Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT)

Farmingdale ADAPT is a campus community coalition hosted at Farmingdale State College and originally funded through the OASAS Environmental Prevention Grant. In 2017, the College was awarded this grant, and received $125,000 annually for five years, ending in 2022.  

The mission of the coalition is to promote substance abuse prevention, resiliency and community engagement surrounding health trends at Farmingdale State College and in the Farmingdale Community, while supporting, educating and increasing community awareness on adapting to life's challenges.

Meetings are open to all students, faculty, and community members.

Upcoming Event - Shed the Meds 2022!

Save the date for Farmingdale ADAPT's Shed the Meds on the next Drug Take Back Day, taking place on Saturday, October 29, 2022 and once again co-hosted with Farmingdale United Methodist Church in Farmingdale Village in partnership with the Nassau County Second Precinct Police Department and Community Action for Social Justice.  Bring any unused, unneeded, or expired medication, as well as your sharps/needles for collection.

For more information about the event, visit Drug Take Back Day

Shed the Meds 2019 Results

On 4/27/19 for National Drug Take Back Day Farmingdale ADAPT co-hosted a shed the meds event with the United Methodist Church in Farmingdale Village. The Nassau County Second Precinct South Police collected the medication at the event and the Community Action for Social Justice collected sharps at the event. 

• 110 cars/people dropped off at the event
• 55 pounds of medication was collected
• 48 gallons of sharps were collected
• 14 people got trained in Narcan
• Shed the Meds Event Wrap Up

Social Norms Campaign

Through a 2017 survey administered by the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions to 363 FSC students with a 15.41% response rate we were able to gather substance related data on FSC campus.

• 69% of FSC students only have 1-3 drinks during a night out.
• 40% of FSC students don't drink alcohol.
• 97% of FSC students haven't let alcohol affect their academics.
• 83% of FSC students don't vape nicotine.
• 77% of FSC students don't smoke marijuana.

Drug and alcohol PSA's

In June of 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic Farmingdale ADAPT, worked to create two drug and alcohol PSA's to reach out to students and community members, reminding them to reach out for help during this difficult time. 

https://youtu.be/Xk6LKiWHmI0
https://youtu.be/9aYIsYUpPNg

Resources

• Student Alcohol Policy
• Health & Wellness Center
• Alcohol & Other Drug Counselor
• Campus Mental Health Services

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