Safer substance use
UCalgary provides harm reduction education, support and resources for students, faculty and staff so they can make informed decisions about their consumption.
The University of Calgary has various safe use supplies to any member of the campus community, no questions asked. Supplies include: fentanyl test strips and safe injection and snorting supplies. For more information, please contact yasmeen.nosshi@ucalgary.ca.
Supplies were generously provided by Safelink Alberta.
Safer substance use
If you chose to consume drugs, alcohol or other substances, there are ways to do so as safely as possible.
Support is available both on- and off- campus to help manage and reduce the risks of substance use.
Safer alcohol consumption
Learn about safe ways to drink, and access support for yourself or others when it's needed.
Safer opioid use
Find out more about opioids and what you can do to prevent harm from an opioid poisoning.
Safer cannabis use
Get more information about lower-risk guidelines for cannabis consumption, laws and by-laws.
Interested in harm reduction training? Check out Safer Substance Use: Harm Reduction
Getting sick in the taxi? You can take a pass on that.
PASS is a medically supervised, judgement-free space on campus where members of the university community can sleep off the effects of alcohol and/or cannabis.
We try to lower the risk of alcohol and cannabis-related injury by monitoring intoxicated individuals — keeping them safe and regularly assessing the need for medical treatment.