Prevention & education approach
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Our Approach to Prevention and Education
Substance use and misuse can be a significant barrier to the success of students at colleges and universities across the country. Wellness & Health Advocacy, in collaboration with campus departments and local agencies, is committed to stewarding an environment that supports academic, career, and life success. Our goal is to reduce harm experienced by UWL students related to alcohol and/or drug use, reduce substance use on the UWL campus, and provide education and support for well-informed, health-behavior decision making by UWL students. Wellness & Health Advocacy utilizes evidence-based programming, one-on-one interventions, and employs regular review and evaluation of this approach. If you have questions, please contact the Student Wellness Coordinator at wellness@uwlax.edu or 608-785-8977.
Programs and Tools for Alcohol and Other Drug Education
Evidence-based programs and tools are used to address students' use of alcohol and other drugs. To learn more about the complete inventory of programs and interventions at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, please view the 2022-2024 UWL Drug Free Schools and Communities Report.
- BASICS is a two-session alcohol use assessment and education program offered for self-referral and utilized as a required sanction for alcohol-related conduct violations. Learn more about BASICS.
- CASICS is a two-session cannabis use assessment and education program offered for self-referral and utilized as a required sanction for drug-related conduct violations. Learn more about CASICS.
- eCHECKUP To Go is an interactive, web-based assessment designed to provide college students with personalized feedback about their drinking or cannabis use habits and goals for healthy behavior modification. Take the alcohol survey or the cannabis survey now!
- UWL provides a universal prevention education program for substance use and sexual assault prevention; incoming students are required to complete AlcoholEdu for College and Sexual Assault Prevention. Failure to complete these courses results in an account hold preventing registration for subsequent semesters.