Elizabeth Para, Intern Counselor, MSOE Counseling Services
A UWM student recently accidentally overdosed on alcohol and drugs. How you can make sure it does not happen to you or anyone else you know!
Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning
- Person is unconscious or semiconscious and cannot be awakened
- Cold, clammy, pale, or bluish skin
- Check to see if breathing is slow, less than eight times per minute, or irregular, with ten seconds or more between breaths
- Vomiting while sleeping or passed out or not waking up after vomiting
- Get help. Call 911, a staff member or public safety.
- Do not leave the person alone. Turn the victim on his/her side to prevent choking in case of vomiting.
- Always be "better safe than sorry" if you are not sure what to do. Take action to save a life.
- Once help arrives, tell them everything you know about what the person drank, when they had their last drink, whether other drugs were ingested, etc.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov
College Drinking - Changing the Culture
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/CollegeStudents/
College Drinking - Alcohol Poisoining
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/OtherAlcoholInformation/factsAboutAlcoholPoisoning.aspx
Visit the Counseling Webpage to take a confidential mental health screening online.
e-CHUG
Want feedback on your use of alcohol? Complete the e-CHUG and see where you stand!
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Link for article concerning UWM student death.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/40128497.html
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MSOE Counseling Services is located on the second floor of the Kern Center (K-230). To schedule an appointment with a counselor, call (414) 277-7590 or visit the Counseling Services homepage.