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Office Location: 303 West Leddy Library (3rd Floor)
519-253-3000 Ext. [email protected]
Social Media:Facebook Page: “Don’t Be That Guy //
Don’t Be That Girl”Twitter: @UWindsorSAEC
Office Hours:Mondays – 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesdays – 10:30am-12:30pm Wednesdays – 10:00am-2:00pmThursdays – 4:00pm-6:00pm
Substance Education Coordinator
Canada
• Drinking Age: 19 (except Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec)– Except in your own home under parental supervision
• Weird law: you cannot send, import or transport liquor into any province within Canada (except wine, but you need permission from the provincial liquor control board)
• Celebrations: Canada Day (July 1st), New Years • Popular Drink: Caesar, Molson Canadian Beer,
Canadian Club Whiskey • Popular Drug: Alcohol, Marijuana, Prescription
Medications, Cocaine/Crack, Crystal Meth, Ecstasy/MDMA, Heroin
The Canadian ExperienceDrinking Games
• Canada does not promote alcohol consumption.
• More than 80% of students admitted to playing a drinking game at some point throughout their university career.
• Harmful because of binge drinking.
The Canadian ExperienceA Social Experience?
• Canadian students admit to drinking because of social pressures. – Here in Canada you do no
have to drink to be cool.
• Unlike other countries, people here often drink to get drunk.– Forgetting the social and
respectable side to alcohol.
• Measurements are an important tool for knowing how to control your consumption.
Canadian Law & LiabilityAlcohol (Ontario)
• In Ontario, it is against the law…• To order, purchase or consume alcohol
if you are under 19 years of age • To consume alcohol in a public place,
unless it is a licensed premises• To have open liquor in public or in your
vehicle• For an adult to supply alcohol to a
person under the age of 19• Legal limit: 0.08 BAC• It is deadly and illegal to drink and drive.
– New law in Ontario: 21 years and younger must have a ZERO blood alcohol level when getting behind the wheel
• Do not get into the car with someone who has been drinking.
Canadian Law & LiabilityDrugs (Ontario)
• The only legal substances are alcohol and tobacco (regulated).
• Subject to serious legal repercussions for using, distributing, possessing, and supplying.
• What if drugs are found at my party?– Alert someone of
authority like a police officer, security, etc.
–Do not touch them (could put you in the crosshairs of a legal situation)
United States of America
• Drinking Age: 21• Weird law: Alcohol is allowed to be sold in grocery stores. You
can get a DUI on a horse.– In Ohio, it is legal to get a fish drunk. – In Colorado and Utah, you can’t purchase beer over 0.4% unless it’s from a
liquor store. – In Iowa, it is illegal to pour any beverages down the sink without an officer
present. – In Louisiana, it is legal to serve alcohol out of a drive-thru. – In New Orleans it is legal to carry to carry your drink from club to club. – In Pennsylvania beer cannot be sold in grocery stores. – In Las Vegas you can drink in public.
• Celebrations: New Years Eve (New York), Mardi Gras (New Orleans), Las Vegas
• Popular Drink: Beer, Rum & Coke • Popular Drug: Marijuana (legal in some states), Prescription
Pills• Drinking Culture: Party Culture
USA - Michigan
• Drinking Age: 21• Weird law: Michigan Blue Law• Celebrations: NHL Winter Classic• Popular Drink: Beer • Popular Drug: Marijuana • Drinking Culture: Party culture
Mexico
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: Drinking in excess is
frowned upon, especially by women. Only men propose toasts. People cannot drink within 72 hours of a major election.
• Celebrations: Cinco De Mayo • Popular Drink: Tequila • Popular Drug: Cocaine• Drinking Culture: Party culture
United Kingdom
• Drinking Age: 18 (minimum of 6 in private residence)
• Weird law: It is an offence to be drunk an din charge of a cow (Scotland). In the UK it is illegal to be drunk in a pub.
• Celebrations: New Years/Hogmanay, Guy Fawkes’ Night, Freshers Week, Football
• Popular Drink: Beer, Cider• Popular Drug: Caffeine (legal), Methadone,
Spice, “legal highs”, Cocaine (Scotland) • Drinking Culture: Mix of social and party
culture
Ireland
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: It is illegal to be drunk in
a pub. In Kilgarvan it is legal to drink and drive.
• Celebrations: St. Patrick’s Festival, Christmas
• Popular Drink: Guinness, Stout Beer, Irish Whiskey
• Popular Drug: Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine
• Drinking Culture: Mix of social and party culture
France
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: It is normal to have wine
with dinner. It is legal to drink in the streets.
• Celebrations: Bastille Day• Popular Drink: Champagne, Pear or
Apple Ciders, Cognac • Popular Drug: Prescription Pills,
Marijuana • Drinking Culture: More social than
party
Netherlands
• Drinking Age: 18 (just recently)• Weird law: Soft drugs are legal. • Celebrations: Christmas
(Sinterklaas) • Popular Drink: Heineken • Popular Drug: Marijuana (but it is
legal!)• Drinking Culture: More social than
party
Germany
• Drinking Age: 14, 16, 18• Weird law: The laws are the most
lax in the world. Until recently, it was acceptable for employees to consume medium quantities of alcohol during work hours.
• Celebrations: Oktoberfest• Popular Drink: Beer (here it is as
cheap as water!)• Popular Drug: Ecstasy, Lethal
Combinations • Drinking Culture: Mix of social and
party culture
Italy
• Drinking Age: 16 • Weird law: It is normal to have wine
with dinner. Alcohol is sold day and night. In Rome, you cant drink with 3+ people in the streets.
• Celebrations: Alpini (annual gathering), Carnevale
• Popular Drink: Grappa (wine), Limoncello
• Popular Drug: Marijuana, Cocaine • Drinking Culture: More social than
party
Russia
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: Before 2011, beer was
not considered alcohol. • Celebrations: Russians just love to
celebrate! • Popular Drink: Vodka• Popular Drug: Heroin • Drinking Culture: Party culture
China
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: They changed their law
in 2006 to ban underage drinking. • Celebrations: Chinese New Year • Popular Drink: Maoti• Popular Drug: Ketamine • Drinking Culture: Party Culture
Japan
• Drinking Age: 20 • Weird law: Open containers of alcohol
are allowed in certain streets and in trains. Alcoholic beverages are sold from vending machines. Drinking is a public place is not prohibited.
• Celebrations: Hanami • Popular Drink: Shochu, Sake, Japanese
Whiskey • Popular Drug: Marijuana, Ecstasy • Drinking Culture: More social than party
Pakistan
• In Pakistan it is illegal to drink alcohol.
• Only method of obtaining alcohol is bootlegging (which is illegal).
• There are ties to religious beliefs. When outside the country some people are compelled to break their religious beliefs while others strictly stick to them.
Lebanon
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: In a Lebanese home, it is
important to not bring alcohol with you or to even speak of it unless offered by the host.
• Celebrations: Baalback International Festival
• Popular Drink: Arak• Popular Drug: Cocaine, Ecstasy • Drinking Culture: Party Culture
Nigeria
• Drinking Age: 18 • Weird law: The more alcohol a man
consumes, the more he is respected. Being able to drink and remain sober makes a man a hero.
• Celebrations: Argungu Fishing Festival
• Popular Drink: Guinness • Popular Drug: Cannabis • Drinking Culture: Party Culture
India
• Drinking Age: 18-25 (varies by state)
• Weird law: 95% of women abstain from alcohol. Consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Maipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Gujarat.
• Celebrations: Diwali• Popular Drink: Scotch, Whiskey • Popular Drug: Cannabis, Cocaine,
Hashish • Drinking Culture: Party Culture
Australia
• Drinking Age: 16, 18, 21 (area specific) • Weird law: In some states, youth are
allowed to drink on private premises as long as they are with an adult guardian. Former PM Bob Hawke held a record for the fastest consumption of a “yard” of beer – he drank 2.5 pints (1.4 litres) in 12 seconds.
• Celebrations: Melbourne Cup• Popular Drink: Beer• Popular Drug: Cannabis• Drinking Culture: Party Culture
Brazil
• Drinking Age: 18 (19 in some areas)
• Weird law: The legal limit for drivers is 0.00 and is strictly enforced. Drinking is now against the law in the majority of football (soccer) stadiums.
• Celebrations: Carnival • Popular Drink: Cachaca • Popular Drug: Oxi (derived from
cocaine) • Drinking Culture: Party Culture
Consent
• Being under the influence impairs your judgment.
• Regardless of a person’s gender, being intoxicated/under the influence VOIDS the right to give consent.
• Without consent you could face a variety of social, emotional, and legal repercussions.
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“Don’t Be That Guy/Don’t Be That Girl”
Planning Your Canadian Party
• Groups of 5-10 people• Given 20 minutes to prepare then present • Plan your perfect “Canadian” party adhering to what
you learned throughout the presentation• Include some sort of cultural element to your party • Make sure you try to account for problems…be
prepared! • The “Perfect Party” receives a prize!
Thank You
Contact DetailsMolly Harper
(Substance Education Coordinator)303 West Leddy Library519-253-3000 Ext. 4885
[email protected] Twitter: @UWindsorSAEC
www.uwindsor.ca/responsibledrinking