Alcohol and Other Drugs at KU

Alcohol Statistics

KU Statistics

24% of KU students report using alcohol 10-29 days of the month. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

47% of KU students report driving after drinking any alcohol at all. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

KU students drive after binge drinking almost five times more often than other college students. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

Within the last two weeks, 56% of KU students reported binge drinking. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

53% of KU students did something they later regretted under the influence of alcohol. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

46% of KU students forgot where they were or what they did while under the influence of alcohol. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

12% of KU students report alcohol use as an academic impediment. National College Health Assessment, Spring 2006.

National Statistics

More than 1,700 college students in the U.S. are killed each year — about 4.65 a day — as a result of alcohol-related injuries. Hingson, R. et al. Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Mortality and Morbidity Among U.S. College Students Ages 18-24: Changes from 1998 to 2001. Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 26, 259-79; 2005.

599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol. Hingson, R. et al. Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Mortality and Morbidity Among U.S. College Students Ages 18-24: Changes from 1998 to 2001. Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 26, 259-79; 2005.

More than 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking. Hingson, R. et al. Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Mortality and Morbidity Among U.S. College Students Ages 18-24: Changes from 1998 to 2001. Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 26, 259-79; 2005.

More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape. Hingson, R. et al. Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Mortality and Morbidity Among U.S. College Students Ages 18-24: Changes from 1998 to 2001. Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 26, 259-79; 2005.

400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex. Hingson, R. et al. Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Mortality and Morbidity Among U.S. College Students Ages 18-24: Changes from 1998 to 2001. Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 26, 259-79; 2005.

44% of high school seniors report using alcohol in the last 30 days. Press release: Overall, illicit drug use by American teens continues gradual decline in 2007, University of Michigan News and Information Services, December 11, 2007.

In Kansas, average age for first drink of alcohol is 13. Communities That Care Survey, 2009.

82.3% of students who experienced unwanted sexual intercourse were under the influence. Core Survey, 2006.


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