The Daily Bulletin

The Weigel Wellness Center will be providing training on interventions for high-risk or problematic alcohol and cannabis use. Regardless of your position on campus or your office’s mission, we all have a stake in reducing the harms caused by alcohol and cannabis misuse, and promoting the safety, health, and success of our students.

Great concern legitimately exists about the high-risk use of alcohol by college students and other young adults. In fact, episodic heavy drinking is the No. 1 risk factor for health and safety harm to college students. 

Cannabis use among college students is the highest it has been in 35 years and is associated with negative physical, mental, emotional, relational, and academic effects. With cannabis becoming legal in New York State, there can be a lot of conflicting messages and confusion about the risks of use, and many students may find that their cannabis use is having a harmful effect on their lives.

Providing CASICS (Cannabis Screening and Intervention for College Students), a prevention program for marijuana misuse using the same core components as BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students), will allow you to systematically address this important issue. If you’re interested in receiving training, please complete this registration form.

Please pass this information on to your respective office staff members or any colleagues you believe would be interested. Please email Ashley Maracle, case manager and senior counselor in the Weigel Wellness Center, with questions.