Alcohol and Other Drug Office (AODO)

The Alcohol and Other Drug Office is a department of the Counseling Center with collaborative sponsors that include McKinley Health Center.  Our mission is to provide focus and structure to facilitate appropriate efforts in order to assess and address problems and drug use on campus with the intent to protect the students' health, safety, and academic success. All appointments are confidential.

We are located at McKinley Health Center, Room 333 and are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with voice mail after 5:00 p.m. daily).  AOD prevention programs are available evenings and weekends.  To contact the AODO, call (217) 333-7557 or fax (217) 244-5336.

Alcohol Poisoning Signs

AODO staff members include:

• Amy Carmen-Peck, MSW, LCSW, ACSW - Clinical Director AODO, Counseling Center Generalist/AOD Specialist
• Mary Russell, MS, Clinical Counselor
• Kurt Hegeman, MS, LCPC, CADC, Clinical Counselor
• Betsy Peterson, MFA, Education Specialist
• Tina Armstrong, Support Staff 
• Iris Carrillo, MS, Graduate Assistant
• Jorja Jamison, MS, Graduate Assistant
• Jason Soble, MS, Graduate Assistant

Services we provide include:

• Alcohol Incapacitation Referral Form
• AOD Assessment/Evaluation
• AODO Referral Form 
• Discovery Group
• Individual Counseling
• Referrals and Linkage
• Prevention/education
• Outreach

Educational classes include:

• Challenging Alcohol Attitudes Positively (CAAP)
• Marijuana Information Class (MIC)
• Self Assessment Workshop (SAW)

Campus Links

• Alcohol Culture Explored Interactive Theatre (ACE IT)
• Counseling Center
• McKinley Health Center
• McKinley Health Education
• Office for Student Conflict Resolution
• Office of the Dean of Students
• U of I Student Code
• U of I - Calendar of Events

Other Related Links

• The Higher Education Center
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Centers for Disease Control
• Join Together Online

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