Well, for millions of college students it’s Back to School time, and they’re DRUNK AGAIN, with an estimated 49% of full-time college students (almost 4 million) admitting to not just drinking alcohol, but actually binge drinking, and “drinking to get drunk”, and some even intending to blackout. Approximately 1.8 million of those students met the medical criteria for substance abuse and dependence.
While this is frightening in and of itself, the more alarming problem is actually the prevalence and ease of acquiring prescription drugs, being used to either get high and/or self-medicate, and the dangerous (sometimes fatal) interactions that have continued to rise sharply amongst our nation’s “best and brightest.” The most common drugs being abused: Adderral, Xanax, Ambien, OxyContin, Vicodin, and Prozac.
Studies and interviews w students have an ambivalent attitude towards the risks, with the perceived thought that they’re taking “medicine” instead of real drugs, and that the positive possibilities (increased social skills, academic performance, mood enhancement, weight loss) outweigh the negative consequences (vomiting, hangovers, headaches, missing classes, poisoning, blackouts, dizziness, and even death)… the current literature, education and warnings being provided are being completely dismissed, and one brother-sister team has set out to do something about it!
Sonja Landis (Author and Motivational Speaker, www.MeetSonja.com) and her brother Nick Pobutsky (College Spring Break Event and Travel Planner, www.OvationTourGroup.com) decided to combine their skills and address the problem with a NEW Student Guide (“How To Not Pee on Yourself: A Guide to Drug-Alcohol Interactions”) written not for the approval of parents, faculty, and staff, but directly FOR the students, in a conversational, trendy way they can relate to.
“We wrote this Resource Guide in a way that will actually impact the students, instead of in the lecture-like way of spouting out more facts and warnings. We use real examples, real stories of humiliation and embarrassment, and slang in the real way these students talk. Not everyone is going to approve of what we say and how we say it, but if it’s going to REALLY sink in and change some people’s lives, than our job is done… We’re not going to tell them to stop drinking or partying, because it’s absolutely unrealistic, and will fall to deaf ears… We ARE going to address things that WILL matter to them, like peeing on oneself and being eternally ridiculed by peers for it, because at this point in their lives, THAT’S what matters.” says Sonja.
“We’re looking for not only Contributors and other Professionals to add to the Resource Guide for a 2nd edition, but also a media avenue to talk candidly and realistically about this growing epidemic on campuses everywhere.
Let’s save lives together.”
Sonja Landis travels around the country, educating and empowering college students with numerous life, business, personal, career, and communication skills for success. www.MeetSonja.com for booking events.
Contact: Sonja Landis
sonja@amazeballsmedia.com
www.MeetSonja.com
323.207.5137
To order the Student Guide for your group or book Sonja to speak at your event/campus, please go to www.MeetSonja.com