It's an eight to ten minute screening survey that is completely confidential and includes an interview with a counselor, Desprez said. But it is a tool to help somebody evaluate their own use or someone they love. Say you're dating someone, you can answer the questions for them.
Many college students drink more when they are away from home for the first time.
For those that don't it's a fact of living away from home. It allows them to make different choices then they would living at home. They think it's normal that they'll grow out of it, so providing this type of service allows them to get a reality check in those terms of thinking. Some students buy into the perception that college is a party and drink more often. An unwanted pregnancy as a result of alcohol induced sex and sexually transmitted infections could affect hundreds of people, strangers to the alcoholic.