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Resources for Alcohol and Other Drugs

Are you a student in recovery? Check out the Calendar of Meetings and Events put together by UM Students for Recovery

On this page:

Online assessments:

e-CHUG is an online, personalized assessment tool that lets you see how your drinking, family risk and campus norms affect your life and future. The program is available to UM students, faculty and staff.

UM Counseling and Psychological Services offers free, online assessments for a variety of mental health issues, including alcohol.

Assessment, counseling and treatment:

BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) is a two-session non-judgmental alcohol assessment and education program offered free to all University of Michigan students who want to explore their alcohol use.

Individual Marijuana Education Program is a free program for UM students to help them learn strategies to reduce marijuana use or quit altogether. 

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
3100 Michigan Union
734-764-8312
Free, confidential services for UM students including:

  • Assessment of substance abuse patterns (ASAP)
  • Short-term therapy for individuals or couples
  • Workshops for changing patterns of behavior
  • Sexual assault counseling
  • Referrals for additional help

UM Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP)
1009 Greene St.
734-936-8660
Free, confidential services for staff, faculty and their immediate family members including:

  • Short term counseling services on personal, emotional, family and work place issues
  • Critical incident, trauma and grief counseling
  • Educational Presentations on a variety of emotional and mental health topics

UM Addiction Treatment Services
Rachel Upjohn Building
4250 Plymouth Rd
734-232-0600 or toll-free 800-828-8020
Outpatient assessment and treatment services. Fee-for-service; most insurance and public funding accepted.

Dawn Farm
"assists addicts and alcoholics in achieving long term recovery" and offers an Educational Series.

Alcohol Management Program, UM Health System
Health Education Resource Center, Room 1401
East Ann Arbor Health Center
4260 Plymouth Road
734-647-6691 or toll-free 800-222-5145
Assistance with moderating or eliminating alcohol use for those who are not physically dependent. Fee-for-service.

Hopelinks.net lists Michigan treatment programs; see local zip codes for locations near Ann Arbor


Helping a Friend (links to separate page)

UM Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program:

UM Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program information page
207 Fletcher St.
734-763-1320
Educational materials, information and referral.

Sexual assault assistance:

UM Sexual Assault Survivor website for resources and information.

UM Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC)
715 N. University, Suite 202
Business line 734-998-9368 or 24-hour crisis line 734-936-3333

  • Crisis intervention
  • Outreach
  • Advocacy
  • Consultation
  • Education and Training
  • Awareness activities

UM Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
3100 Michigan Union
734-764-8312
Free, confidential services for UM students including sexual assault counseling

Support for recovery:

Calendar of Meetings and Events put together by UM Students for Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous and Alateen for younger members (national website)
or Huron Valley Area Intergroup, Inc. (local website)
734-482-5700
Free support for maintaining sobriety, plus support for friends, partners and family members; campus meetings Monday-Friday at noon at Guild House Campus Ministry (behind the UM Law School at the corner of Oak and Monroe)

Narcotics Anonymous
734-913-9839
Free support for remaining drug-free

Codependents Anonymous
For local meetings, click on "Find a Meeting"

Women for Sobriety
Dedicated to helping women overcome alcohol and other addictions

Local detoxification options:

Detoxification is required when a person is physically dependent on alcohol or other drugs. Medical monitoring can minimize the physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a person is deprived of a drug. Detoxification prepares a person to take the next step in their treatment process.

University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services
Toll-free 800-525-5188 (for intakes)
Accepts most insurance, offers sliding fee scale

Dawn Farm
734-669-8265 (detox program) or 734-485-8725 (residential program)
544 N. Division St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Detox program is free

Brighton Hospital Detoxification Program
Toll-free 800-523-8198 or 810-220-5514
Complete online form and fax it
Accepts most insurance and offers sliding fee scale

National information and referral resources:

Erowid provides "access to reliable, non-judgemental information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related issues."

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Information 800-729-6686
Treatment referral 800-662-4357

National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)