Alcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County

Outpatient clinic - the outpatient clinic offers comprehensive evaluations and treatment options for individuals, family members, and concerned others, regarding the use of Alcohol and drugs.the outpatient clinic is funded and regulated by the nys office of addiction services and supports. Our philosophy is based on the premise that addiction is a treatable disease that has biological, psychological, social and spiritual components. Accordingly, we have designed our treatment programs to address those four factors.

Impaired driver program--the organization administers the impaired driver program which is a nys department of motor vehicles program for people charged with impaired driving offenses. The goal of this program is to prevent repeat impaired driving offenses. The program helps motorists examine their arrest experience and the factors that led to it and helps them make appropriate driving decisions in the future. It is taught by dmv-approved instructors.

Education and prevention - the education and prevention activities of the organization are meant to raise awareness within the community about the disease of addiction and to prevent its spread. Activities include outreach to the community on various topics related to substance use tailored to meet specific needs. Outreach is achieved via presentations, panel discussions, website and social media presence, public service advertising, etc. The organization offers the basics (brief Alcohol screening and intervention for college students) program. Basics is an evidence-based program for people aged 18 to 24 years and uses a harm reduction approach to motivate students to reduce Alcohol use and to make better alcohol-related decisions.