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(Office of the Surgeon General) In 2017, approximately 9.2 million youth aged 12 to 25 reported marijuana use in the past month and 29% more young adults aged 18-25 started using marijuana.

(Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network, August 21) Healthy college students and other young adults who take prescription stimulants simply for a brain boost may be doing themselves a disservice, according to a new study that found nonprescribed stimulants barely improved short-term focus and markedly worsened working memory and sleep.

As college landscapes change, student behavior seems to remain a constant. Sure, they find new techniques and new, creative ways to commit violations, but generally speaking, it’s all the same.

(Business Wire, August 12) Seventy-six percent of students deal with mental health issues but only 24% have visited on-campus counseling centers Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. 

(NIDA Teens, August 5) At college, you may be offered drugs—possibly for the first time. Maybe you’ll hear about drugs you didn’t know about. You may be around people who use drugs. Any of these experiences can make using drugs seem like no big deal.

(American Addiction Centers, July 30) As students prepare to head back to college in August, American Addiction Centers is releasing some sobering statistics about drug and alcohol use among students.

(Healthline, July 23) Many Americans hoard their extra medications, saving them for a rainy day, or order them online to avoid a costly trip to the doctor.

NASPA, an organization for student affairs professionals, is now accepting submissions for program proposals ahead of their 2023 Strategies Conference.

College health professionals have worked hard to decrease traditional tobacco use on campuses by implementing policy and providing education and programming aimed at prevention. 

(Addiction Professional, June 20)  The responsibility for changing a campus culture that has been accepting of excessive substance use has largely fallen on college presidents, but a new report suggests that a more coordinated approach is necessary to achieve success, with trustees needing to step up their role.