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College Administrators, Educators, and Coaches Join Forces with the Distilled Spirits Industry to Launch New Million Dollar-Plus Program to Help Stop the Misuse of Alcohol on College Campuses
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An innovative, interactive CD program designed to help prevent the misuse of alcohol on college campuses. | |
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Developed by the Century Council, a national not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers. |
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A comprehensive CD program set on a "virtual campus," using sony game technology, interactive video scenarios, and 3d animation to target at-risk populations of the student body: freshmen, greeks, student-athletes, and judicial policy offenders. |
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Alcohol 101 plus™ also includes a "Virtual Bar," where a user can "virtually" drink and learn about how alcohol affects their individual blood alcohol concentration and how long it takes for their bac to return to zero; an interactive game developed by SONY, b4udrink, which tests a user's knowledge about alcohol; and, a "Virtual Brain," which conveys information about how alcohol affects the brain. |
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Reflects input from a team of over 50 on-campus practitioners. Contributors include: U.S. Department of Education; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); and the Bacchus and Gamma Peer Education Network. |
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| Can you answer these questions? |
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What is the meaning of halt in alcohol jargon? |
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What is the impact of alcohol on a woman taking birth control pills? |
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What does alcohol do to the effects of antihistamines? |
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What is BAC? |
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Dr. Constantine "Deno" Curris, President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
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David Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Health at George Mason University |
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John Thompson, former Head Coach, Georgetown Basketball, and Member, Basketball Hall of Fame |
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The Honorable Susan Molinari, Chairman of the Century Council |
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College students |
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Among college students under the age of 21, 82 percent report using alcohol with in the past year and 69 percent report using alcohol within the last 30 days. |
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One in five college athletes believe other students drinking adversely affects their involvement on an athletic team (or in other organized groups) |
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College athletes are more likely than other students to say that getting drunk is an important reason for drinking. |
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Research shows that alcohol, even small amounts, affects the ability of college students to learn and remember new information. |
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Eighty percent of freshmen report they have used alcohol with in the past year. On average, they report consuming nearly six drinks per week. |
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In 2000, alcohol-related fatality rates were nearly twice as large for 18-, 19-, and 20-year olds as for people aged 21 and older. |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2003, 10:00 a.m. To 11:00 am |
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National Press Club, Murrow-White-Lisagor Room
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20045
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The Century Council, launched in 1991, is a national not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers: allied Domecq Spirits & Wine North America, Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., Brown-Forman, Diageo, Buture Brands LLC, and Pernod Ricard USA. The Council's Mission is to promote responsible decision-making regarding drinking or non-drinking of beverage alcohol and discourages all forms of irresponsible consumption through education, communications, research, law enforcement and other programs. For more information on The Council, log onto http://www.alcohol101plus.org or http://www.centurycouncil.org.
Alcohol 101 Plus™ is based on the award-winning alcohol 101 released 5 years ago and used by over 1,200 colleges and universities. To-date the program has been distributed to over 5,000 colleges and universities nationwide.
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