Substance Use Education and Resources

Education

Safe Party

The Safe Party Initiative

Geneseo鈥檚 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 . If you choose to socialize with alcohol, make sure you鈥檙e 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

 - comprehensive outpatient clinic for alcohol and/or substance abuse issues

For treatment near your home, use .

Online Recovery Resources

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

 - free, peer-led support for moderating, reducing, or quitting alcohol use

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

APP Resources

Smoke-Free App to help quit smoking: /

Cannabis App to help quit cannabis: /

Additional Assistance

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

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

 - a non-profit society of recovering addicts providing support

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

- resources to advocate for prescription drug safety

- Information on "binge drinking" from the Centers for Disease Control. 

- 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. 

- 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. 

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

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