Student Athletes: Health Resources
NCAA Resources | Alcohol | Drugs | General
Health | Gambling | Mental
Health | Nutritional
Health
Sexual Health | Tobacco |
Violence and Sexual Assault | Miscellaneous
NCAA RESOURCES
NCAA
Student Athlete Personal Welfare – resources
including Health & Nutrition, Programs, and
related information.
ALCOHOL
Alcoholics Anonymous
– info on A.A.: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
The BACCHUS Network –
A college and community peer education network
with a focus on alcohol abuse prevention
and other related student health and safety
issues: www.bacchusgamma.org
CampusBlues – info on drug and alcohol use and
related issues: www.campusblues.com
Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University – website
contains Alcohol Studies Database of citations
to 75,000 research documents, Alcohol History
Database of materials on American Temperance
and Prohibition, Alcohol Studies Research Guide
with links to websites, databases, and print
publications, and online fact sheets for selected
audiences and topics:
http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu
Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR), University
of Maryland – website contains in-depth profiles
of popularly abused drugs, brief statistical
summaries on alcohol/drug topics, and links to
online resources for research, policy, treatment,
prevention, and criminal justice:
http://www.cesar.umd.edu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on substance use: alcohol,
drugs, and tobacco: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#drugs
Century Council –
resources for students regarding responsible
decision making regarding beverage alcohol: http://www.centurycouncil.org/main/students.html
Cheers to the designated driver – Missouri State
University website with info on designated driver
programs: http://www.missouristate.edu/cheers/
College Alcohol Study
– Harvard School of Public Health: www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas
College Drinking –
Changing the Culture: resource for comprehensive
research-based information on issues related
to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among
college students: www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
Facts about alcohol poisoning: http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/OtherAlcoholInformation/factsAboutAlcoholPoisoning.aspx
“What Peer Educators and Resident Advisors (RAs)
Need to Know About College Drinking”: http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/NIAAACollegeMaterials/peerBrochure.aspx
Core Institute – a leading research, assessment and development organization
serving alcohol and drug prevention programs: www.siu.edu/~coreinst
DrugFreeInfo.org – A Service of the Iowa Substance
Abuse Information Center: www.drugfreeinfo.org
Alcohol Information: www.drugfreeinfo.org/talcohol.html
Binge Drinking: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tbinge.html
Impaired Driving: www.drugfreeinfo.org/towi.html
Go Ask Alice! – Columbia University’s Health Q&A
Internet Service – info on alcohol and other
drugs: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat2.html
HadEnough.org—Binge Drinking Blows, United Methodist
Church – website contains information and statistics
on binge drinking and other campus-related alcohol
problems, campus alcohol policy guidelines, tools
for reducing alcohol problems on campus, and
links to related sites on campus alcohol issues: http://hadenough.org
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other
Drug and Violence Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Education – website
contains information about training programs
and technical assistance for campus personnel,
online publications on campus alcohol/drug issues,
resources for evaluation of campus substance
abuse programs, links to special information
and resources for parents and students, grant
opportunities for campus programming, and information
for the media on campus alcohol issues: www.higheredcenter.org
Indiana Prevention Resource Center (IPRC), University
of Indiana – website contains fact sheets on
alcohol and other drugs of abuse and Hispanic/Latino
portal for resources in Spanish and Portuguese: http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Issues: www.iatf.org
Join Together – Advancing effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention,
and treatment: www.jointogether.org
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free- info for young people on alcohol
use: http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/audiences/youth.cfm
Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol
and Other Drug Problems – website contains
"Action pack" materials for campus
and community organizing to prevent alcohol problems
and information about youth, drinking, and alcohol
advertising: http://www.marininstitute.org/
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) – activism, victim services and education: www.madd.org
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA) – website provides links to databases
for alcohol research information, statistical
tables on alcohol consumption and related problems, Alcohol
Alert summaries of various alcohol topics,
and an online version of Alcohol Research
and Health journal: www.niaaa.nih.gov
Prevline, SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI) – website provides: fact sheets on alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use; links to databases
on alcohol/ drug use and health topics; links
to major federal research studies, data sets,
and statistical sources; catalog of online and
print publication; ability to search for information
by drug, audience, or topic; multimedia section
with links to webcasts, electronic books, powerpoint
presentations, and chat groups; and online news
stories on substance abuse issues: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
University of Wisconsin, Madison eCHUG Assessment – The
e-CHUG is a short, on-line survey that provides
you with an accurate, detailed assessment of
your alcohol use: https://interwork.sdsu.edu/echug2/?id=UW-Madison&hfs=true
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DRUGS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on substance use: alcohol,
drugs, and tobacco: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#drugs
ClubDrugs.gov – a service of the National Institute
on Drug Abuse: info and resources on club drugs: www.clubdrugs.gov
DrugFreeInfo.org – A Service of the Iowa Substance
Abuse Information Center: www.drugfreeinfo.org
Drugs, general: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tdrug.html
Club drugs: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tclub.html
Cocaine: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tcoke.html
Heroine and other opiates: www.drugfreeinfo.org/theroin.html
Inhalants: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tinhal.html
Marijuana: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tmari.html
Methamphetamine: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tmeth.html
Prescription Drugs: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tpresc.html
Steroids: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tsteroid.html
Facts
on Tap: Drugs and Your College Experience - Comprehensive
site with information for college students on
drugs and student life: www.factsontap.org/factsontap/drugs/index.htm
CampusBlues – info on drug and alcohol use and
related issues: www.campusblues.com
The National Center For Drug Free Sport, INC.
- Drug Free Sport’s experts have established
services to help athletic organizations create
a drug free environment: http://www.drugfreesport.com/index.asp
Go Ask Alice! – Columbia University’s Health Q&A
Internet Service – info on alcohol and other
drugs: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat2.html
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: www.higheredcenter.org
Indiana Prevention Resource Center (IPRC), University
of Indiana – website contains fact sheets on
alcohol and other drugs of abuse, Online Dictionary
of Street Drug Slang, and Hispanic/Latino portal
for resources in Spanish and Portuguese:
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Issues - www.iatf.org
Partnership for a Drugfree America – Drug abuse
and substance abuse information: www.drugfree.org
Prevline, SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI) – website provides: fact sheets on alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use; links to databases
on alcohol/ drug use and health topics; links
to major federal research studies, data sets,
and statistical sources; catalog of online and
print publication; ability to search for information
by drug, audience, or topic; multimedia section
with links to webcasts, electronic books, powerpoint
presentations, and chat groups; and online news
stories on substance abuse issues: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
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GENERAL HEALTH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on vaccinations: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#vaccinations
DrugFreeInfo.org – A Service of the Iowa Substance
Abuse Information Center: www.drugfreeinfo.org
Health and health promotion resources: www.drugfreeinfo.org/thealth.html
HIV/AIDS: www.drugfreeinfo.org/taids.html
Go Ask Alice! – Columbia University’s Health Q&A
Internet Service – info on general health, involving “body
tune-up tidbits: from aches and ailments to sleep
and vitality”: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat5.html
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GAMBLING
CampusBlues – info for college students on “out
of control gambling”: www.campusblues.com
Talk It Out – An anonymous online service for
young gamblers: www.gamtalk4teens.org/talk_it_out.php
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MENTAL HEALTH
CampusBlues mental health – info on anxiety, loss
and grief, trouble paying attention, anger, depression,
and stress: www.campusblues.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on mental health: stress,
anxiety, and depression: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#mental
Depression – Read
about depression and its treatments and take
an online screening test: http://www.depression-screening.org/
DrugFreeInfo.org – A Service of the Iowa Substance
Abuse Information Center: www.drugfreeinfo.org
Mental Health and dual diagnosis resources and
information: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tmental.html
Suicide: www.drugfreeinfo.org/tsuicide.html
Go Ask Alice! – Columbia University’s Health Q&A
Internet Service – info on emotional health: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat4.html
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
Understanding Mental Illness – after the Virginia
Tech Tragedy: www.samhsa.gov/mentalhealth/understanding_mentalillness.aspx
“How
to Survive Unbearable Stress” - a brief online
book by Steve Bums, M.D. that is intended for
high school and college students: http://www.teachhealth.com/
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NUTRITIONAL HEALTH
CampusBlues healthy eating– Info on body image,
eating disorders, and getting help: www.campusblues.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on eating disorders
and diet changes: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#eatingdisorders
The CollegeResponse® National
Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP) is
designed to educate and screen college students
for eating disorders, and to connect at-risk
students with the resources they need: http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/college/eating.aspx
Go Ask Alice! – Columbia University’s Health Q&A
Internet Service – info on fitness and nutrition,
including food choices, exercise, body image,
and eating disorders: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat3.html
National
Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated
Disorders (ANAD) is the oldest national non-profit
organization helping eating disorder victims
and their families –
info available on eating disorders and referral
to treatment: http://anad.org/
National Eating Disorders Association is the largest
not-for-profit organization in the United States
working to prevent eating disorders and provide
treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia,
bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned
with body image and weight issues: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
ToTheNextLevel.org -
sports and training nutrition information
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SEXUAL HEALTH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs): http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#STD
SmarterSex.org - The Bacchus and Gamma Peer Education
Network sexual health website for college students: www.smartersex.org
Go Ask Alice! – Columbia University’s Health Q&A
Internet Service – info on sexual health: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat7.html
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TOBACCO
CampusBlues – info for college students on “out
of control smoking”: www.campusblues.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety – info on substance use: alcohol,
drugs, and tobacco: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/#drugs
Prevline, SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI) – website provides: fact sheets on alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov
Tobacco Free U – A Bacchus and Gamma tobacco information
website for college students: www.tobaccofreeu.org
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VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT
CampusBlues – info on
“drugs, alcohol, and sexual assault” as well
as “out of control sexual abuse and relationship
abuse”: www.campusblues.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
fact sheet on sexual violence: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/svfacts.htm
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other
Drug and Violence Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Education – website
contains special webpage on violence prevention,
sexual assault and suicide: www.higheredcenter.org
The National Center for Victims of Crime: http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/Main.aspx
Dating violence resource center: http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=DB_DatingViolenceResourceCenter101
Stalking resource center: http://www.ncvc.org/src/main.aspx
Security on Campus, Inc. – info about making college
campuses safer: www.securityoncampus.org
Women’s Justice Center: Special for Rape Victims – a
guide for rape victims and for all who want to
help them: www.justicewomen.com/help_special_rape.html
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MISCELLANEOUS
HEALTH RELATED TOPICS
DrugFreeInfo.Org – resources for college students: www.drugfreeinfo.org/acollege.html
CampusBlues – information and resources for college
students: www.campusblues.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – College
health and safety:
http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/
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