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Binge Thinking applies peer-reviewed research toward decreasing students’ alcohol use by curbing their motives and enhancing their protective behavioral strategies. Through interaction and games encouraging reflection, Binge Thinking challenges students to introspectively interrogate how their emotional responses to facts about consumption impair their ability to enact positive decisions.  Please allow at least 30-45 minutes to complete the program. You will be credited with completing the program once connected to a completion page at the end of the interactive session.  

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• Additional Information
  • This training must be completed prior to Tuesday September 16th, 2025.
    • If you need an extension, please let us know by emailing alcohol@stanford.edu
  • Please make sure YOUR name appears at the top of this dashboard. If it does not, email us back immediately.
  • We recommend using Google Chrome as the best browser to complete the program, as well as making sure you are in a location with strong Wi-Fi connectivity as the training is meant to be highly interactive.
    • For technical assistance please contact CatharsisOnlineTraining@catharsisproductions.com.
  • If you exit the training midway, you should be able to pick up where you left off. However, if you have cleared your cache, changed browsers, or switched devices before your return, you will be required to start over.  

The Stanford Cannabis Education online training educates students on cannabis (marijuana and other derivatives).  The landscape around cannabis is ever-changing and there are risks and challenges that need to be understood. This 30 minute online educational course offers knowledge, skills, and tools to help students make healthy, informed decisions about cannabis.  

• Stanford Cannabis Education Learning Objectives
  • Understand the different components of cannabis, including THC and CBD.
  • Summarize the policy landscape surrounding cannabis legalization.
  • Identify practical skills for harm reduction associated with both short- and long-term cannabis use.
  • Learn the available resources on campus and how to stay connected with them.
• Additional Information
  • This training must be completed prior to Tuesday September 16th, 2025.
    • If you need an extension, please let us know by emailing alcohol@stanford.edu
  • Please make sure YOUR name appears at the top of this dashboard. If it does not, please email us back as soon as possible.
  • We recommend using Google Chrome as the best browser to complete the program and making sure you are in a location with strong Wi-Fi connectivity, as the training is meant to be highly interactive.
    • For technical assistance, please contact CatharsisOnlineTraining@catharsisproductions.com.
  • If you exit the training midway, you should be able to pick up where you left off. However, if you have cleared your cache, changed browsers, or switched devices before your return, you must start over.  

The opioid epidemic is very serious, and thousands of people die every year to overdoses – including accidental deaths due to fentanyl-laced pills. This 30 minute online educational course offers education on opioids and training on naloxone (opioid overdose reversal medication) which is available on campus.  

• Learning Objectives
  • Provide a broad overview of the current landscape of the opioid epidemic.
  • Learn how to recognize and reverse an opioid overdose by administering Naloxone nasal spray.
  • Learn the available resources on campus and how to stay connected with them.
• Additional Information
  • This training must be completed prior to Tuesday, September 16th, 2025.   
    • If you have technical problems with the course, please submit a SNOW ticket with the issue, and it will be promptly resolved.
    • If you have questions about course content please email alcohol@stanford.edu.
  • To access the program, enroll in STARS by clicking this link.  Complete the training/module. 

• Alcohol 101 - A workshop covering alcohol safety, metabolism, and risk reduction strategies.
• Cannabis 101 - Debunking myths, medicinal vs. non-medicinal uses, and risk reduction.
• Nicotine 101 - An educational guide on current trends and risks of nicotine use from cigarettes to vaping.
• Alcohol and Group Culture - An interactive session for student groups on building a safe, fun, and inclusive community based on core values.
• Alcohol Narratives and Well-being - A discussion workshop on alcohol, health, gender roles, shame narratives, and reconstructing healthy relationships with alcohol; mainly for single-sex organizations but open to all.
• Organizational Culture Assessment and Root Cause Analysis - A toolkit for campus groups to assess and realign their culture around substance use and organizational goals.
• Bystander Intervention - An interactive training using real scenarios to teach intervention skills for alcohol and drug situations, encouraging bias assessment.
• Sober Monitor Training - Equips sober monitors with principles from bystander intervention for managing social gatherings effectively.
• Understanding Addiction - A workshop on the biopsychosocial aspects of addiction, helping students identify healthy versus unhealthy relationships with substances and handle tough conversations.
• SCCOOPP Narcan Training for Stanford Community - Training on how to administer Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses, following the Santa Clara County curriculum.