LiveWell Alcohol & Other Drug Education Program provides students with evidence-based information on alcohol and other drugs and helps students address any possible impacts their individual use may be having socially and/or academically.
Personalized feedback about alcohol use:
Are you interested in receiving personalized feedback about your alcohol use? Take a brief confidential screening survey through LiveWell’s eCHECKUP To Go.
You will receive personalized feedback about:
- Your personal risk patterns
- Your individual level of alcohol tolerance
- Your unique family risk factors
- Harm reduction strategies
Personalized Feedback about Cannabis use:
e-Checkup is an interactive, confidential web survey that allows you to enter information about your cannabis use patterns and receive personalized feedback about your use. It enables you to compare your use to other college students, gives you accurate information about cannabis use norms, and discusses individual behaviors and helpful strategies to minimize unwanted effects of use.
Campus Workshops on Alcohol and Other Drugs
Alcohol Education Workshop:
- Accurate statistics of use in college students
- How alcohol works in the body, brain, and impacts mood
- Tips for minimizing unintended and negative consequences of alcohol
- How to recognize Alcohol Overdose and what to do
- Visit LiveWell to request a presentation
Cannabis Education Workshop – Learn the following:
- Accurate statistics of use in college students vs. perceptions
- The changes in Cannabis products over the years
- How THC and CBD work in the body & what the differences are
- How to minimize risk if choosing to use a cannabis product
- Visit LiveWell to request a presentation
Naloxone & Fentanyl test strip Education (for all UW campus locations via zoom)
- This is a 30 minute workshop that covers: what an opioid is, the common side effects, types of opioids, and signs of opioid overdose. It teaches audience members what Naloxone and Fentanyl Test Strips are, where they can access them for free on any UW campus, and how to administer Naloxone in the event of an opioid overdose. This workshop is provided with support from the Washington State Legislature and HB2112 Visit LiveWell to request a presentation
Friends on the Frontline Training:
An in-depth training for student leaders that are passionate about intervention and safety, as well as those who hold roles at social events that involve substance use. Learn the intricacies and misconceptions about alcohol and drug consumption, sexual health and sexual assault, and bystander intervention, with an emphasis on the skills and interventions necessary to minimize risk, intervene in emergencies, and promote safety and responsibility. This training is for groups less than 20, takes 2 hours, and includes a quiz at the end to ensure comprehension of key learning. To schedule this training, e-mail lwpeer@uw.edu or Visit LiveWell to request a presentation
Washington State Recovery Helpline
- An anonymous and confidential help line that provides crisis intervention and referral services
- Operated 24-hours a day by professionally trained volunteers and staff available to provide emotional support and offer local treatment resources for substance abuse
- Call 1.866.789.1511 to speak to a professionally trained volunteer
- Online Information: http://www.warecoveryhelpline.org/substance-abuse/
Additional Resources
ULifeline
Stop Overdose
Husky Health Center
Individual Evaluation and/or Counseling, Psychological Services and Training Center
Alcohol & Marijuana – When To Be Concerned and What To Do
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Washington Information Network
Start Your Recovery
Crisis Connections
