Be Sure

To Stop

& Think

Before

You Take

the Next

DRINK

According to the 2011 Core Alcohol and Drug Survey,

what percentage of students refused a drink in the last 30

days?

Core Alcohol and Drug Survey , 2011

68.2%

Which five factors impact Blood Alcohol Concentration

(BAC)?TimeGender

Quantity RateWeight

Risk ReductionHeavy

Drinkers

Have a limit and a way to enforce it (keep beer tabs, move bracelets from one wrist to another) Take cash, not credit cards

Keep trusted, sober friends with you at all times

Don’t go to unfamiliar places

Stay in one place and stay overnight

Moderate Drinkers

Stick to 0.05-0.06 BAC

Eat before you drink

Alternate with non-alcoholic beverages

Have a designated driver/take public transportation

Don’t operate machinery or put yourself in hazardous situations (like swimming or biking) Don’t allow alcohol in your residence hall room

Don’t carry open containers or use a fake ID

Abstainers

Lead by example

Organize alternative activities

Support someone who chooses not to drink at an event where alcohol is present

Be a designated driver

Set a plan in advance with friends who are drinking

When negative consequences happen, talk to friends about it afterwards

Alcohol Poisoning

Signs:•Throwing up•Incoherence•Passing out•Shallow breathing•Pale, bluish, and/or clammy skin

What To Do:

• Use your judgment• Call 911 immediately• Stay with your friend• Try to wake your friend• Keep your friend lying on his/her side • Do not give food or force fluids• If friend can respond, ask about number of

drinks, any health conditions, allergies, medications, etc.

Alcohol and ConsentConsent: Explicit, active communication and mutual approval

NOT consent: Any sex act against your will, without your consent, or when you are unable to freely give consent (includes being under the influence)

No matter how far I go, where I went , or how many drinks were bought, I can always remind the person of my boundaries.

Campus ResourcesOffice of the Dean of Students: Reduce the Risk Website: http://deanofstudents.unc.edu/index.php/reducetherisk.html Phone: 919-966-4042 Email: dos@unc.edu or blackbrn@email.unc.edu

This website has a lot of helpful information about alcohol in general as well as local alcohol policies and processes! You can also contact Assistant Dean of Students, Dean Blackburn, for information and support.

UNC Student Organizations and the Carolina Union Website: http://carolinaunion.unc.edu/ and http://www.unc.edu/cuab/events.shtml

Many students report using alcohol or other drugs because it gives them something to do – but there’s a lot to do on campus! Get involved with one of the student organizations that matches your interest, or start your own! Check out the Carolina Union Activities Board website for a list of events held at the Union.

Useful WebsitesUNC Alcohol Policy http://www.unc.edu/campus/policies/studentalcohol.html

Look here for a description of UNC’s alcohol policy.

Safe at UNChttp://safe.unc.edu/

This website provides information about interpersonal violence awareness and prevention to the UNC community.

Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/

This website by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism offers easy-to-read information on measuring standard drinks as well as risk reduction strategies.

This information is brought to you by: UNC Counseling & Wellness

Services

CWS offers individual counseling and

assessment services as well as campus events

and small group programs on a variety

of topics, including alcohol and other

drugs.

Check out our website for more information:

http://campushealth.unc.edu/cws