EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

FEDERAL, STATE, & COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ALCOHOL POLICIES

RESPONSIBLE HOST LIABILITY RESOURCES

SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES

TREATMENT RESOURCES

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

• Information for students about overcoming homesickness!

• Presentation : Identifying and helping students in distress.

• Information For Parents - The is a presentation presented by our Director during orientation for incoming freshman students and their families.

• List of suggested reading for families.

• Information for Parents:
  • How to talk to your college student about alcohol.
  • The Long Goodbye
  • 12 Steps Towards Independence
  • Helicopter Parent
  • Helicopter Parent Quiz
  • Helicopter Parent Resources

• The Higher Education Center's purpose is to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence.

• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) is the largest national organization representing the interests of alcoholism and drug abuse professionals in the nation. The NAADAC web page contains information on current legislation, certification and membership.

• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) is a unique think/action tank that brings together all of the professional disciplines needed to study and combat all forms of substance abuse as they affect society.

• CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey-Summary of Results for the Fall 2000-Fall 2007

• CORE comparison data 1998 - 2005 (ex: graphs comparing alcohol use, marijuana use, etc...)

• Core report (2002) for College of Charleston staff and faculty.

• Core report (2003) for College of Charleston staff and faculty.

• Core report (2004) for College of Charleston staff and faculty.

• Core report (2005) for College of Charleston staff and faculty.

• Core report (2006) for College of Charleston staff and faculty.

• Core report (2007) for College of Charleston staff and faculty.

FEDERAL, STATE, & COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ALCOHOL POLICIES

• Click here for a web page dedicated to providing information about Federal, State and College of Charleston Alcohol Policies.

RESPONSIBLE HOST LIABILITY RESOURCES

• Click here for a web page dedicated to promoting responsible host training./liability information.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES

• Facts on tap provides useful information for parents of college students including a parents guide, drug information and the opportunity to join a listserv specifically designed for parents.

• The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has information on substance abuse treatment, resources and publications.

• The Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is South Carolina's main resource for substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment. DAODAS has contributed to the College of Charleston's prevention and treatment efforts through grant funding, providing excellent guidance, training and resources.

• This link will take you directly to NIDA Community Drug Alert Bulletin. This bulletin provides up-to-date information on various drugs including club drugs, methamphetamines and steroids to name a few.

• This link will direct you to the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information.

• This link will take you to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). You may obtain valuable information for students, professors and parents. Great resource for statistics and fact sheets on the various drugs.

• Click here for the National Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) website. Pamphlets and brochures (both English and Spanish), Alcohol Alert, Alcohol Research & Health, reports and training materials.

TREATMENT RESOURCES

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ensures that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them, and that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system. This site also provides access to the home pages of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Center for Mental Health Services.

• This site has information about Motivational Interviewing which is a non-confrontational style of counseling that has proven to be effective in the treatment of substance abuse disorders. You will find some current studies regarding the efficacy of this approach in their website as well.

• This treatment locator can help you find treatment in your own city.

• Also, try recoveryhelper.org to find a comprehensive directory of drug/alcohol rehabs and treatment centers in the United States.
  
  
• Treatment 4 Addiction, located at http://www.treatment4addiction.com.
  Treatment 4 Addiction is the net’s largest and most frequently updated treatment center directory. Our national directory of treatment centers includes the SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) database, and also many private treatment centers, therapists and addiction professionals. Users can also rate and review treatment centers and other facilities they have attended.