Tips to Decrease Drinking Risk
- Pace Yourself - Your body can only process one drink an hour.
- Double Up - Alternate alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages. Drink water before, during, and after you drink.
- Speed Limit - Set limits on how many drinks you will have BEFORE you go out.
- Measuring Cup - The red plastic cup does not equal one drink.
- Don't Run On Empty - Eat right before you go out and while you are drinking to slow down your intoxication.
- Watch Your Drink - Pour your own drinks and do not drink from open common sources, such as punch bowls and jungle juice.
- Life is Not a Game - Avoid drinking games and activities that cause you to lose control of your limit.
- Buddy Up - Don’t travel alone, and stick with the friends you came with.
- Get Help - Call 215-204-1234 (or 1-1234 from a campus phone) for help if you or a friend has had too much to drink. Temple University has a medical amnesty policy, which states that no student will be subject to university discipline for seeking medical treatment for the use of drugs or alcohol for themselves or a friend
