Alcohol Safety
Everyone has a role to play in building a better and safer culture around alcohol. There is a LOT you can do – these suggestions are just a start.
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Make it easier for people to make healthy choices.
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Diversify the ways you and your friends unwind. Don’t let alcohol become your only signal for “now it’s time for us to have fun.” Check out some ideas.
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Never let alcohol become a “necessary” part of an event, even tacitly — i.e., being sober or sober-ish shouldn’t make for a lousy time. More party planning tips.
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If you’re serving alcohol, make sure you have equally tasty non-alcoholic drinks, too — those who aren’t drinking for any reason, whether their age or their game tomorrow, will thank you.
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Keep an eye out for people in trouble.
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Become an expert at tactfully helping your friends slow down.
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Team up with your friends to check in on each other and help you all stay within your limits.
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Know the signs of alcohol poisoning, and be ready to call for help if you see them.
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Up your alcohol skills.
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Use the Blood Alcohol Calculator to understand how alcohol is likely to affect you.
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Read a bit about Yale alcohol culture and why peer pressure to drink is actually sort of a sham.
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