Patrick Acuña entered the University of California, Irvine as an undergraduate. In recovery from methamphetamine and heroin usage, he entered the UC system with the hope of being supported while he ...

About 2 of 5 college students in the United States meet the criteria for substance use disorder and are in need of treatment. At such a vulnerable stage of life, many of these students have been ...

As an undergraduate at Christopher Newport University in Virginia almost two decades ago, Kristina Canfield felt helpless. She struggled with substance use disorder and had a difficult time staying ...

The growing number of collegiate recovery programs at two-year schools like Minneapolis College reflects an increasing awareness that many survivors of opioid addiction and those who struggled with ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — College is the first taste of freedom for many students. On their own for the first time, it can be easy to give in to the temptation of drugs and alcohol. For nearly a ...

The College Recovery Program will complement services currently provided by Health Education Services, giving support to students recovering from alcohol and substance abuse. Health Education Services ...

Four years clean from methamphetamine and with five associate degrees in hand from a community college in California's Central Coast, Cheech Raygoza began his undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in ...

Their T-shirts read "Green, Gold and Sober." Green and gold? Simple — those are the university's colors. Sober? That's the complicated one. Fortunately, students at Southeastern Louisiana University ...

Jessica Braun Gervais is a Chicago-based freelance writer specializing in health, wellness and fitness. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Columbia College and has written content for various health ...

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