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Resources

Helpful CU Services

• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a broad range of free services, including individual and group counseling, workshops, crisis intervention, and residence hall counseling. They seek to improve the well-being of the CU campus community by providing psychological, social, and academic support.
• CU’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Program provides health-based information catered to students, faculty, staff, and parents. They also provide education and intervention campus-wide services.
• Focus on Alcohol Concerns is an educational program offered through Wardenburg Health Center that is geared towards those students who have been cited for underage drinking and as an alternative to judicial consequences, or for students just interested in alcohol issues.
• Striving to Achieve Real Success (STARS) is a treatment program offered through Wardenburg Health Center for students who have issues with substance abuse, or those students who are concerned about a friend’s or parent’s substance use.
• Late-night activities are offered by the Division of Student Affairs. They foster a safe, open, and welcoming community at CU-Boulder that supports and nurtures the healthy development and sense of belonging of all members of the campus community. You can view a list of late-night activities here.
• There are many events and recreational opportunities offered on the CU Boulder campus. You can view a compiled list of activities by week (or month) here.
• Student Emergency Medical Services (SEMS) offers free alcohol and drug education classes, covering topics such as the physiological effects of alcohol, how to identify an alcohol or drug related emergency, and first-aid and life saving tips for emergency intervention.
• CU Boulder offers academic courses addressing alcohol and drug issues, such as the sociological course, Drugs in U.S. Society (SOCY2034). This class examines the relationship between drugs and social contexts, while lending insight into why people find consciousness alteration meaningful, what kinds of experiences and problems arise, and what types of social policies emerge to control drug use. 
• Phone List of emergency numbers.

Local Services

• A 24-hour alcohol and/or substance abuse crisis line for Boulder County Residents provides support, education, and crisis intervention. No charge. 303.441.1281
• Boulder County Public Health provides inpatient detoxification, outpatient counseling, and general services for those individuals with alcohol or substance abuse issues. Addiction Recovery Center (ARC) Valmont, 3180 Airport Road, Boulder. 303.441.1275.
• Phoenix Multi-Sport is a publicly supported non-profit organization whose mission is to build and maintain an active community for individuals who are recovering from alcohol and substance abuse and those who choose to live a sober life. They hold weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual activities such as biking, climbing, hiking, spinning, yoga, mountaineering, multi-day extended trips, and international expeditions. They are located at 4645 North Broadway, Unit C4, Boulder. 303.440.0547.

12-step Programs

• Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Boulder County AA can be reached at 303.447.8201.
• Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. They meet regularly to help each other stay clean. They are not interested in what or how much you used, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how they can help. Boulder County NA can be reached at 303.412.2884.
• Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. Colorado’s chapter of MA can be reached at 303.607.7516.
• Cocaine Anonymous is a Fellowship of, by, and for addicts seeking recovery. They are concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual drug addicts who turn to their Fellowship for help. Colorado’s chapter of CA can be reached at 303.421.5120
• Al-Anon (and Alateen for younger members) has been offering strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship.
• Nar-Anon is for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation due to the addiction problem of someone close to them. Nar-Anon members share their experiences, strength, and hope at weekly meetings.

National Organizations and Research Centers

• The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)’s mission is to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services.
• The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention, and treatment through a nationwide network of affiliates. They also work to fight the stigma of alcoholism and other drug addictions.
• The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, and treatment of alcohol use disorders.
• The American Council on Alcoholism (ACA) is dedicated to educating the public about the effects of alcohol, alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and the need for prompt, effective, readily-available, and affordable alcohol treatment.

Self-Help Resources

• The Partnership for a Drug-Free America created Life After to give a voice to the struggle with addiction and to celebrate the thousands of stories of hope and recovery that we know are out there. Through real stories from real people, they can help shine a light on the realities of substance abuse. They can also provide an honest look at the challenges of recovery from addiction, while showing that life after drugs is, indeed, possible.
• Recovery World is dedicated to bringing you the best recovery, self help, and healthy shopping on the web. They offer free online meeting rooms, recovery-based cartoons, and news in the recovery world.
• Women for Sobriety, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions.
• SMART Recovery helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviors including alcoholism, drug abuse and substance abuse. Their efforts are based on scientific knowledge and evolve as scientific knowledge evolves. They largely view addictive behavior more as a complex maladaptive behavior than as a disease.
• Rational Recovery has a combined mission: (1) to disseminate information on independent recovery from addiction through planned, permanent abstinence, (2) to make self-recovery a viable option to all addicted people everywhere, and (3) to make informed consent to addiction treatment and recovery group participation available to all addicted people.

Harm Reduction Sites

• Moderation Management is a recovery program and national support group network for people who have made the decision to reduce their drinking and make other lifestyle changes.
• The Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC) is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted through drug use. HRC advances policies and programs that help people address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration.
  
• The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) Network is the nation’s leading organization working to end the war on drugs. They envision new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more.