Alcohol and Other Drug Resources

Self-Help Resources

• Alcoholics Anonymous:
  • Students looking for AA groups in the Greater Boston Area can view the Greater Boston meeting listing here. The Greater Boston AA Meeting Listing allows users to filter by day, time, and group characteristics (for example, in-person, virtual, young people, LGBTQ, men, women, non-binary, etc.).
• Al-Anon/Alateen
• Marijuana Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• LifeRing Secular Recovery: “LifeRing is a network of support groups for people who want to live free of alcohol and illicit or non-medically indicated drugs”
• Smart Recovery: Mutual support meetings that are “open to anyone
  seeking science-based, self-empowered addiction recovery”. This group is abstinence-oriented.
• Moderation Management : This program does not require abstinence and takes a harm reduction approach by setting goals around use.
• More resources and support groups: American Addiction Centers
• Rethinking Drinking-Alcohol & Your Health: An interactive website on alcohol, provided the National Institutes of Health.

Vaping and Nicotine Cessation Support

UHCS’s Ready to Quit Program offers individualized smoking cessation support services and nicotine replacement products for Northeastern students. Learn more through the Ready to Quit FAQ page and take the next step by completing the Ready to Quit intake form. 

Text-Based Services may be helpful to guide users through the quitting process. They also offer services for parents and loved ones of young adults who use e-cigarettes, vapes, and other nicotine products. To access the truth initiative’s This is Quitting text-based service, text DITCHVAPE to 88709. You can also text VapeFreeMass to 88709 to access a local option.  

Online Resources: Smokefree.gov offers a tool to build an individualized quit plan for both cigarettes and vapes. Additional resources are available from the National Institutes of Health, including a detailed how-to guide walks users through every step of the quitting process, from thinking through why you want to quit to getting you prepared for what challenges to expect. State and national resources can be accessed by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW. You can find more information on how to quit vaping at smokefree.gov. 

Other Resources

Calculate your personal Blood Alcohol Content**

Please note: There is no BAC calculator that is 100% accurate because of the number of factors that affect consumption and reduction (burnoff) rates of different people. These factors include amount of food in the stomach when drinking, medications or drugs that may be in the system, metabolism rates, etc. The best that can be done is a rough estimate of BAC based on the information provided.

Links to National Websites

More Information:

• Addiction Center: Provides addiction information and treatment center reviews.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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