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New Mexico State University

WAVE Tools for Parents Alcohol and Sexual Assault Facts

 

Alcohol Facts

  • Binge drinking (In one session, 4 or more drinks for a women, 5 or more for a man) is associated with lower grades.
  • 159,000 first-year college students will drop out of school for alcohol or other drug related reasons.
  • Alcohol is the #1 drug used to facilitate date rape.
  • Alcohol is a factor in 40% of violent crimes.

 

Sexual Assault Facts

  • 1 in 4 college women will be sexually assaulted before they graduate college.
  • 50% are virgins when they are assaulted.
  • Over 85% of sexual assaults involve alcohol.
  • 9 out of 10 assaults are committed by someone the victim knows.
  • 40% of victims will tell no one.