Substance Use Education and Resources

Education

Safe Party

The Safe Party Initiative

Geneseo’s commitment to student welfare extends to its concern for how you and your friends socialize. Learn more for tips to help keep you safe from substance use and sexual assault. If you choose to socialize with alcohol, make sure you’re well informed about its effects, including alcohol's interactions with other drugs. The Safe Party site includes resources for students who attend or host parties, plus transportation and legal information.

Additional Resources

Evaluation & Treatment

Council on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse (CASA) of Livingston County - comprehensive outpatient clinic for alcohol and/or substance abuse issues

For treatment near your home, use SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Services Treatment Locator.

Online Recovery Resources

SMART Recovery - offers an online self-help addiction support group as well as links to local meetings

HAMS: Harm Reduction for Alcohol - free, peer-led support for moderating, reducing, or quitting alcohol use

Alternatives Addiction Treatment - this blog from a well-known treatment program provides information and support

Start Your Recovery - provides tailored experience supporting you or someone you care about in recovery

APP Resources

Smoke-Free App to help quit smoking: iPhone/Android

Cannabis App to help quit cannabis: iPhone/Android

Additional Assistance

Alcoholics Anonymous - for AA/other 12-step meetings in the greater Rochester NY area, including Livingston County

Rochester Al-Anon - for Al-Anon and Alateen groups in the Rochester area and surrounding counties

Finger Lakes Area of Narcotics Anonymous - a non-profit society of recovering addicts providing support

Allied Against Opioid Abuse (AAOA) - A a partner-based educational initiative to prevent prescription opioid abuse and misuse.

Generation Rx - resources to advocate for prescription drug safety

Preventing Excessive Alcohol Use with Proven Strategies - Information on "binge drinking" from the Centers for Disease Control. 

Detox Local - New York detox center guide. This resource also offers comprehensive, medically reviewed guides about the detox and withdrawal process from dozens of different drugs and alcohol as well as a local detox locator tool. 

Live Another Day - An in-depth overdose prevention resource that can potentially save lives. This guide features information that can help someone recognize and respond to an overdose. 

NIAAA - Information on the dangers of alcohol abuse for college students. 

The Summit Wellness Group - Comprehensive overdose prevention resource guide that features 30 different overdose prevention resources, as well as drug-specific overdose signs and symptoms.