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(OU Daily, February 3) Abuse of prescription stimulants among college students is extremely common, especially for those who struggle with addiction and mental illness.

(The Index, February 6) Not even a full two weeks after a historic midterm election, Kalamazoo College students, staff, and faculty received an email regarding the passing of Proposal 1, the ballot initiative to legalize the use of recreational marijuana statewide.

Today, Jim Carroll, the newly sworn-in Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), released the Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy, which establishes the President’s priorities for addressing the challenge of drug trafficking and use.

(The Transcript) More than half of college students with an ADHD drug prescription reported being asked to sell their medication to peers and friends, according to research done by the Society for the Study of Addiction.

In 1986, the shocking death of the greatest basketball player who never played professional basketball, Leonard “Len” Bias, shocked the nation.

(CNN, December 12) Fentanyl is now the most commonly used drug involved in drug overdoses, according to a new government report.

(Denver ABC 7, December 5) The Coalition of Colorado Campus Alcohol and Drug Educators (CADE) is in the middle of a four-year study on pot use among students since recreational marijuana was legalized.

(Diverse Issues in Higher Education, November 7)  States continue to pass laws that legalize marijuana for medical or recreational purposes, placing colleges and universities in a position that will require them to revisit how they promote drug-abuse prevention.

(The MetroWest Daily News, November 24) Marijuana is a big part of campus life, but it’s still not welcome.

More than ever before, preventionists on college campuses are called to attend to the needs of a wide range of students, including those from underrepresented or historically marginalized groups.