Collegiate Recovery, Sober Nation

As an undergraduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno, Daniel Fred began to turn to alcohol and other drugs to cope with the pressures of school and the loss of his roommate to suicide. Despite his 1.7 GPA, stints in jail, and his inability to connect with his peers, he didn’t see his drinking as a problem but he knew he was struggling. After his second year, Daniel was kicked out of the university and moved to Texas to try a new lifestyle. In Texas, after two weeks of sobriety, Daniel’s grandparents arranged for him to meet with the program director of Texas Tech University’s Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery. In order to be considered for admittance into the program, he was asked to commit to attending recovery support meetings for a semester. Read the full article

Collegiate Recovery, UCF

adolescent, adulthood, adulting, College, life, parent, Skills

According to College Parents of America, "College is a time where young adults go off into the “real world” and begin to become adults. There are many skills that we assume these young adults have, but they may not know how to apply them in their own environment. These skills may seem obvious to us, but in order to set our students up for success, we need to make sure they are prepared."This article lists a number of important life skills every young adult should have before going to college. Read the full article

British Columbia, Collegiate Recovery, Faces And Voices Of Recovery

This session dealt with 5 objectives: 1. Overview of recovery2. Overview of collegiate recovery programs (CRPs)3. Considering stigma4. CRP outcomes5. Recovery and CRPs in Canada