National Alcohol Screening Day arrives April 8th
Meghan Gray
Staff Writer
With Spring Break just around the corner, many college students have only one thing in mind, spending an entire week doing whatever they want. While some plan to stay local, others are jet-setting to warmer climates with nothing more than a bikini, swim trunks, and flip-flops.
The primary goal is to let loose with friends, soak in the sun, and try new things.
While this sounds like an incredible vacation from second semester blues, often times adding alcohol to the mix becomes a recipe for disaster.
Binge drinking has damaging effects both physically and socially, and is the leading cause of death and arrest for undergraduate students nationwide according to the Boston College School of Social Work.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports 31 percent of college students meet criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse.
According to a 2009 study by Cabrini College alcohol abuse is not the same as alcoholism. Rather, it is a pattern of drinking that involves one or more of the following: failure to carry out major responsibilities, drinking in physically dangerous situations, legal issues related to using alcohol and continued drinking despite ongoing problems in relationships with others.
The Health Center will conduct free, anonymous alcohol screenings as part of National Alcohol Screening Day on April 8. The event is open to the community and will be held on the Grayslake campus 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in room C002.
The event will include a presentation on alcohol problems, completion of a screening form and one-on-one, private consultation with a health professional.
Local treatment referrals and support resources will be made available for those who need further evaluation. Appointments are not necessary.
National Alcohol Screening Day is a program of the nonprofit Screening for Mental Health, funded by the “National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism” and the “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.” The screening program is designed to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol consumption and offer help for those struggling with the problem.
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