There is a clear and distinct correlation between child trauma and drug and alcohol addiction. The traumatic incidents that we experience in our childhood very easily can, and often do, wind up following us into maturity creating a variety of long-term mental health issues that may cause us to self-medicate through excessive drinking or drug …
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Parents can have a major impact on children’s decisions about alcohol, even into the college years. In this section, you will find brochures, tips, fact sheets, and tools to help ensure you’re equipped with information and resources.
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. It produces short-term euphoria, energy and talkativeness in addition to potentially dangerous physical effects like raising heart rate and blood pressure, these are all evident signs of cocaine use. Use this resource to learn more about …
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The initiative to make our nation’s colleges and universities completely smoke and tobacco free continues to grow. In October of 2017, more than 2,000 campuses nationwide were completely smoke free. That figure is up 252 percent from just 6 years earlier, and it’s expected to continue a sharp upward trajectory as more colleges embrace the …
Cannabis, commonly called marijuana, is the most popular illicit drug worldwide: an estimated 3.8% of the global population aged 15-64 consumed cannabis in 2017 (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2019).
