Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse Services

University Health Services (UHS)
Appointments and general information:
(608) 265-5600
Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri » 8:30 am to 5 pm
Wed » 9 am to 5 pm

The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse services offered through UHS promote self-awareness and responsibility for students in the university community concerning the use of substances. We provide direct care through screening, assessment and referral services for people experiencing difficulty in their lives as a result of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. This includes consultation for students who are being impacted by someone else’s use of substances.

Alcohol, tobacco, and drug counseling
UHS has created, specifically for students, a four session class that allows a student to explore issues related to their alcohol-influenced decisions. The Values and Influences Toward Alcohol (VITA) is a class designed to assist students in identifying goals and values and the impact of alcohol. UHS does not offer alcohol and substance abuse treatment for students. The VITA class is not a substitute for alcohol and other drug abuse treatment.
Group Counseling Available at UHS.

Drug and alcohol assessments
An assessment is a series of one-on-one sessions with a counselor, who will evaluate the nature of any problems a student is having with drugs or alcohol. The assessment gets the student involved through discussion and consideration of biological, psychological, and social factors affecting alcohol and other drug use and abuse.The counselor can then make recommendations for further treatment, if necessary and appropriate.

UHS does not conduct AOD assessments or provide AOD counseling for the judicial system (pretrial hearings, DUI, etc.). If a student needs (or might need) to document an AOD assessment, counseling, or other services for court related purposes, then Consultation and Counseling Services staff can provide the student with a list of appropriate options.

Self-evaluation resource
For a basic self-evaluation, students can complete a free, confidential online screening called e-CHUG. It provides students with personal information regarding their own consumption and risk factors. The feedback includes information which has been shown to be particularly useful to college drinkers and includes:

• quantity and frequency of drinking


• caloric intake


• norm comparisons


• amount and percent of income spent on alcohol


• tolerance level


• negative consequences of alcohol use


• genetic risk score


• explanation, advice, local referral information


• amount consumed and peak blood alcohol level

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