Spring breakers are often targets for local troublemakers to take advantage

I would like to encourage making safe and healthy choices during your spring break. The vast majority of students will go away to spring break; they will have fun and return home safely, but each year numerous students will fall victim to alcohol poisoning, date rate, assault, robbery, and even murder. Studies suggest that nearly all cases involve drug or alcohol abuse. The sad part is that most of those cases could have been prevented by following a few basic common rules to ensure safety.

The buddy system means power in numbers. It's a great system when you are in a new city our county. You don't know the area and if it is safe or not. Spring breakers are often targets for local troublemakers to take advantage of, especially since most college students feel invincible (especially after drinking). Make sure to stay with a group or a buddy at all times and most important, no one is to go anywhere by themselves.

Its Spring Break and only natural to expect to drink and party like its going out of style. With that said, don't binge drink it's not cool and can kill you. Alcohol poisoning is real and can make you extremely sick. The last thing you want to do after spending all your money on Spring Break is to end up in the hospital and miss out on all the fun. Again, the buddy system comes into play. You and your friends know each other and what you can handle. Keep an eye out for each other and if you see someone that has passed their limit get them back to the hotel safely.

Unfortunately ladies need to be much more away of their surroundings when partying at Spring Break. It's unfortunate, but there are men just waiting for you to leave your drink unattended to slip a date rape drug in it. Date rape drugs are often odorless, colorless and tasteless. They can get slipped into drinks easily and go unnoticed. This being said, at parties and clubs, never leave your beverage unattended, and never take drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) from strangers.

A day at the beach with blue skies, sun shining and no worries sounds good right? That is unless you get a severe sun burn, dehydrated or heat stroke (which can all happen very quickly). In order to have a good time at the beach make sure to apply sunscreen (often), drink plenty of water (not alcohol) and eat food.

The first thing you should so when you arrive at your hotel is asks about a safe. Most hotels either offer a safe in your room or safe deposit box upon request. Place your passport, airline tickets, money, credit cards, jewelry, etc in the safe. If you value it don't leave it behind in the hotel.

Again, it’s Spring Break and only natural to expect that there will be lots of "hooking up" going on. If you plan on hooking up make sure to buy and use condoms. The last thing you want to worry about on Spring Break is getting or going home with and STD.

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