U.VA. RECOGNIZES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO
 AND  OTHER DRUG AWARENESS WEEK

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 9 - -Did you know? According to
the 1996 Spring Health Behaviors Survey of 3,000 University of
Virginia students:
	¥  91 percent report having tried alcohol.
	¥  79 percent have had alcohol in the past month.
	¥ 45 percent report having consumed five or more drinks --
at one sitting -- in
the two weeks prior to the survey.
	¥ 48 percent report getting drunk at lease once in the two
weeks prior to the survey.
	¥  41 percent have tried marijuana.
	¥  16 percent have used marijuana in the past month.
	¥  61 percent have tried tobacco.
	¥  32  percent have used tobacco in the past month.
	Fun and education are the draw for a week-long Alcohol,
Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness Week Nov. 10-17 at the University
of Virginia to help University students make healthy, responsible
choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
	Twelve organization made up of students and faculty alike --
including representatives from the IFC/ISC, Office of Student
Affairs, Yearbook, ABC Board, Cavalier Daily, First-Year Council, IM
Rec Sports, Residence Life, SAFE, Peer Health Educators, the
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Committee, and the Institute for
Substance Abuse Studies -- have banded together to sponsor the
second annual Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Awareness Week. It's
scheduled to begin Sunday, Nov. 10, with a 6 p.m. presentation
titled: "How the Health Are You?  The Effects of Alcohol on The
Body."  (Full schedule attached.)
	Other discussion topics throughout the week include: alcohol
and sexual
assault; alcohol and the law; alcohol and driving; alcohol and safety
issues.
	Entertainment planned will include:
	¥ Monday Night Football Pizza Party, the Tree House at 8 p.m.
	¥ Happy Hours Aerobics, Friday at 5 p.m.
	¥ "4th Year 5K Run," Saturday at 8 a.m.
	¥ "Beat the Tarheels Tailgate," Saturday, Tuttle Dorm
Courtyard  at 1:30 p.m.
	¥ Free Throw and 3-Point Basketball Shootout, Sunday,
Slaughter Recreation Center at 4 p.m.
	On Wednesday at 2:55 p.m., students will have the
opportunity to observe a
moment of silence and reflection as the University Chapel bells ring
in memory of the three University students who died in
alcohol-related deaths during the past year.
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November 8, 1996
	For more information, reporters should contact Sara Hickman
at the Institute for Substance Abuse at (804) 924-5276.  Television
reporters should call our TV News Office at (804) 924 7550.