Mission

The Center for Alcohol and other Drug Education (CADE) at The George Washington University (GW) serves to educate students so that they can make informed and responsible decisions regarding substance-related behavior and other student-wellness issues. Through collaboration with other service areas and departments on campus, CADE provides programs, services, and resources that encourage students to recognize that their decisions impact not only themselves, but also the greater GW and District of Columbia communities.

What We Do

 The Center for Alcohol and other Drug Education facilitates the prevention of substance-related problems by:

• Being the University community's walk-in resource center for alcohol and other drug related information, educational programming, and referrals.
  
• Training and working with CADE Peer Educators to facilitate prevention programs, awareness activities, and proactive campaigns about substance use and other wellness issues.
  
• Providing classroom support for information on topics related to alcohol and other drugs.
  
• Supporting and encouraging student organizations to incorporate alcohol and other drug education into their programming and events.
  
• Offering an alternative to alcohol and other drug use through consistently supporting campus and community social events that are alcohol-free or that encourage responsible alcohol use.
  
• Educating students via judicial sanctions about low to no-risk drinking choices, alcohol abuse, addiction and the impact substance use has on the surrounding community.
  
• Identifying environmental forces in the community which place students at high risk for alcohol and other drug problems, and working with local consortiums and organizations to minimize risks.
  
• Changing the campus culture surrounding substance use by correcting students' misperceptions regarding quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption in their communities.
  
• Collecting and using alcohol and other drug-related research from local and national reports and surveys to educate the community.