Party with a Plan

Stuck drunk without a plan, never fear Party with a Plan is here!

Party with a Plan is a workshop, here at SJSU that provides information about the positives, negatives, consequences, and general information regarding laws and body ramifications that comes with drinking alcohol. These workshops in no way imply that one should not drink at all, but instead if you drink, drink with a plan.

When asked about why he runs this workshop, instructor David Emmert of the Psychology Department says, " I know just being a college student you're in a high risk group. Student well-being and safety is my goal. You want to drink, I want it to be a good experience."

In this workshop the instructor starts by asking what is good and bad parts of drinking. In this exercise different aspects of drinking were presented.

Student Myloe Esquirel gave many examples. He says, "Drinking is social. Sometimes people do it to unwind or to celebrate."

After this activity the instructor linked the class to a game the helps one figure out your BAC in various situations. It helped explain the effects that different quantities of alcohol have on different people in regards to their weight, gender and other outside influences on drinking. The website can be accessed here. From here he moved on to what seemed to be the crux of the presentation: sexual assault.

Emmert says of sexual assault, “90% of on campus sexual assaults are alcohol related. 9 people reported sexual assault on campus, 8 of which were alcohol related. It is one of the most unreported crimes.”

This fact reflects on the large fact that sexual assault is a huge problem on all college campuses. According to the AAUW, 20-25% of women are sexually abused in college and of that 95% don’t report their attacks. To read more on the issue you can read it here.

Emmert concluded his presentation by lecturing on signs of alcohol poisoning and some protective strategies while drinking. He gave the ABCED’s of drinking (awake, breathing, cold and clammy, do not leave alone and emergency) that help someone know some of the signs of alcohol poisoning and what to do about it.

Some protective strategies included counting and measuring you alcohol consumption, pacing and spacing beforehand, Designated drivers, avoid drinking games, and many more. To find out more on the topic go to one of David’s Party with a Plan workshops.