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Sobriety is difficult to maintain in any setting. In college, pressures to engage in the drinking and party culture can make sobriety more challenging. A less discussed but equally challenging time is going home for ...

In the past decade, daily marijuana use by young adults has been steadily rising. "The rate at which college and non-college age adults use marijuana - 7.8 percent - is the highest it has been ...

It's not news that college can be stressful. The combination of an increased workload from high school, the challenge of making new friends in an unfamiliar place, and adapting to independent living away from family ...

Alcohol - it has been called the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world. While it is perfectly legal after the age of 21, many young people are given access at younger ages. The ...

Helping college students manage their treatment or recovery from substance abuse requires all types of resources and help. Often, that help comes from the student's family. What are the keys to properly engaging and incorporating ...

College-aged students who want to get and stay sober may turn to residential living. Of course, this presents special opportunities and challenges at a time when students otherwise might live in dorms, apartments or sororities and ...

For people who struggle with substance abuse - including college students - there can be important connections between trauma and addiction. Understanding those connections can help with recovery, relapse, or even possibly prevention. We spoke ...

College students trying to manage substance abuse face a unique set of circumstances, navigating not just their substance issues, but also education, family, career development, and more. How can those specific needs best be met ...

What's the relationship between sleep and alcohol? Among the first health benefits that goes out the college freshman dorm window - right after "no junk food - is sleep. The excitement of new-found freedoms, the ...

The recent news about singer Demi Lovato was, of course, extremely sad and concerning. Lovato has had a well-publicized history with substance abuse. And at first glance, it seem easy to dismiss Lovato’s tale as ...

Nearly any parent could hear themselves saying it to their college-bound kids, even before the words have left their mouths: “You’re so lucky; I wish I were going back to college!” The comments, of course, ...

We know the words that often can lead to freshman college drinking: “Finally! After 18 years under my parents’ watchful eye, I have freedom.” As the new college year begins, that’s the thought for many ...