Please remember that alcohol poisoning is not a joke and can take the life of a loved one. This check list will come in handy at any party, or any occasion where alcohol is present, and is kept easily in your wallet or purse because of it's small yet effective design. Take a moment to read this article and do research of your own to find out how you can be involved and help save the life of another.
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The campaign is sponsored by the Sam Spady Foundation in memory of the 19-year-old who was found dead inside the fraternity house after an 11-hour drinking spree. ...
The flip side of the card reads: "In memory of Samantha Spady and all students lost to alcohol-related deaths in Colorado. I pledge to take care of myself and others."
"We need to target the general student," said CSU student body President Katie Clausen. "It can't just be action by administrators. Students need to talk to students."
"...student-to-student interactions are what is going to shift the norms," (Anne) Hudgens said. (CSU's Executive Director of Campus Life). ...
Student involvement in educational campaigns and willingness by the student body to accept recommendations of the task force are essential to changing campus culture regarding alcohol use, said CSU student Chris Warwick. "We need to crack down on it," he said. "Some people think that the task force is trying to take away our fun. They are trying to save lives."
SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOL POISONING
Breathing fewer than 10 times per minute or irregularly (check ever two minutes).
Cold, clammy, pale or bluish skin
Can't be awakened by pinching, prodding or shouting
Vomiting without waking up
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