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Why binge drinking increases during the NCAA tournament

Flea Opens Up About Addiction, Opioid Crisis in Stirring Op-Ed

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NCAA: A Commitment to Academics, Well-Being, and Fairness

Safety concerns in college football had risen to such a crisis level a century ago that then-President Theodore Roosevelt, a big fan, demanded rule changes be made to protect students playing the sport.

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A Seasoned Coalition Leader on Prevention: It’s not just Glory Days

Sally Linowski, Ph.D., CHES; Associate Dean of Students at UMass Amherst

Vermont colleges, universities will continue to not allow pot on campus

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Prescription Drug Abuse in College Is on the Rise

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A Call to Action to Intensify Substance Use Prevention

The negative impact of excessive drinking and substance use on one’s physical health is well documented. What is often overlooked is the ways in which substance use can interfere with academic engagement, which sometimes can be subtler, but also very serious.

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‘Napkin that knows’: DC college student creates KnoNap to detect drugs in drinks

Pharmacists share drug abuse research

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Statewide Work Transforms Our College Environments

Over the past seventeen years, I have had the honor of serving as the project director of Missouri Partners in Prevention, my state’s higher education prevention coalition.