Alcohol Safety Awareness Program

We aim to increase protective behaviors and decrease negative consequences associated with alcohol and drug use in our community as well as promote life-long healthy attitudes and behaviors regarding alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription drugs in an effort to make academic retention, success, and graduation the norm. 

Our goal is to educate the NMT and Socorro Communities about alcohol and drug issues that affect local communities aa well as our campus by:

1. Increasing the capacity of the coalition to address the prevention of underage drinking and prescription painkiller misuse among youth and young adults at NMT and the Socorro Community.  
2. Strengthening the coalition structure and membership through outreach programs, activity committees, and orientation packets. 
3. Increasing the readiness of New Mexico Tech and Socorro community members to address the prevention of underage drinking and prescription painkiller misuse among youth and young adults. 
4. Identifying and resolving obstacles of substance abuse prevention and increase support for substance abuse prevention efforts by collaborating with other agencies, leveraging resources, and sharing successful outcomes.

Our strategies include such effort as:  publicizing law enforcement activities and enforcement of laws related to alcohol misuse, creating media that advertises the legal consequences of providing alcohol to a minor (fourth degree felony), increasing awareness of the harm associated with prescription drug misuse, developing and coordinating  party patrols, educating on proper storage and disposal of prescription drugs, and strengthening policies on campus related to alcohol tobacco and other drug (ATOD) misuse.