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Substance use crosses all societal boundaries. Here you can find information about alcohol poisoning, other drug emergencies, how to help a friend, reducing your risk, and more. 

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Alcohol poisoning can happen when alcohol is drunk quicker than the body can process it. Here, you can find helpful information about what to do in the event along with how to utilize the Bacchus Maneuver. 

Learn More About Alcohol Poisoning & Other Drug Emergencies

“A set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use” - National Harm Reduction Coalition. The spirit of harm reduction is meeting individuals wherever they fall along the spectrum of substance use, recognizing that our relationship to substances is neither linear nor stagnant. SUPER aims to provide harm reduction tools tailored to our community in line with our larger harm reduction approach which includes 5-SURE Safe Rides5-SURE on FootCardinal Recovery and The PEERs.

Explore Harm Reduction Tools Program

Do your part in helping to maintain a safe community. Learn what it means to look out for your friends as well as strategies for intervening. 

Explore How to Help a Friend

While the vast majority of students who choose to use substances of any kind, use alcohol alone (Stanford Survey Data, 2019), it is important to be aware of other types of drugs, their effects, their risks, and the current landscape of drugs that cannot be obtained through licenced pharmacies (illicit drugs). 

Find Out About Other Types of Drugs

Access guidance, strategies, and tools curated by SUPER to reduce risk. Learn about tolerance, short-term as well as long-term risks, drink counting, Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), and more. 

Find Out How to Reduce Your Risk

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