Celebrate Safely

• Before you go out, PLAN AHEAD
  • Choose a buddy and learn their phone number in case you can’t access your phone
  • Plan how you will get home: sober driver, CATbus or rideshare
  • Plan a meet-up spot in case you get separated
  • Charge your phone, turn up the volume and check it frequently
  • Download and familiarize yourself with the RAVE Guardian app
    • Set a safety timer, so your friends know when you’ll be home
  • Know the signs of alcohol poisoning:
    • Vomiting
    • Confusion
    • Slow and/or irregular breathing
    • Blue or pale skin
    • Low body temperature
    • Unconsciousness or inability to stay conscious
  • Know the signs of opioid poisoning:
    • Small, constricted “pinpoint pupils”
    • Falling asleep or loss of consciousness
    • Slow, shallow breathing
    • Choking or gurgling sounds
    • Limp body
    • Pale, blue or cold skin
  • Know where to access naloxone (Narcan®) in case of an opioid poisoning emergency. This life-saving medication can reverse opioid poisoning when given in time.
  • If you choose to drink:
    • Plan not to exceed a certain number of drinks
    • Eat before and during drinking
    • Alternate with water
    • Choose not to pre-game

   

• While you're out, STEP UP
  • Socialize without needing to consume alcohol
  • Hydrate with water to avoid heat exhaustion
  • Check in with friends regularly
  • Recognize when someone’s in trouble, and step up to help
  • Call 911 if you need help to safely handle a situation
  • If you choose to drink:
    • Keep track of the number of drinks you consume
    • Alternate with water
    • Eat before and during drinking
    • Watch your drink being poured and keep it with you at all times; use a lid if you can
      • Know how to recognize a spiked drink
    • Choose not to play drinking games
    • Don’t pressure others to drink
• At the end of the day, RETURN HOME SAFELY
  • Never leave a friend behind
  • Go with a group, don’t go alone
  • Share a safe ride home with a sober driver
  • If using a rideshare, Stop Ask Match Inform
    • Lyft Safety 
    • Uber Safety
  • Let friends know you got home safely
    • Use the safety timer in the RAVE Guardian app
  • Call 911 immediately if someone is passed out and unresponsive
    • Do not wait for all symptoms of alcohol poisoning to be present
    • Turn the person on their side
    • Do not give the person any food or beverages
    • Stay with the person until help arrives
    • When contacting emergency services, such as 911, please notify them if you have been in contact with somebody who has a confirmed case of COVID-19, has symptoms of COVID-19, are awaiting results from a COVID-19 test, or if you have a confirmed case of COVID-19.
  • Remember MAP: students seeking assistance during an alcohol and/or drug-related emergency will not be charged or sanctioned for violations of the university’s alcohol and/or drug policies

   

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