Alcohol, drug survey follow-up

This is a follow-up related to the Alcohol and Drug Survey (printed in Campus Notes Friday, April 13).

A correction to one part of this article is needed for clarification. Surveys were delivered in the spring of 2006 to 716 SMU students and from this pool, 207 were returned, a response rate of 27.2 percent, which IS considered statistically significant.
Read more.This important point highlights the validity of this data and serious attention to which it deserves. To provide more perspective, the response rate achieved by this study was considerably larger then many other national and regional surveys that have been conducted on drug and alcohol consumption patterns throughout the U.S.

Continuing the discussion of how we can address these issues on our campus in a practical and effective way, members of the community are encouraged to be aware of an upcoming article planned to be released in next week’s Campus Notes. Michael O’Friel, AOD education coordinator and counselor, will be discussing the e-CHUG (electronic Check-Up to Go) an interactive web survey that allows college students to enter information about their drinking patterns and receive feedback about their use of alcohol. This is one more tool that can be incorporated into discussions with students on an individual and collective level to help facilitate education about AOD issues. More next week!