Alcohol and Other Drugs
e-CHUG and e-TOKE are brief, on-line surveys that provide detailed assessment of your alcohol and marijuana use as compared to other UCSD students. The surveys are completely anonymous and no personal information is stored.
CARRS Registration
Students looking for CARRS registration - follow the link.
Associated Student-sponsored Safe Ride .
Alcohol Screening
Try this self-assessment tool to understand your alcohol use and the potential health issues involved with it.
Rethinking Drinking Drinking can be beneficial or harmful, depending on your age, health status and how much you drink. For anyone who drinks, this site offers valuable, research-based information. What do you think about taking a look at your drinking habits and how they may affect your health?
My Last Dip, a free online resource to help smokeless tobacco users quit.
Alcohol Myths
This flash video outlines the most common myths about alcohol. Think you're in control? Think again!
What Student Health Service is doing
Student Health Service strongly supports a risk reduction philosophy and the implementation of policies and programs that attempt to curb alcohol and other drug (ATOD)use and its associated negative consequences.
How to Recognize Alcohol Poisoning
Go Ask Alice - how to help a friend.
Handy wallet-size card with advice on how to help a friend who drank too much alcohol, and numbers to call for more information. Print out and carry this card!
Prevention
The comprehensive prevention approach that UCSD implements follows the Public Health Model of prevention by looking at combined strategies aimed at changing the physical, social, legal, and economic environments on campus and in surrounding communities. This environmental management approach recognizes that student behavior is influenced at multiple levels:
- Personal
- Peer
- Institutional
- Community
- Public policy
The following categories represent our efforts in this area:
AOD Strategies (PowerPoint presentation)
AOD Activities:
- Recruitment and training of peers
- Curriculum development
- Policy review and implementation
- Campus scanning activities - including advertising/promotion
- Community covenant with vendors
- Working with Policy Enforcement
- Training RAs/HAs
- Happy 21st Birthday Cards
- Supported services and programs on AOD have been through outside funding so there is always work in finding and securing funds
- Survey and assessment of students' ATOD use (Prevention Research Center grant)
AOD Collaborations:
- CARPI - Collegiate Alcohol Research and Prevention Initiative (Members include; UCSD, USD, CSUSM, AIU, SDSU, SDPD, ABC, City College, U.S. Consulate and many more)
- UCSD AOD Committee/Meetings
- College Bar Task Force
- Law Enforcement Task Force
- San Diego Underage Drinking Initiative
- Liaison to the Colleges
AOD Presentations:
- AOD 101 - High School Outreach
- AOD 101 - UCSD Res. Life Outreach
- How To Help A Friend (SOLO) with Psych and Counseling
- Saving Lives (SOLO)
- RA/HA Resources available on Campus
- Coming Soon - Marijuana - Myths and Facts
Useful Links:
UCSD Psych & Counseling Services
How to Help a Friend...
You notice that your friend has had one too many drinks and doesn't show any sign of stopping. When should you be concerned or step in to help? Taking care of your friends after they've had too much to drink is the cool thing to do, but it can be a bit of a challenge. Here are some signs to watch for.
Alcoholics Anonymous - local meetings.
Smart Recovery- offers free face-to-face and online mutual help groups. SMART (Self-Management And Recovery Training) helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities. SMART is an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.
Hangover Headache Help
Oh my aching head! Here are some expert tips on avoiding -- or treating -- morning-after head pain. Web MD Hangover Help.
Hungover?
Popular tips on how to prevent or lessen hangovers here.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) receives a variety of questions about alcohol. Read the FAQs.
Go Ask Alice
even more info.
The Danger of Mixing Alcohol and Medications - Mixing alcohol with certain medications can cause serious problems. It can make a medication less effective or even useless, or it may make the medication harmful or toxic to your body.
Half of Us - a very unique website that de-stigmatizes mental health, encourages more young people to seek out ways to improve their state of mind, and reaches those who need help the most. Sections on alcohol, depression, suicide, eating disorders, anxiety, and stress.
Facts on Tap - information on alcohol and other drugs.
California Office of Traffic Safety website.
Social Smoking-Is it all that bad?
It may not seem like a lot, but puffing while you party once or twice a week can indeed have negative effects on your health. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the British United Provident Association (an independent health care organization) both recently published studies about "casual smoking".
Social Smoking and Birth Control
Several health risks go along specifically with smoking while on the birth control pill. There is some evidence that smoking can decrease the effectiveness of OCs.
Narcotics Anonymous - local information.
If you have questions or concerns, e-mail us or call a Health Educator at (858) 534-3874.
