Student AffairsSafer Substance Use Strategies
- Stick to one substance
- Drink water between alcoholic drinks
- Eat before and while drinking
- Start low and go slow
- Know your limit and drink within it
- Have a plan to get home safely
- Avoid sharing drinks, vapes, joints, etc.
- Surround yourself with people you can trust
- Do not use drugs on your own
- Carry a naloxone kit (find out where to get one free)
- Be ready to say “no thanks” if you need to slow down/stop consuming
How to Help a Friend
- Stay with them
- Offer them water and/or food
- If they want to lie down, have them lie on their side (see Recovery Position)
- Know the signs of opioid overdose (tiny pupils, no/slow breathing, snoring, gurgling sounds, cold/clammy skin, blue/purplish lips/fingernails, vomiting, not responding)
- If someone is unresponsive, call 9-1-1, give naloxone (if you suspect an opioid overdose), perform rescue breathing & chest compressions (if needed and you know how)
- Help them get home safely or get them connected to the right resource
Where to go for help
- How to decide where to go: lists Queen’s and community medical options available to you and when you should use each one
Resources
Campus Observation Room (COR)
Voluntary, confidential and non-judgemental place where students who’ve had too much to drink can come to sleep. Must be able to walk (with support), talk (mumble) & under the influence of alcohol mostly.
Location: Chez Lenny, Leonard Hall (south-east entrance), 128 Queen’s Crescent
Phone: 613-533-6911
Find hours and additional details about COR
Student Wellness Services
Provides medical services for cuts, bruises, sprains & strains. Can also assess and refer to other appropriate resources.
Hours: Weekdays 9am-4:30pm
Location: 1st floor Mitchell Hall, 69 Union Street
Phone: 613-533-2506
Find additional details about medical services available
Urgent Care Centre
Provides medical services for cuts needing stitches, minor concussions and broken bones.
Hours: Daily from 8am-8pm until capacity reached, check website
Location: 144 Brock Street
Phone: 613-546-1240
Find additional details about Urgent Care Centre
Emergency Department
For life/limb threatening injuries, sexual violence/domestic abuse.
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Location: 41 King Street West
Phone: 613-548-2333