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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.

Gov. Jeff Landry signed House Bill 568 into law, increasing penalties for marijuana use near schools and college campuses.

A night of heavy pours can ruin a college student’s brain power during next day’s classes, a new study has found.

When college students drink very heavily or to the point of blacking out, they're more likely to report poorer cognitive functioning the next day, like forgetting someone's name or having trouble making decisions, according to new research from the University of Oregon.

As winter turns to spring on College Hill and trees begin to bud, Brown [University]’s campus is getting greener in more ways than one. This coming Monday, passersby may see a bit of a haze as they cross the Main Green as they witness the annual April 20 student tradition.

It’s estimated that about 1,800 college students die from alcohol-related injuries and accidents every year.

Rich Lucey, currently serving as an independent consultant, has more than 35 years of experience at the state and federal government levels working to prevent alcohol and drug use and misuse among youth and young adults, especially college students, most recently serving as a senior prevention program manager in DEA’s Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section. In this month's article, he offers takeaways on his time in the prevention space.

Katherine Melton is the founder, lead recovery consultant, and health educator of Integrated Well-being Consulting. In this month's article, she explains why recovery is integral to campus wellness programming and how it can work with prevention in a mutually beneficial way.

As alcohol use among college students drops and cannabis use surges, campus leaders must adapt safety planning accordingly.