Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Abuse Prevention Center
Mission
The mission of Towson University's ATOD Abuse Prevention Center is to create an environment conducive to academic success and wellness. Our mission is based on the knowledge that the campus is a complex community that influences the behavior of students. Students attempt to understand the campus community through their acquired psychological dispositions. The interaction between the individual student and the campus community is powerful in determining all sorts of student behaviors, including those relating to the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
Goals
Provide expertise in the development and coordination of ATOD education and prevention activities on campus
Support the Peer Education/Counseling Program on campus
Foster relationships with the Baltimore County ATOD prevention coordinator to support ATOD prevention and education activities within the community
Develop a mechanism for communicating and planning education and prevention activities with higher education institutions in the Baltimore metropolitan area as well as statewide
Implement a social marketing campaign to alter misperceptions of students regarding patterns of alcohol use on campus
Educate students about responsible choices and decisions regarding substance using behavior and overall student wellness
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Center
Burdick Hall, Room 137A
Donna M. Cox, Ph.D., Director
