ATOD Resources

Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Abuse Resources

• Start Your Recovery
• Stanislaus County Friends are Good Medicine
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Rethink Drinking
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Alcoholics Anonymous (A. A.) is an international fellowship of men and women who follow a 12-step program that addresses alcohol consumption. Anyone can attend A.A. meetings; there are no requirements to participate. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking. Additional information on meetings in your area is available.
• Secular Organization for Sobriety (SOS) is dedicated solely to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety/abstinence from alcohol and drug addiction through anonymous support groups.  Find an SOS Meeting near you.
• SMART Recovery uses a 4-point self-empowering addiction recovery program and through support groups. Additional information on meetings in your area is available.
• California Smokers’ Helpline: 1-800-NO-BUTTS (1-800-662-8887)
  The California Smoker’s Helpline is a telephone program that can help you quit smoking. Helping services are free. Services include self-help, counseling over the phone, and a referral list of other programs.
• American Lung Association’s smoking cessation resource
• CDC’s TIPS: Tobacco Information & Prevention Source
• DrugFree.org
• NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse

ATOD Policies

• Stanislaus State’s policy regarding The Sale, Consumption, Distribution, and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages
• Policy on Systemwide Smoke and Tobacco Free Environment