by Lucy Berrington
Below: How to talk about marijuana so students will listen—Steve Lux, Northern Illinois University This blog headline is also the title of our feature on marijuana (May 2016). For the edit team at Student Health 101, the issue is slightly different: When is marijuana...
by Lucy Berrington
Sexual assault and alcohol use are among the highest-priority topics that campus health educators address. Both of these topics are sensitive to the nuances of the messaging; there is a realistic risk of being ineffective or even causing harm. Undaunted, Student...
by Lucy Berrington
Can we influence college students to use less marijuana, to use it more safely, or not to use it at all? Potentially, yes—but the legal, health, social, and political implications of marijuana use can make this a difficult topic for colleges to address. If we avoid...
by Lucy Berrington
As health educators, we are effective when we trust students to make responsible decisions about alcohol use based on the best available information. Academic hangover: How heavy drinking affects brainpower (click to read) (October 2014) presented the neuroscience of...
by Lucy Berrington
Most college students drink alcohol, and their tolerance of alcohol and other substances depends on a range of factors. Student Health 101 aims to frame alcohol use as an active choice that students can manage, so as to reduce their risk of negative consequences. Our...
by Lucy Berrington
Male survivors of sexual assault and abuse can find themselves in a particularly lonely and misunderstood place. Common beliefs—like the false idea that guys can’t be sexually assaulted—make it harder for men to seek support and harder for the people around them to...
