UHS utilizes the Spectrum of Prevention to create a comprehensive strategy that addresses complex societal issues such as alcohol misuse. We collect data to reduce risk factors, promote protective factors, and implement best practices. Utilizing these data, the UHS substance misuse prevention team collaborates with campus and community partners to implement and evaluate evidence-based policies, programs, and services in an effort to:
- Decrease high-risk alcohol use among UW–Madison students
- Decrease the negative consequences of high-risk alcohol use that affect the UW–Madison community
- Be a tobacco-free campus
- Decrease other drug use among UW–Madison students
UHS Alcohol and Substance Misuse Resources
Alcohol Resources
AlcoholEdu
A required course for first-year students
eCheckup: Alcohol
Take an online quiz to examine your relationship with alcohol
Parent Handbook
Resources for having conversations with students about alcohol use
Alcohol Data
An overview of alcohol use on campus
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Calculator
Know how alcohol affects you
Note: Formulas used to calculate BAC use sex assigned at birth. This is a limitation of the available science, and validated equations used to calculate estimated BAC for people who are trans or non-binary have not been published.
Substance Use Resources
Opioids
Opioid misuse resources and information
eCheckup: Cannabis
Take an online assessment to examine your relationship with cannabis
Naloxone on Campus
On-campus access to naloxone, a medicine that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose
Quitting Nicotine
Resources on and off campus
