CEASE

Use Your Voice

Vol. 1

Hey There Reader,
I want to personally welcome you to our first journal publication put together by an awesome group of students at San Francisco State University and staff of Counseling & Psychological Services’ Prevention Education Programs/C.E.A.S.E. In one way or another, you will be effected by alcohol and other drugs, whether it's being woken up by your roommate puking from a night of drinking, having grown up with a parent who abused them, or experimenting with them yourself. In this issue, we have worked to put together some basic facts to help you make wise decisions about the role alcohol and other drugs play in your life. But that's not all. SFSU students also write about their first hand experiences. So you'll get some facts, tips, poetry and short bios. They express individual experiences with drugs and alcohol and provide varying perspectives. The views expressed in them are the authors and not necessarily those of the Prevention Education Programs. Read on and enjoy! If you like what you see, let us know or submit your own piece for next semester's publication.

Bita Shooshani
Editor

Use Your Voice

Vol. 2

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Welcome to the second issue of USE YOUR VOICE. This journal was created through a collaborative effort by SFSU students and staff of Counseling and Psychological Services’ Prevention Education Programs/C.E.A.S.E. We believe that you'll encounter the effects of alcohol and other drugs in one way or another. And we've created this journal to address some of the problems you or someone you know may encounter along your journey as a student.

The image of the Agave on the front cover of this issue depicts the magnificence of the plant that is used to make tequila. We chose this image because it is beautiful and illustrates the seductive quality of alcohol. Since there are qualities that are attractive about alcohol and other drugs, it would be impossible to address their complexity in black and white terms. In this journal, we address these complexities through facts, history, personal perspectives on the impact they have on our lives. The views expressed through the essays and poems are those of the authors and not necessarily the Prevention Programs.

We believe that if you are well equipped with knowledge, you will make wise choices about the role substances play in your lives.