Smoking: Truth or Dare
Goal: Educate students about the effects of smoking on the body, how the tobacco industries market to college students, and ways to fight back.
Objectives:
Identify the known cancers associate with smoking.
Learn how the tobacco industry markets to college students.
The effects of smokeless tobacco.
The effects of secondhand smoke.
How to become a B.A.T. (Bengals Against Tobacco) member.
Women and Tobacco: You've Come a Long Way
Goals: Educate students about how tobacco affects women and what strategies tobacco companies use to entice women to smoke.
Objectives:
Identify the marketing strategies used by tobacco companies to reach women.
Learn the history of tobacco marketing toward the female population.
Identify the female health consequences of smoking.
Learn about the B.A.T. (Bengals Against Tobacco) group and become a member.
A Shot of REALITY: Women and Alcohol
Goal: Alcohol affects women differently than men. However, this is not what we are taught by the media. This interactive program will discuss the effects alcohol has over women physically, emotionally, and culturally.
Objectives:
Get statistics surrounding women and alcohol.
Understand the negative effects alcohol has on women and men.
Explore stereotypes surrounding women and alcohol.
Discuss reasons why women drink.
See warning signs of women abusing alcohol.
Campus and community resources.
Come Back to Reality: Club Drugs
Goal: Dangerous substances known collectively as club drugs, including Ecstasy, GHB, and Rohypnol, are gaining popularity. This program will discuss the popular club drugs and provide students with the education to make healthier decisions.
Objectives:
Identify the different types of club drugs.
Understand the reality of raves.
Learn about club drug myths and misperceptions.
Discuss risks and effects of club drugs.
Identify warning signs and how to be safe.
Campus and community resources.
REALITY TV? Alcohol and the Media
Goal: This interactive program will discuss the influence media has over our everyday lives and the role it plays in promoting alcohol abuse and violence in our society.
Objectives:
Learn the history of alcohol advertising.
Identify marketing strategies used by the alcohol industry to reach college students.
Explore the role alcohol advertising plays in sexism, racism, violence, alcoholism, and other social issues in society.
Identify the consequences of alcohol abuse in society.
Campus and community resources.
For the Record: Why Do Students REALLY Drink? Or Do They?
Goal: The stereotype is that students drink their college years away. However, the reality is that most students make healthy decisions about alcohol. This interactive program provides an open forum for students to discuss college culture and the role alcohol plays.
Objectives:
Explore reasons why college students might drink.
Uncover myths and misconceptions surrounding college students and alcohol.
Identify when drinking becomes a problem.
Understand the consequences of misusing alcohol.
Discuss alternatives to drinking on the weekend.
Campus and community resources.