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The thought was ‘just another giveaway’ to help keep University of New Mexico students safe when they’re out with friends. “I think students get bombarded with having things given to them all the time, so we were just going to hand the coasters out when...

Students returning for classes this fall will find that The University of New Mexico has updated and will begin to enforce its Tobacco-Free policy on its main and branch campuses. New signage at the entrances to campus as well as notices affixed to...

Students at The University of New Mexico were encouraged to take their learning outside the classroom as part of a new, weeklong initiative to teach self-awareness, the mitigation of danger as well as overall safety support. Safety Week, sponsored by...

With one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country, New Mexico is now looking to college campuses to affect change in surrounding communities. A new, first-of-its-kind effort designed to curb prescription drug opioid use and underage...

The University of New Mexico’s Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP), a program that's part of the UNM Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA), received a $10,000 grant recently from Transforming Youth Recovery (TYR) designed to assist students in recovery from substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors.

It's called "Fun in the 505," and the UNM Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) hopes a new informative booklet outlining a myriad of things to do in the "505" is a hit with students.The booklet was researched, designed and created for UNM ...

John Steiner has been named program manager for the UNM Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention or COSAP announced Barbara McCrady, director, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA)."We had a strong applicant pool, but John was ...