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Backed by $2.9 million in federal funding, members of the Rutgers Institute for Health will examine fatal and nonfatal overdoses using 10 years of data.

Cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid, is raising concern across college campuses after being linked to more than 55 deaths nationally since 2025.

“There is a panoply of drugs out there that will destroy your kids,” says retired NYPD inspector and Fox News contributor Paul Mauro.

UT Arlington researchers receive $3.25 million to help first-year students make healthier choices about alcohol, cannabis.

Located in FSU's Student Union, the Hope Booth offers a three-minute guided experience with personalized messages and coping strategies to support student mental health.

When Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday laid out details about an alleged drug ring that funneled kilos of cocaine to students at Penn State University, the case raised specters of the 1980s when coke was a popular party drug among young Americans.

Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said.

Joan Masters is the Senior Project Director of Partners in Prevention and has led the organization since 2001. In this month's article, Joan gives five pointers to set campus prevention professionals on a path where both their schools and their careers will thrive.

Katrin Wesner-Harts, Ed.D., has worked in college health for over 30 years, maintaining a passion for health and well-being, student success, alcohol and other drug prevention, and emergency management. She has served as the Director of the Student Health Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington since 2007. In this month's article, she presents insights on building relationships, staying current on resources, and more essential ingredients to campus drug prevention.

Early summer is a valuable time for parents and young people to prepare for the transition to college in the fall.