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When Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday laid out details about an alleged drug ring that funneled kilos of cocaine to students at Penn State University, the case raised specters of the 1980s when coke was a popular party drug among young Americans.

Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said.

Joan Masters is the Senior Project Director of Partners in Prevention and has led the organization since 2001. In this month's article, Joan gives five pointers to set campus prevention professionals on a path where both their schools and their careers will thrive.

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.

Law enforcement and public health officials are seeing the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45 -- combined with highly potent substances such as xylazine, nitazenes, cychlorphine, and medetomidine.

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.