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Our higher education institutions need to prioritize data collection, student training and advocacy efforts to combat the rising toll of the fentanyl crisis.

Rarely a week goes by when I don’t receive a frantic text or call from a desperate parent whose college-age kid is in an emergency room being treated for a drug-related problem.

Faith DeNardo, Ph.D., CHES serves as current Chair and ACHA Liaison to the Coalition of Higher Education Associations for Substance Misuse Prevention, and Director of the Office of Health and Wellness and Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Bowling Green State University. In this month's article, she covers the history of CoHEASAP and how prevention professionals can get involved.

Rich Lucey is a senior prevention program manager in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section. In this month's article, he commemorates Campus Drug Prevention's 7th anniversary by highlighting its major resources to date, what is on the horizon for the website, how to provide input on the website's content and features, and more.

Marijuana use among college students has been a topic of concern due to its potential impact on academic performance and overall educational outcomes.

Jennifer Jacobsen, MA, MPH is the Executive Director of Health & Wellness at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. In this month's article, she shares concrete steps faculty can take to support student well-being, as well as tips on how prevention professionals can make the effort interactive and immersive for all parties.

Less than 15% of surveyed U.S. college students knew how to use naloxone in the event of an overdose, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Psychosis is an increasing risk of today's strong marijuana.

The Penn College chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society for nurses, again hosted a professional development session on drug diversion in health care, led by Special Agent Alan McGill, of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, who provided insight on why and how health care workers have diverted drugs.

Susie Bruce, M.Ed., is Director of the University of Virginia’s Gordie Center, which works to end hazing and substance misuse among college and high school students nationwide through evidence-informed, student-tested resources. In this article, repurposed for Alcohol Awareness Month, she highlights hazing statistics, refutes misconceptions, and provides prevention professionals with a roadmap for how to incorporate awareness of the practice into prevention programs.