Some of the facts on alcohol

• 88% of all the students surveyed at eight Virginia colleges reported at least one regrettable sexual encounter they could attribute to alcohol. (Virginia Times-Dispatch, December 23, 1990)
• College students will spend about $4.2 billion yearly for alcoholic beverages--which is more than is spent on operating campus libraries, college scholarships and fellowships combined. (OSAP, Alcohol Practices, Policies, and Potential of American Colleges, 1991)
• One in six women will be a vitim of forced sex from a man that she knows--and in almost every situation, alcohol abuse is part of the scenario. (Bacchus: Sex Under the Influence for Women Only)
• 90% of all vandalism, fights, and assaults (verbal, physical and sexual) occur after one or both parties have been drinking. (Bacchus: Are You at Risk? and The Choice is Yours)
• Drinking and driving accidents are the No. 1 killer of Americans aged 18-24. (Bacchus: The Choice Is Yours)
• 44% of students classified themselves as binge drinkers ("binge" defined as five or more drinks in a row for males and four for women) in the past two weeks.