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Upcoming Webinar: "Campus Recovery Programs: Integrating Relapse Prevention Strategies Into Comprehensive Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention"

Staying sober in an environment where drinking, and to a lesser extent other drug use, is accepted and prevalent presents real challenges for students who are in recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction. This Webinar will provide participants with information about current research regarding alcohol and other drug abuse among college students; the history of relapse prevention programs in college settings and the need for supporting college students in recovery; key components of successful collegiate relapse prevention and recovery programs; and different approaches to implementing such programs successfully. Presenters are Kitty Harris, director, Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, Texas Tech University; Lisa Laitman, director, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program, Rutgers; and Patrice Salmeri, director, StepUP Program, Augsburg College.

 

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Time: 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

 

For more information about this learning opportunity, and to register, please visit the Center's Webinar page.

 

New Message from the Director: "Cheap Drinks at College Bars Can Escalate Student Drinking"

Alcohol policy advocates have long argued that the availability of cheap drinks in licensed establishments, such as bars and taverns, contributes to a host of alcohol-related problems, especially among young people. But calls for restrictions on drink specials, such as happy-hour price reductions or "two-for-the-price-of-one" promotions, as prevention measures are often met with strong resistance from bar owners, among others, who say that there is little or no research to support such measures as a way to reduce problems. 

 

To read "Cheap Drinks at College Bars Can Escalate Student Drinking," please visit the  Center's Web site.