The Collegiate Landscape

RECOVERYin

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2013)

• Based on 2013 data• 59.4% of fulltime college students

used alcohol • 39% engaged in binge alcohol use• 12.7% engaged in heavy alcohol use

http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUHresultsPDFWHTML2013/Web/NSDUHresults2013.pdf

6,820 Substance abuse disorder

1,320 Substance dependency disorder

5,280 Engaging in illicit drug use

440 Seeking assistance for disordered substance use

7,700 Do not meet criteria for any substance use dis-orders

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With an enrollment of 22,000

31 Substance abuse disorder

6 Substance dependency disorder

24 Engaging in illicit drug use

4 Seeking assistance for disordered substance use

35 Do not meet criteria for any substance use disorders

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Why Students Join

National CRC StatisticsCollegiate Recovery Communities are proven to have a…

•Higher GPA average •Higher Retention rate•Higher graduation rate

…than the local university

CRP Recovery Models

• Rutgers University• Augsburg College• Texas Tech

University

• Student Orgs• Allies included• Mental Health,

too

Early National Models

Emerging Models

Rutgers• The Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program

for Students (ADAPS)

• First designated housing for students in recovery

• Along with the specialized living center, ADAPS requires its students to attend 12-step meetings and counseling sessions.

Rutgers University Health Services, 2001

Augsburg College

• The StepUP program at Augsburg College added to the ADAPS model with “a weekly community meeting and adherence to a contract calling for certain standards of behavior” (Botzet, Winters, &

Fahnhorst, 2008) • The peer governance system initiated by StepUP assists

students by revising behavioral contracts, by reviewing infractions, and by determining consequences for these infractions.• Specialized recovery dorm

Texas Tech University• The Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery (CSAR)

“a comprehensive community support and relapse prevention model for students.”• Has 9,000 square foot building where CSAR provides

meeting space, a drop-in center, recreational activities, a “meditation” room, and formal programming. • In addition, they have • a for-credit seminar class each semester • a student organization responsible for coordinating service projects • a “Celebration of Recovery” weekly meeting• a scholarship program• an 18-credit minor curriculum

(Cleveland et al., 2010)

Nevada’s Recovery and Prevention Community The University of Nevada• Recovery and non-recovery students integrated model• Supports multiple pathways to recovery• NRAP also has• Weekly seminar classes• Monthly Celebration of Recovery meeting• Student internship/staff opportunities• Community engagement

• 18-21 credit addiction treatment services minor

Of Those in Recovery...

Mental Health in CRP Students• 76% of students

have been treated for chronic mental health• 37% are currently

taking medication for mental health

NRAP’s Macro VisionChange the campus culture

that accepts substance use as “part of the college

experience” to a culture where wellness and sobriety prevail.

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Community at Large

A Students’ Perspective

Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Theory

Student

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UniversityCommunity at Large

Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Theory

A CRP’s Perspective

Survey Says:

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The Top Three Assets are critical -- Mutual aid support groups near or on campus. Dedicated staff for a collegiate recovery program. Dedicated physical space where students in recovery

can gather and meet.

Students Want More!!!