence for college populations  CBT/Motivational Enhancement (BASICS; AlcoholEdu)  Tier 2: evidence for non-college population  Enforcement of laws; publicizing laws; working with local retailers  Tier 3: promising evidence  Environmental strategies; rule enforcement and publicizing rules and sanctions; parental notification  Tier 4: no evidence  Information only (stand alone); one-time speakers or awareness weeks

Strategic Planning  AOD Working Group  Biennial Review

Data  CORE Survey (2009; this fall)  ACHA (2010)

Coalition (environment)  ISAP (Intercollegiate Substance Abuse Prevention group)  BRICC Coalition (U of L)

Alcohol Policy (population)  No student may possess or consume alcohol on campus unless at registered events and 21 years of age.  No public intoxication (even if consumed off campus).  No violation of other state or local laws (e.g. driving under the influence, distribution to minors).

Sanctions  First offense - Warning and completion of AlcoholEDU for Sanctions within time frame allotted by Hearing Officer, Substance Education Fund Fine of $100  Second offense - Substance Education Fund fine of $150  Third offense - University Probation and Parental Notification  Fourth offense - University Suspension  Additional sanctions may be assigned as deemed necessary by the appropriate student conduct body. Additional sanctions may include, but are not limited to, assignment of community service hours, residence hall probation, educational sanctions, restitution, etc.

Education (target groups)  Peer Educator Program  Collaborative Programming:  Res Life  Freshman Focus  Athletics  TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures): Res Life Staff  Orientation (BUzzed)

BUzzed  90 minutes, all first-year student attend  Facilitated with student leaders, Interactive  Components  Challenging Expectancies/Norms (using BU data)  Using M.I. strategies (pros/cons)  Provide Facts – alcohol  Skills (BAC, Harm Reduction Strategies)  Inform about rules and sanctions  Bystander Empowerment (alcohol poisoning, impaired driving)

Interventions (Individual)  BASICS  Motivational Interviewing (with Judicial Board and Res Life Staff)  Echeckup to Go (alcohol and marijuana)  On-line screening