Drugs/Alcohol on campus
A smoke, tobacco, vape, and THC-free community.
What is the UTampa campus?
A commonly used measure of alcohol intoxication, AKA drunkenness, and typically expressed as a percentage of alcohol per volume of blood.
What is blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
True or False: It’s safe to drive after smoking weed because you feel more “focused.”
What is false?
Used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disroder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. It is usually misused without prescriptions as a "study" drug.
What is adderall?
This addictive chemical found in most vapes can harm and cause changes in brain chemistry.
What is nicotine?
Inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation including hookahs and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or ina ny form. Also includes the use of an electronic smoking device that creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form.
What is considered smoking at UTampa?
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug
What is a depressent?
Marijuana is classified as this type of drug (slows, speeds up, or alters perception)
What is a hallucinogen (depressent like effects)?
It’s never safe to do this with prescription drugs, even if a friend has the same symptoms as you
What is share them?
Because of intriguing flavors like mango or cotton candy, this group is especially at risk for vaping
Who are teens (or adolescents)?
A student-led harm reducation program at UTampa that encourages and educates students on how to lower their risk if they choose to drink alcohol.
What is Watch your BAC?
A BAC of 0.08 (0.08%) when driving
What is the legal limit if you are 21 or older?
If a friend gets too high and feels panicked, the best thing to do is this.
What is stay calm with them, reassure, hydrate, and seek help if needed
A prescription opioid used to treat moderate to severe pain, but can be misused, abused, and cause overdose deaths when obtained illegally. Can be up to 100 times stronger than other opioids like morphine.
What is fentanyl?
Even though some students say vaping helps them focus, the nicotine in vapes is actually classified as this type of drug, which can cause anxiety and jitters.
What is a stimulant?
Reports student behavior to the Department of Campus Safety and the Office of Student Conduct for violating University policy on or off campus.
What is the Tampa Polic Department?
Approximately 0.6 fluid ounces of pure alcohol and is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or a 1.5-ounce shot of distilled spirits (like rum, whiskey, or vodka).
What is a standard drink?
Using marijuana regularly before age 25 can interfere with the development of this organ
What is the brain (pre frontal cortex)?
A class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant and work in the brain to produce effects including pain relief and euphoria. EX: codeine, morphine, hydrocodone, etc.
What are opioids?
The nicotine in vapes releases dopamine, but over time your brain reduces natural dopamine production—making it harder to feel this without vaping
What is pleasure (or motivation/reward)?
When a student or other individual seeks assistance for themselves or another person experiencing an alcohol, drug-related, hazing, and sexual misconduct, and relationship violence emergency by contacting emergency services, such as the Residence Life staff, Campus Safety, or Tampa Police Department, the student(s) in need of medical attention and the individual(s) reporting the emergency will not be subject to disciplinary action by the Student Code of Conduct
What is the medical amnesty and bystander policy?
People are more likely to experience that "buzzed" feeling without the more negative consequences that come with high levels of impairment by keeping their BAC below a 0.06.
What is staying in your green zone?
While not as physically addictive as some substances, cannabis can still cause this condition, where users struggle to stop despite negative effects.
What is cannabis use disorder (or dependence)?
This official label, found on some prescriptions, signals the most serious type of FDA safety warning about life-threatening risks.
What is a black box warning?
Despite being marketed as “safer than cigarettes,” research shows vaping still increases risk for these long-term diseases that affect the heart and lungs
What are cardiovascular and respiratory diseases?