Substance Abuse Services
- Individual Counseling
- Susbstance Abuse Work Group (Thursdays 5:00-6:15)
- Substance Abuse Assessments
- Referrals to community services (for more intensive treatment)
- NOTE: We do not provide mandatory services or pre-adjudication counseling.
Substance Abuse at JMU
The Core Study (2006), compiled through The Office of Substance Abuse Research, found that many JMU students experience adverse consequences due to their drinking/ substance abuse:
- 50% of students did something they later regretted
- 12.2 % reported that they had been taken advantage of sexually
- 16.9% were in trouble with the police
- 45.6% got into an argument or fight
- 1.2% tried to commit suicide
- 5.7% seriously thought about suicide
- 15.3% thought they might have a drinking/drug problem
In addition, many students suffer from alcohol-related problems such as poor class attendance, missed assignments, accidents, sexual assault, and violence.
For More Information...
On Campus:
The Office of Substance Abuse Research
Community Coalition on Alcohol
The Office of Judicial Affairs
JMU Alcohol Policy
Other Alcohol & Drug Related Sites:
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Alcoholics Anonymous (A. A.)
Al-anon
BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network
Gamblers Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
VASAP
Web of Addictions
Women For Sobriety
