Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Learn more about alcohol, marijuana, and other drug topics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.  
• The Highway Code is a resource guide created by The Global Drug Survey to provide harm reduction recommendations for a variety of drugs. 
• Do you know what counts as a drink? Or the signs that alcohol is causing harm? Rethinking Drinking is a tool to help you take a look at your drinking patterns and how they may affect your health. 
• The National Harm Reduction Coalition is a nationwide advocate for building and scaling evidence-based strategies with and for people who use drugs.
• DanceSafe has a variety of information and resources on drugs, drug effects, and potential harm reduction strategies. Includes information on drug checking and sources for test kits beyond fentanyl testing.  
• Trip Safe (psychedelics) and Roll Safe (MDMA) are concerned with public health and the safety of people. They do not endorse the acquisition or use of drugs outside of approved medical settings but provide tools for self-education if one is planning to do so.
• Getting It Right from the Start collaboratively develops and tests models for optimal cannabis policy (retail practices, marketing & taxation) based on the best available scientific evidence, with the goal of reducing harm, youth use, and problem use and promoting social justice and equity.
• UNDO is a California Department of Public Health program working to bring awareness to the health risks of tobacco/nicotine and vaping and hold the tobacco industry accountable.
• Want to quit smoking? Kick It Californiaoffers a range of services, from one-on-one Quit Coaching to text programs and self-help materials.
• Interested in learning more about prescription drugs? The Mayo Clinic provides information about prescription drug abuse. The Higher Ed Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs includes a webinar presenting key findings from the 2022 College Prescription Drug Study.
• Overdose Prevention Initiativesupports substance use prevention programs, harm reduction tools and strategies, and more. 

We draw on national college data and research sources, as well as our own campus statistics, to inform and guide our policies, strategies, and activities.

• Alcohol & Drug Policies and Prevention Programs - 2022 Biennial Review
• College Drinking - NIAAA
• College Age & Young Adult Drug Use - NIDA
• Environmental Strategies for Prevention and College Drinking - PIRE
• Connected Neighbors Experience Fewer Harms From Others’ Drinking - ARG
• Big Alcohol Made $17.5 Billion on Underage Drinking 

• UC Berkeley Responsible Bystander Policy and more information.
• California’s 911 Good Samaritan Law (CA Civil Code Section 1714.22) protects you from arrest, charge, and prosecution when you call 911 at the scene of a suspected drug overdose. Nobody at the scene should be charged for personal amounts of drugs or paraphernalia. This law does not protect you if:
  • You are on parole/probation; it is likely still a violation.
  • You have more drugs than “possession for personal use”; it is still illegal to have any amount that would suggest trafficking or sales.
  • You “obstruct medical or law enforcement personnel”; it is still important to not intervene with the activities of police or emergency personnel.