2012 UNCW Alcohol and Other Drug Survey

ADDICTION AND RECOVERY FACT SHEET

Have you ever been to treatment for alcohol and drug abuse or addiction?

Yes: 5.52%, No: 94.48%

Treatment Type (check all that apply) Number of % Respondents Students Yes, I attended inpatient treatment voluntarily 6 1.32% Yes, attended inpatient treatment at the insistence/requirement of 6 1.32% someone else (parents, family, school, courts) Yes, I attended outpatient treatment voluntarily. 4 0.88% Yes, I attended outpatient treatment as part of a court mandate. 6 1.32% Yes, I attended classes or groups related to a DWI arrest or 8 1.77% conviction. Yes, I attended outpatient treatment at the insistence/requirement 2 0.44% of someone else (parents, family, school, courts)

Do you consider yourself addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs?

3.5% Yes 3.7% Unsure right now 92.8% No

Do you consider yourself in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse or addiction?

2.6% Yes 2.4% I have quit drinking or using, but don’t use the phrase “in recovery” for myself 95% No

If yes, what tools do you use to support your recovery (check all that apply):

44.4% Alcoholics Anonymous 22.2% Narcotics Anonymous 33.3% Individual Counseling 0% Group Counseling 22.2% Sober Living 11.1% Campus Services (Counseling Center, Case Manager, CROSSROADS, faculty support, etc.) If yes, the following list include resources that some colleges have made available to students in recoevery. Please indicate if any of these would help you now or would have helped you, in your opinion. (Check all that apply)

20% Sober recovery living on campus 50% Sober recovery housing off-campus (in partnership with campus resources) 50% 12-Step meetings on campus 20% Group counseling with professional counselor 50% Sober activities for students in recovery 40% Alcohol-free activities on campus (open to all students) 80% A dedicated space for students in recovery to “hang out”

All Participants:

Do you know someone in your life with alcohol or drug addiction? (check all that apply.)

20% Parent or Guardian 14.1% Grandparent 11% Sibling(s) 34.29% Friend(s) 5.3% Boyfriend/girlfriend/romantic partner 22.9% Aunt(s) or Uncle(s) 13.2% Cousin(s) 20.9% Extended Family 31.7% None of the above (68.3% answered at least one.)

Demographics:

429 participants (21.5% response rate)

70.3% female, 23.9 male, 0.5% transgender 23.9% freshmen, 18.3% sophomore, 28.1% junior, 29.7% senior 21.2% 18 or younger, 31.7% 19-20, 29.6% 21-23, 17.5% 24 or older 90.7% Caucasian, 4.1% Hispanic, 3.5% African-American, 3.3% Native American