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The BACCHUS Network

The BACCHUS Network™ is a university and community based network focusing on comprehensive health and safety initiatives. It is the mission of this 501(C)(3) non-profit organization to promote student and young adult based, campus and community-wide leadership on health and safety issues.

http://www.bacchusgamma.org/

College Drinking: Changing the Culture

The NIAAA Task Force's focus is on how to change the culture that underlies alcohol misuse and its consequences on college campuses, rather than on simply determining the number of negative alcohol-related incidents that occur each year. The report offers (1) a general approach to incorporating prevention programs on campus, (2) specific interventions that schools can combine to meet the needs of their campuses, and (3) recommendations for future research on college drinking. This link provides national information about how college student drinking is being handled at other universities, by parents, university administrators, and communities alike.

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/

The FACE Project

FACE is a national non-profit organization that supports sensible alcohol policies and practices through the development of messages, strategies and training designed to create public awareness and action on alcohol issues. FACE envisions a nation where public policy, community organizations and individuals come together to reduce the negative effects of underage drinking and the misuse and abuse of alcohol by adults.

http://www.faceproject.org/

HabitSmart

The purpose of the Self-Scoring Alcohol Check-up is not to threaten you with scare tactics, but to provide you with information about your drinking to help you determine whether it is problematic enough to warrant modification.

Alcohol problems are not either/or phenomena. People vary tremendously in terms of how much they drink, why they drink and how drinking affects their lives. Some people drink a relatively small quantity of alcohol, yet it is enough to cause significant problems in their lives. Others drink more than average and do not find important aspects of their lives to be impaired. The Self-Scoring Alcohol Check-up will help you examine your drinking from a number of perspectives: quantity consumed, situations in which consumption occurs, severity of consequences and a number of other variables. Each section is followed by a paragraph or two of "feedback" which will help you make sense out of your responses. This is not a "diagnostic assessment" and is not designed to identify "alcoholics." Indeed, the term alcoholic is quite nebulous and as of yet has not been assigned a definition with which all addiction professionals agree. The following is a screening to help you consider various facts about your drinking. What you choose to do with the information is, of course, up to you.

http://www.habitsmart.com/chkup.html

Counseling services focus on helping students function and develop in the stimulating and stressful environment of college. Counselors assist students with a variety of concerns. Problems range in intensity from relatively mild distress to severe and chronic psychological disorders.  Examples of complaints that students bring to us include: adjusting to college, depression, eating disorders, stress, worry and anxiety, alcohol or other substance abuse, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, family problems, and concerns related to values and identity. Although most services are provided through individual appointments, our staff offers programs on various mental health related topics as an educational resource.

http://www.furman.edu/counseling/index.htm

Phone: 864-294-3031

Earle Infirmary physicians collaborate with private physicians to coordinate the best possible care of patients. Our health education program deals with a variety of health-related topics. We provide presentations and group discussions as well as one-on-one counseling focusing on health issues of importance to the college student.

http://www.furman.edu/healthservice/index.htm

Phone: 864-294-2180

Phokus

Phokus is the Furman University chapter of Bacchus & Gamma, a peer health education organization. Phokus stands for Promoting Healthy Options through Knowledge, Understanding, and Service.

http://furman.edu/orgs/phokus/index.html

Their mission as peer health educators is to serve Furman students by promoting and role modeling positive health choices.  They hope to accomplish their mission through listening, giving presentations, advocating healthy options in a nonjudgmental way, and promoting other health-related activities.

Public Safety

The University Public Safety Department fosters a safe and secure environment for the university community through professional services in law enforcement, security, crime prevention/education, and traffic/parking with an emphasis on community policing concepts.  They also provide useful information on their Web site.

http://www.furman.edu/police/awareness.htm

Phone:  864.294.2111

Student Services

The goal of Student Services at a small, liberal arts college like Furman is to foster the kind of environment in which young people can grow and develop, where they can take the first steps to becoming mature adults with an understanding of themselves, a tolerance for others and an ability to learn.  Greek affairs and first-year student orientation are run out of this office.

http://www.furman.edu/stuserv/

Phone: 864-294-2203

Housing & Residence Life

Housing & Residence Life serves as a bridge to interdependent living, responsible decision-making and personal growth by providing the best possible facilities and services that will also foster student and community development and support the University's objective of engaged learning.  Housing provides programs and activities that support the development of the whole person. Housing believes established and consistently enforced parameters are in the best interest of students and their living environments, and that residential life should enable students to learn to communicate effectively, solve problems competently, think critically and act responsibly.

http://www.furman.edu/housing/

Phone: 864-294-2092

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

For local information about AA, please call 864-233-6454 or visit their Web site at http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/.

Environmental Management Approach to AOD Prevention

The essence of the environmental management approach to alcohol and other drug prevention is for college officials, working in conjunction with the local community, to change the campus and community environment that contributes to AOD problems. Such change can be brought about through an integrated combination of programs, policies, and public education campaigns.

http://www.higheredcenter.org/pubs/enviro-mgnt.html

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. Gamblers Anonymous is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. Our primary purpose is to stop gambling and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.

http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/

Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 31,000 weekly meetings in over 100 countries worldwide. Membership is open to all drug addicts, regardless of the particular drug or combination of drugs used. There are no social, religious, economic, racial, ethnic, national, gender, or class-status membership restrictions. There are no dues or fees for membership. Narcotics

Anonymous provides a recovery process and support network inextricably linked together. One of the keys to NA's success is the therapeutic value of addicts working with other addicts. Members share their successes and challenges in overcoming active addiction and living drug-free productive lives through the application of the principles contained within the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of NA.

http://www.na.org/

The Phoenix Center is the legislated authority on substance abuse for Greenville County.  It is the county's largest provider of treatment and prevention services.  Their mission is to assist the citizens of Greenville County and surrounding areas in maintaining a healthy lifestyle through a continuum of effective and affordable services.

http://www.phoenixcenter.org/

South Carolina Department of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Services

DAODAS partners with public, private and social sector organizations to provide quality prevention, intervention and treatment services for the citizens of South Carolina.

The South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is the cabinet-level agency charged with ensuring the provision of quality services to prevent or reduce the negative consequences of substance use and addictions.

DAODAS partners with public, private and social sector organizations to provide quality prevention, intervention and treatment services for the citizens of South Carolina.

Check http://www.daodas.state.sc.us/ for details about gambling addiction services, prevention opportunities, and DAODAS' general information on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.