The John Fontaine, Jr. Center
for Alcohol Awareness and Education

We know from national data that four of five college students choose to drink. About two in five students drink in a high-risk way, and this heavy episodic drinking is of major concern. The consequences of high-risk drinking affect students who drink, students who choose not to drink, and the university community at large. On a yearly basis, excessive drinking results in 1,400 deaths, 500,000 injuries, 600,000 assaults and 70,000 incidents of sexual assault among college students. These alcohol-related negative outcomes indicate a critical need for effective strategies to reduce high-risk drinking on college campuses.

In an effort to combat these problems, the generous donation from the family of John Fontaine, Jr. has enabled the University of Georgia to create a center for alcohol awareness and education. The goal of the center is to provide a comprehensive range of evidence-based alcohol prevention, intervention and counseling services to the campus community.

The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) program is comprehensive in its scope. Its mission is to create a low risk environment by supporting change in the campus/community culture and educating and empowering students. To support this mission, we offer education and intervention programs, advocacy training, counseling and support groups. In addition, our health educators are involved with community coalitions that support environmental change.

Programs and Services

The University Health Center offers comprehensive and integrated services to students, which include preventive education, intervention, counseling and short-term psychotherapy.

• Education, Outreach, and Consultation
• AOD Mandated Program
• AOD Counseling

Online Self-Assessments

e-CHUG -- Want to learn more about your drinking? Think you are drinking more or less than other UGA students? The e-CHUG is a confidential self-assessment tool that will give you personalized feedback about quantity and frequency of drinking, caloric intake, norm comparisons, amount and percent of income spent on alcohol, tolerance level, genetic risk score, and explanations, advice and referral information.

e-TOKE -- Learn more about your individual pattern of marijuana use, your risk patterns, your aspirational goals, and helpful resources at UGA and in the community.

Alcohol Screening Questionnaire - Test Your Use -- Online screening tool that will provide you information on your drinking behavior and level of risk. Based on your responses you will be given suggestions on who to contact for additional information and support.