Alcohol Wise is a 4 part, evidence-based alcohol abuse prevention course. Alcohol Wise helps individuals make informed decisions about choosing not to drink and develop strategies for standing up to peer pressure to drink.
For students who have already used or are using alcohol, Alcohol Wise utilizes personalized feedback through eCHECKUP TO GO and motivational interviewing strategies to move students toward making a positive change.
Alcohol Wise can be used as a component of a prevention program or classroom curriculum for large student groups.
Learning Outcomes of Alcohol Wise:
- Identify high-risk and low-risk drinking patterns
- Refute common misconceptions about drinking norms
- Understand the factors that affect BAC
- Identify personal risk factors for drinking and alcohol dependence
- Understand the metabolism process: how alcohol is absorbed into and eliminated from the body
- Clarify personal choices about his or her drinking
- Clarify attitudes and behavior about alcohol and understand how these affect peers
- Describe how alcohol can affect academic progress and social behavior
- Understand dangers of drinking and driving
- Identify alcohol overdose signs
- Identify the signs of an overdose when alcohol is combined with other drugs
- Learn ways to take care of self and others in environments where drinking is present
- Develop protective behaviors for drinking
- Develop a personal plan for making a change in regards to drinking behavior, if applicable
- Identify healthy alternatives to drinking and coping with stress
- Know how to access campus resources
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