If you think you drink too much or if you are just interested in ways that you can drink less so you can avoid some of the consequences associated with alcohol misuse there are a number of actions you can take. The most important is to remember that drinking is a choice and you should not drink if you do not want to. For other suggestions please see the links below.

• avoid drinking games, multiple shots, beer bongs, shot-gunning, keg standing and other ways of getting drunk quickly
   

• avoid drinking on an empty stomach
   

• limit yourself to one drink per hour
   

• pay attention to how much your friends drink and intervene if they have too much
   

• drink water, soda or juice between alcoholic drinks
   

• stop drinking when you have reached your limit
   

• don't mix drinking and driving, plan how you will get home if you have had too much to drink

Very often, someone who dies from alcohol overdose passes out and is allowed to "sleep it off". This is a mistake. Anyone who drinks so  much that they become unconscious should receive immediate medical  attention. CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY FOR HELP.

If you have non-emergency questions or concerns about alcohol or other drugs, call Mary Roske-Groth at (612) 624-1444 or email: mroskegroth@bhs.umn.edu