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Show Prevention Center Joins DUI Fight In conjunction with the Utah Highway Patrol's summer sum-mer media campaign targeting target-ing youth, drinking and driving, the Prevention Center Cen-ter would like to offer some common-sense tips for teenagers, teen-agers, as well as adults, who find themselves in social situations where excessive alcohol consumption is like- ly. It is well known that people approach social situations where drinking alcohol is involved with different ideas asto the level of intoxication they want to achieve. For example, depending on the festivity of the occassion, or on their disposition, some people make a conscious decision before hand to get "drunk". Different people describe getting or feeling drunk" in different ways. For some, it may be slurred speech, lack, of muscle coordination, or lack of control over normal thought processess. However it is defined, getting or feeling "drunk" requires the individual indivi-dual to drink excessively. In this case, when the conscious decision is made, it is recommended you either make arrangements for someone sober to take you home, or you make arrange ments to sleep over at The location of the social event. Perhaps the most important thing anyone can do is to make a conscious decision ahead of time as to how much they are going to drink. Set a limit and then be assertive in refusing drinks. Learn how to say "no". If you have problems with this point, practice different ways of saying "no" before you get into the situation. The Prevention Center staff is available by calling 649-8347. 649-8347. Remember, if you choose to drink, you are responsible for your actions that result from this choice. |