Alcohol and Other Drugs

In this section:

Alcohol

Alcohol eCHECK UP TO GO: A free anonymous interactive online tool designed to give personalized feedback on your use of alcohol. It takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is a helpful tool to identify your potential first step if you are wanting and/or thinking about making a change to your use of alcohol. 

Alcohol and You - An Interactive Body: An interactive online tool that helps you learn more about the effect alcohol has on different organs 

Blood Alcohol Content Calculator: Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is the amount of alcohol in your blood that develops from drinking alcoholic beverages. Use this calculator to see what your BAC level is. 

Standard Drink Calculator: Do you know how much alcohol is in your drink? In the U.S., we define one “standard” drink as 0.6 oz of pure alcohol, this means that the amount of liquid in your glass, can, or bottle does not necessarily match up to how much alcohol is actually in your drink. Use this calculator to see how many standard drinks are in the beverages you consume.  

Cocktail Content Calculator: Find out how much alcohol is popular cocktails and mixed drinks

Alcohol Spending Calculator: Curious about how much you are spending on alcohol each week, month and year? 

Thinking about making a change to your drinking? - It’s up to you! The following self-paced online tools can help you walk through exploring making a change to your alcohol consumption.

Alcohol Poisoning: Overview of what alcohol poisoning is, what signs to look out for, and what to do. 

Cannabis

Cannabis eCHECKUP TO GO: A free anonymous interactive online tool designed to give personalized feedback on your use of cannabis. It takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is a helpful tool to identify your potential first step if you are wanting and/or thinking about making a change to your use of cannabis. 

What We Know: An overview of what cannabis is, how it can affect a person, and potential health effects.

Facts & Myths

Driving Under the Influence (California)

Safer Use Tips: If you are making the decision to use cannabis, there are things you can do to keep you and others safe.

Opioids

SJSU Narcan Distribution Program & Fentanyl Test Strips: Both Narcan and Fentanyl Test Strips are available for free to all members of the SJSU community. 

See below to learn more about Narcan or to preview the Narcan Distribution Program Training video. Note: To receive Narcan at no cost from SJSU, students, staff, and faculty need to complete the Narcan Distribution Program training once per academic year. Watching this video does not fulfill the annual training requirement.

Lowering the Risk of Overdose:

  • Keep naloxone readily available on you and at home.
  • Fentanyl test strips can be a helpful tool to reduce your risk of overdose, but they do not guarantee that the drug you tested is 100% fentanyl free!
    • Remember: Testing your substances with fentanyl test strips is like a chocolate chip cookie - depending on where you bite, there will be different amounts of chocolate chips and no two chocolate chip cookies are exactly the same.
  • Avoid mixing drugs.
  • Don’t rely on a previous source or experience, each batch is not guaranteed to be identical.
  • Never use drugs alone. Make sure the people around you are aware when you have used a substance in case they need to give you naloxone or call for emergency assistance. If you have no one around you, use the Never Use Alone Hotline.
  • It’s okay to ask for help.

Tobacco/Nicotine

Nicotine eCHECKUP TO GO: A free anonymous interactive online tool designed to give personalized feedback on your use of nicotine. It takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is a helpful tool to identify your potential first step if you are wanting and/or thinking about making a change to your use of nicotine. 

How Do Vapes Work?: Ever wondered how vapes work? This interactive website walks you through the different components of a vape.

Santa Clara County Tobacco Cessation Resource Guide [pdf]

Secondhand Smoke: General information about secondhand smoke 

Treatment and Recovery

There are many different types of treatment and recovery options to consider and a variety of factors will influence what the right option is for you. Below are some links that can help you get started in finding the right option for you. 

Other Resources

Facts Fight Fentanyl | California Department of Public Health

Go Ask Alice: Columbia University’s interactive Q&A online resource

Noisy Parties - San Jose Police Department

SJSU Drug and Alcohol Use Policy