Alcohol and/or drug use can have a serious negative impact on academic and clinical performance. Misuse of alcohol or prescription medications as well as the use of illegal substances can derail a promising career and endanger others. CAPS provides evidence-based counseling to support students who are committed to reducing or abstaining from alcohol/substance use. To support students making this journey, CAPS can help students identify their reasons for abstaining from all illegal substances, carefully evaluate the role alcohol and other drugs play in their lives, and make concrete behavioral changes that support their use reduction or abstinence goals. These services are intended to help students remain healthy and safe, while preparing to practice their future professions ethically and responsibly.
Therapy services provided by CAPS to support students in reducing substance use or achieving abstinence are based on evidence-based cognitive-behavioral approaches. Therapy helps students identify factors that contribute to their substance use, while also developing concrete skills and strategies to manage triggers and cravings to make and sustain positive behavioral changes.
In some cases, the services CAPS is equipped to provide may not be sufficient to meet a student's alcohol or other substance use needs. This may include situations in which substance use has become severe enough to require a higher level of care, such as intensive outpatient or inpatient treatment, or when a student is not yet ready to make a change despite negative consequences related to their use. In these situations, CAPS can connect students with established alcohol and substance use treatment services throughout South Carolina. CAPS can also provide additional therapy support following successful completion of treatment, if desired.
Finally, in cases where students have violated university drug/alcohol use policy, CAPS assists students and colleges by arranging screening for drug and alcohol use and working with students to successfully complete required monitoring to regain good standing.
Additional counseling & treatment options
The MUSC Center for Drug & Alcohol Programs (CDAP)
The MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs (CDAP) is one of the nation’s premier facilities for the treatment of alcohol and substance use problems. Our clinical services offer the most up-to-date methods for the treatment of addictions.
For specific information on CDAP and its programs call 843-792-2727.
To schedule an appointment, call 843-792-1414 or request an appointment online.
Charleston Center of Charleston County
Charleston County’s Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), more commonly known as Charleston Center, is a substance abuse prevention, intervention, education and treatment center.
5 Charleston Center Dr
Charleston SC 29401
Phone: 843-958-3300
Hotline: 843-722-0100
DAODAS website
South Carolina Recovering Professional Program
Phone: 803-896-5700
SCRPP website
The above information is required for compliance with the Higher Education Act, Sec. 120. [20 U.S.C. 1011i) Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention] and the annual Clery Act report.
