Please complete our reader survey . Recently, two underage University students were arrested for possession of alcohol after they had gone to a Resident Advisor for assistance with an inebriated friend. These two gentlemen are now in trouble with the law, because they came to the aid of a sick friend. It is apparent that students will now think twice before calling 911 when they suspect a friend has alcohol poisoning. Every campus in America has the same alcohol abuse problems, the same binge drinking and the same emergency room cases.
Some universities simply respond better than others.
Tufts University in Massachusetts has a program called TEMS, Tufts Emergency Medical Services, that responds to binge drinking cases. When someone has had too much to drink, TEMS is called in. If they see the need for immediate attention, the student is brought to the emergency room. It doesn't sound much different than the EMS at the University. The only differences is, at Tufts, there is full confidentiality.