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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