Alcohol and Other Drugs

Tips for safer experiences

Consider these tips to keep yourself and others safe.

• Don’t trust everything you read on the Internet.
• Remember cannabis’ effects fall on a spectrum, and your experience will be different from someone else’s.
• If it’s totally new to you, try a smaller amount first. And don’t be afraid to tell someone “That’s all for now, thanks.”
• Remember that cannabis smoke contains toxins, and avoid smoking tobacco at the same time.
• Long inhalations aren’t necessary—in fact, they can be a little dangerous. Shallow and slow FTW.
• Edibles can taste yummy, but their effects are slow to notice. So moderate yourself and don’t eat the entire tin of brownies all at once, okay?
• Be someplace safe. Don’t smoke in a car or someplace you can’t sleep it off.
• Remember to slow down, breathe in…breathe out…
• Be careful when inhaling or ingesting mixed powders, oils, hashes, and unfamiliar substances.
• Listen to your friends and respect their desire to slow down sometimes.
• Practice ways to hang out with others that don’t involve weed all the time. You’ll be a more interesting person for it.
• Do the right thing if a friend seems in serious medical trouble. Call 911 immediately, tell the operator what happened, and monitor them closely until help arrives.