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Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery

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Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery

Providing tools, training, and technical assistance to campus professionals working to address collegiate substance misuse across the continuum.

07/21/2025

A recent comprehensive study analyzing 70 collegiate recovery programs across the United States and Canada found that program directors were predominantly non-Hispanic White women with representation from sexual and gender minorities, and these directors demonstrated positive perceptions toward harm reduction principles and mutual-help group meetings. In terms of program operations, programs with diversified funding sources supported twice as many students and provided more space, drop-in facilities, and relapse management policies compared to those relying on single funding streams. Additionally, these programs showed robust availability of All Recovery meetings and a wide diversity of mutual-help group meetings.

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07/15/2025

Save $50 now through July 18 with our HECAOD National Meeting Registration & Individual Membership Bundle! For just $500, get full access to the 2025 National Meeting in Columbus—including in-person keynotes, CHES/MCHES hours, and session recordings—plus an individual membership through July 2026. Membership includes discounted event registration (like the Cannabis Symposium), access to all learning collaboratives, and ongoing professional development. Don’t miss this limited-time opportunity!

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07/14/2025

New research reveals that inoculation messages—which provide counter-arguments in advance—are more effective than narrative approaches in protecting students' anti-binge-drinking attitudes when exposed to pro-drinking content. While students who received no protective messaging showed weakened negative attitudes toward binge drinking after persuasive exposure, those who received inoculation messages demonstrated stronger resistance to such persuasion. Narrative messages increased student engagement and emotional connection but did not provide superior attitude protection compared to the control condition. These findings suggest that educating students with preemptive counter-arguments offers universities a resource-efficient solution for campus-wide binge drinking prevention programs.

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07/08/2025

A recent study examining 158 community colleges in HHS Region IX revealed significant gaps in substance use support services. Despite the high rates of substance use among community college students, most institutions provide limited overdose prevention resources and treatment referral services. However, the study additionally found that colleges offering comprehensive overdose prevention resources, treatment referrals, and engagement opportunities demonstrated a reduced tendency to implement punitive substance use policies, which serve as critical barriers to students' help-seeking behaviors. These findings suggest that strategic investment in harm reduction services could facilitate institutional transitions from punishment-centered to health-centered approaches.

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07/07/2025

Register for the 2025 National Meeting, happening October 21–23 at the Ohio Union in Columbus, OH! Join us in person or virtually for keynotes, educational sessions and networking. Early bird rates end July 18—don’t miss your chance to save. Registration includes full access to virtual content, CE hours, and on-demand recordings through October 31, 2026. Learn more and register today

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06/30/2025

Recent research has demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of Instagram as a platform for alcohol intervention among college students. A 6-week intervention that utilized daily Instagram posts and stories—incorporating motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques—yielded promising results among 50 university students. The intervention achieved high retention rates (90–100%) and strong acceptability ratings, with 95.2% of participants reporting that the content prompted reflection on their drinking behaviors. Additionally, preliminary analyses revealed small to moderate reductions in drinking behaviors, including decreased monthly alcohol consumption and binge drinking episodes.

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06/16/2025

Recent research with 306 first-year college students demonstrates that students' perceptions of parental motives for alcohol discussions significantly influence drinking behaviors more than communication content itself. While parents primarily aim to teach responsible drinking, students who perceived reactive parental communication showed increased weekly drinking (9%) and binge drinking (21%), whereas those who perceived maternal discussions as family history-motivated exhibited 27% decreased heavy drinking episodes. These findings highlight the importance of how parents frame alcohol conversations, as students' interpretations of parental motives significantly predict drinking outcomes beyond the actual message content.

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06/09/2025

A recent study of 1,500 young adults in California examined the relationship between recognition of e-cigarette marketing materials and va**ng attitudes using recognition-based measures. The research found that 79% of participants recognized at least one online e-cigarette marketing stimulus from platforms including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Participants who recognized marketing stimuli demonstrated significantly greater odds of reporting e-cigarette appeal, perceived benefits, purchase intentions, and lifetime use compared to those with no recognition. A clear dose-response relationship emerged, indicating that greater exposure to e-cigarette marketing correlates with increasingly positive attitudes toward va**ng.

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05/28/2025

Recent research reveals a significant association between college student’s social goals and drinking patterns. A longitudinal study of 1,083 college students found that those focused on social demonstration experienced more frequent heavy drinking and negative consequences over time. In contrast, those with development-focused social goals (building meaningful relationships) showed fewer alcohol-related problems. These findings demonstrate how different social motivations substantially influence young adults' drinking behaviors, suggesting targeted interventions for students with high demonstration-approach goals who show greater vulnerability to peer influence.

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05/22/2025

Applications are open for HECAOD’s Training Advisory Committee! We're looking for professionals to help guide the topics, speakers, and sessions for our trainings and National Meetings in 2025–2027. If you work in collegiate prevention, recovery, or health promotion, we’d love your input—apply by Friday, June 6.

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05/20/2025

Join us on May 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET for An In-Depth Look at ScreenU, featuring HECAOD’s own Logan O. Davis. This session offers a live demo of ScreenU, a web-based screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) tool designed for higher education settings. As prevention and recovery professionals face growing demands and limited resources, ScreenU presents a powerful solution to enhance your efforts, broaden your reach, and create lasting impact on your campus. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how ScreenU can support your institution’s prevention and early intervention goals.

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05/12/2025

A recent study revealed that discrimination experiences among young adults are significantly associated with alcohol and cannabis use patterns. Young adults who reported experiencing one type of discrimination were 1.43 times more likely to report alcohol-related problems compared to those who experienced little to no discrimination. Moreover, the likelihood of cannabis-related problems increased up to 2.72 times among those exposed to multiple forms of discrimination. Interestingly, racial discrimination was negatively associated with alcohol-related problems but positively associated with cannabis-related problems. Gender-based discrimination was primarily linked to an increased likelihood of using cannabis alone, while discrimination based on sexual orientation was not significantly associated with the substance use outcomes examined in the study.

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Columbus, OH

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

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http://hecaod.osu.edu/

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