Two grants target substance abuse

Northeastern has received nearly $2.5 million in federal grants to combat substance abuse on campus.
The grants will enable the university to assess over a three-year period the prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse among students and to promote prevention and intervention.
One grant for nearly $945,000 comes from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. It will help train faculty, staff, and resident assistants to recognize potential alcohol problems and refer students to counseling, intervention, or treatment.
Another grant, for $1.5 million, comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association. It will pay for screening at the campus health center to pinpoint whether students are at risk for alcohol and drug abuse. Students determined to be at risk would then be referred to a preventive intervention program.
The grant money will also help fund a communication campaign to educate the campus community about alcohol and drug use and prevention, university policies and services pertaining to substance abuse, and prevention and treatment resources available on and off campus.

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