thursday, October 1 1, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 9
Centers provide information on alcoholism and abuse
By Patti Gallagher
Two UNL-bascd centers on alcohol use and abuse do
not strive to eliminate the use of alcohol, only to control
it. Ian Newman, project director for the newest of the two
programs said, "We can't stop drinking completely, we
need to learn its proper use."
Newman is director of the Nebraska Center for Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention. The second center con
cerned with alcohol use is the Nebraska Alcohol Infor
mation Clearinghouse.
The Nebraska Center for Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol
ism Prevention is new to UNL this fall. It differentiates
between "alcohol abuse" and "alcoholism" because,
according to Newman, "abuse is one level of use," and
alcoholism is the result of a continued abuse."
The prevention center is not for use by individuals who
are having problems with alcohol use. It serves as an edu
cational outlet for other agencies seeking information on
prevention of alcohol abuse, Newman said.
THE NEBRASKA CENTER of Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism Prevention tries to develop a coherent philoso
phy and plan for prevention of alcohol abuse, to develop
the project's informational service, and to "be a technical
adviser to others in the field.
Fund drive starts
Members of the UNL faculty and staff will begin
soliciting contributions soon for United Way, according to
Kent Schmidt, chairman of the campus campaign.
There will be an informational meeting today to begin
the drive'. A coordinating committee of 17 or 18 faculty
members is charged with organizing the fund drive, which
will last until Oct. 26 or 27.
"This fund drive only involves the faculty and staff,"
Schmidt said.. "UNL students will have a separate drive in
the spring."
Schmidt explained that each contributor can have his
contribution automatically taken out of his paycheck or
contribute directly when called on by a solicitor.
"We hope to reach at least 55 percent of the UNL
staff," "Schmidt said. "Our goal is to raise $76,000."
United Way is a national community service organizat
ion that helps support human service groups by obtaining
private contributions. About 26 such groups in Lincoln
are supported either wholly or in part by the Lincoln
United Way.
Schmidt emphasized that "UNL has received a lot of
support from the community -we hope that it will return f
this support by contributions to United Way."
The center's information is made available to any
agency or individual in need of its data.
Those who have sought the information from the
center include public health services, social services, some
Lincoln schools, and UNL students and staff for research
purposes, Newman said.
Newman emphasized the fact that the information
gained by members of the projects is helpful in their
teaching. Because all members of both centers are in
structors in the UNL Health Department, the material
they compile for the center also is used in teaching their
courses.
The Nebraska Center for Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol
ism Prevention is funded by the State Department of
Public Institutions, Division on Alcoholism. The center is
under an annual contract, and will have to re-bid next
year to operate again.
THE OFFICE IS located at 109 Coliseum, and is joined
with the Nebraska Alcohol Information Clearinghouse
(NAIC). Both centers serve to educate all residents of Ne
braska. The NAIC is the actual compiler of the information
available. According to Robin Darst, information special
ist, the NAIC serves alcohol prevention agencies, humani
tarian services, medical professionals, and educators.
Last year the NAIC gave out more than 88,000 pieces
of information to these various agencies, Darst said. New
man estimated a 38,500 distribution during July, August
and September this year. Newman also said that a tenta
tive follow-up is planned to determine how useful the in
formation has been, and how much "ends up in the trash
can."
Information composed by the NAIC has been used
widely to publish literature on alcohol abuse and its re
sults. A PAMPHLET ON on drinking while pregnant (now
required to be given to all couples who receive a marriage
license), and a supplement to The Omaha World Herald
during Alcoholism Action Week (August 6-11, 1979) are
two major publications of the NAIC, according to Darst.
The NAIC will hold a free conference Nov. 12 and 13
in the Nebraska Union. It is entitled Dissemination and
Utilization of Alcohol Information, and is open to all.
Both Newman and Darst encouraged any interested
students to feel free to use both centers as an information
source in paper-writing, background information, or for
general, personal knowledge.
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