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Alcohol and Substance Abuse

On July 28, 2015, Chancellor Hank Huckaby charged the University System of Georgia (USG) Alcohol and Substance Abuse Task Force to review and develop recommendations related to alcohol and substance abuse at the System’s then‐30 (now 26) public colleges and universities. The Chancellor convened the task force in response to a 2015 recommendation by the USG Campus Safety and Security Committee, which found that “the abuse of alcohol and other substances is a significant contributing factor in many of the most serious public safety issues” and should therefore receive additional study. Chancellor Huckaby challenged the group to think broadly, without being constrained by boundaries, and to use the collective wisdom and experience of the Task Force members to issue proposals that might address campus policies; challenges across student life organizations and activities; local government permitting and licensing regulations; and training and programs related to alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention.

Nine recommendations were presented by the Task Force. Those recommendations can be found in the University System of Georgia Alcohol and Substance Abuse Task Force Final Report

This website was created to provide tools for University System of Georgia institutions to use for effective policy and program formulation guidelines.

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  • Alcohol Policy Information System

    The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels. Detailed state-by-state information is available for the 35 alcohol-related policies listed below. APIS also provides a variety of informational resources of interest to alcohol policy researchers and others involved with alcohol policy issues.

  • American College Health Association

    ACHA has created numerous policy guidelines, recommendations, and position statements to assist college health professionals in developing and sustaining strong and high quality health programming, health care, and health services in support of college students and their institutions.

    ACHA Resources & Guidelines

  • Community Preventive Services Task Force

    The Community Guide is a website that houses the official collection of all Community Preventive Services Task Force findings and the systematic reviews on which they are based. The Task Force is statutorily mandated to produce recommendations (and identify evidence gaps) to help inform the decision making of federal, state, and local health departments, other government agencies, communities, healthcare providers, employers, schools and research organizations.

  • Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education

    The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS), a consortium of professional associations in higher education, promotes the use of its professional standards for the development, assessment, and improvement of quality student learning, programs, and services.

  • Partnership to End Addition

    This guide helps policymakers understand the effects of addiction and risky substance use and know how to respond. It offers information and recommendations of unprecedented breadth and depth for improving how policymakers working in all levels of government and in the health care, education, justice and social services systems can prevent and reduce addiction and risky substance use in the U.S.

    Our Policy Work

    Research Library

    For more than 20 years, Partnership to End Addition has been conducting research and publishing reports, journal articles and books on addiction and substance abuse in all sectors of society. This interactive library features all of our completed work to date.

    Research Reports

Prescription (Rx) Abuse Prevention Programs:

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  • BeMedWise

    The National Council on Patient Information (NCPIE) was established in 1982 in Washington, D.C. NCPIE launched its first website, talkaboutrx.org, in 1999. In 2017, NCPIE relaunched this website as BeMedWise. NCPIE was one of the original patient safety coalitions and was recognized as a trusted source of educational resources. Also, NCPIE was recognized for its ground-breaking research on healthcare provider-patient communication, medication adherence, medication risk and error reduction, and prescription drug abuse prevention. Our website is a tool for consumers, patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals alike.

    BeMedWise Mission: Promote the safe use, storage and disposal of medicines for better health.
    How we achieve our mission: Provide vetted information on medication safety.
    Vision statement: Improved health outcomes through responsible medication practices.
    Collaboration is our key
    We build a broad-based network of national and international supporters, partners and stakeholders. This includes:
    * Consumer and patient advocacy organizations
    * Volunteer agencies
    * Healthcare professionals
    * Educators
    * Schools of pharmacy, medicine and nursing
    * For-profit companies including pharmaceutical manufacturers
    * Health-related trade associations
    * Government agencies

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    NIDA’s mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.

    This involves:

    1. Strategically supporting and conducting basic and clinical research on drug use (including nicotine), its consequences, and the underlying neurobiological, behavioral, and social mechanisms involved.
    2. Ensuring the effective translation, implementation, and dissemination of scientific research indings to improve the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and enhance public awareness of addiction as a brain disorder.
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

    SAMHSA’s programs and campaigns offer information, training, and technical assistance to improve the quality and delivery of behavioral health services across the nation.

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