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Coalition of Higher Education Associations for Substance Misuse Prevention

Faith DeNardo, Ph.D., CHES serves as current Chair and ACHA Liaison to the Coalition of Higher Education Associations for Substance Misuse Prevention, and Director of the Office of Health and Wellness and Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Bowling Green State University. In this month's article, she covers the history of CoHEASAP and how prevention professionals can get involved.

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www.campusdrugprevention.gov – Celebrating Seven Years!

Rich Lucey is a senior prevention program manager in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section. In this month's article, he commemorates Campus Drug Prevention's 7th anniversary by highlighting its major resources to date, what is on the horizon for the website, how to provide input on the website's content and features, and more.

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Marijuana Use Increases Chances of Kids Becoming College Dropouts

Marijuana use among college students has been a topic of concern due to its potential impact on academic performance and overall educational outcomes.

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Engaging Faculty in Supporting Student Well-Being

Jennifer Jacobsen, MA, MPH is the Executive Director of Health & Wellness at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. In this month's article, she shares concrete steps faculty can take to support student well-being, as well as tips on how prevention professionals can make the effort interactive and immersive for all parties.

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Few College Students Know How to Use Naloxone, Survey Shows

Less than 15% of surveyed U.S. college students knew how to use naloxone in the event of an overdose, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

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America’s Favorite, Weed, Comes with Big Health Risks

Psychosis is an increasing risk of today's strong marijuana.

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Sigma Theta Tau Hosts Professional Development on Drug Diversion

The Penn College chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society for nurses, again hosted a professional development session on drug diversion in health care, led by Special Agent Alan McGill, of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, who provided insight on why and how health care workers have diverted drugs.

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Including Hazing Prevention in Substance Misuse Prevention Efforts

Susie Bruce, M.Ed., is Director of the University of Virginia’s Gordie Center, which works to end hazing and substance misuse among college and high school students nationwide through evidence-informed, student-tested resources. In this article, repurposed for Alcohol Awareness Month, she highlights hazing statistics, refutes misconceptions, and provides prevention professionals with a roadmap for how to incorporate awareness of the practice into prevention programs.

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White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose

America’s overdose crisis impacts all of us. Families in small towns, large cities, Tribal lands, and every community in between are affected, no matter who they are, what they look like, or how much money they make. That’s why President Biden named beating the opioid and overdose crisis a key pillar of his Unity Agenda during his first State of the Union Address.

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A Significant Number of US 12th-Graders Report Using Delta-8 Products, Study Says, and It May Be a Public Health Concern

High school seniors’ use of delta-8, a cannabis compound that’s sometimes marketed as “light THC” or a legal alternative to weed, is “appreciable,” according to a new study, particularly in states that don’t have a legal weed option for adults.