Still your call on March holiday alcohol
With excitement building as spring break
and St. Patrick's Day approach, the expectations for binge drinking could be
increasing as well.
The University
Health Center's Substance Abuse Prevention works
to increase knowledge and awareness of alcohol and other drug issues, and
decrease the negative consequences associated with high-risk drinking and
illegal drug use. We will provide you various tools and educational resources, and
as adults, the decision is ultimately your call.
Remember the game show your first week here at 1787 orientation?
It was created to equip first-year students with the tools and
resources needed to prevent, recognize, and respond to unintended negative
outcomes of alcohol use in the JMU/Harrisonburg community. And it was presented
by members of...
REACH (Reality
Educators Advocating Campus Health)
GAMMA (Greeks Advocating Mature Management of
Alcohol)
Saferides (call 540-568-7433 for a ride home, 10pm-3am, Fridays and
Saturdays)
CARE (Campus Assault
ResponsE 24/7 helpline: 540-568-6411)
@jmuREACH, @JMUGAMMA, @JMUSafeRides, and CARE, along
with The Men’s Program and the Student Health Advisory Council, continue to
provide help for fellow students, peer education, and events to raise
awareness.
Look for the H2H (Here to Help) logo on your professor's door, blackboard, or
syllabus. That designation is for faculty that has completed training on the
spectrum of campus resources available to students in distress or crisis,
including those students experiencing problems related to alcohol use and
abuse. They can serve as points of access for students in need of referral.
BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) and
High Expectations are evidence-based, early intervention
strategies specifically designed for traditional college age students. The programs
help students evaluate their risk and alcohol (BASICS) or drug (High
Expectations) expectancies. It is confidential,
empathetic, non-confrontational, non-judgmental, and they are not
abstinence based programs.
Dukes in Recovery is a support
network for students in recovery from alcoholism or substance addiction. It
provides a non-judgmental, non-critical, anonymous forum for discussion with students
who share common challenges. It is not affiliated with any religious, AA, NA,
or other addiction treatment programs. Meetings are Mondays at 8:00 p.m. in
512c Montpelier Hall.
For more information contact Tia Mann.
