Alcohol and Other Drug Resources

On-campus support groups

• An Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group meets year-round on Fridays from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (excluding the week between Christmas and New Year’s). Groups meet weekly at 160 Richards. Groups are open to both the NU community and the general public (not to classroom observers). For more information, contact  the AA Central Service Committee for Eastern Massachusetts at (617) 426-9444, or www.aaboston.org.
• AA LGBTQ Meetings
• A Narcotics Anonymous (NA) group meets year-round on Tuesdays from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm at Ell Hall room 311 (3rd floor). Groups are open to both the NU community and the general public (we welcome classroom observers). For more information, contact  the New England Region of Narcotics Anonymous by calling our hotline at 1-866-NA-HELP-U, or go to www.nerna.org

Other Resources

Calculate your personal Blood Alcohol Content**

Please note: There is no BAC calculator that is 100% accurate because of the number of factors that affect consumption and reduction (burnoff) rates of different people. These factors include amount of food in the stomach when drinking, medications or drugs that may be in the system, metabolism rates, etc. The best that can be done is a rough estimate of BAC based on the information provided.

Links to National Websites

Self-Help Resources**:

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Al-Anon/Alateen
• Marijuana Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Rational Recovery Systems: A recovery program that is neither spiritually or psychologically based.
• Secular Organization for Sobriety (Save Our Selves): A self-empowerment approach that supports any path or form of recovery from alcohol and/or drugs.
• Rethinking Drinking-Alcohol & Your Health: An interactive website on alcohol, provided the National Institutes of Health.

More Information**:

• Addiction Center: Provides addiction information and treatment center reviews.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

*Please note: OPEN does not testify to, sponsor, or endorse any information provided on any externally linked page. OPEN provides this link for your information and for the benefit of the Northeastern community.

**Email open@northeastern.edu for more resources in any category.