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High School and Post-Secondary

bullet Association of Recovery Schools advocates for the promotion, strengthening, and expansion of secondary and post-secondary programs designed for students and families committed to achieving success in both education and recovery. ARS exists to support such schools which, as components of the recovery continuum of care, enroll students committed to being abstinent from alcohol and other drugs and working a program of recovery.
bullet University House in Minneapolis, MN provides safe, affordable, drug and alcohol-free housing for college students 18 years of age or older.  The concept of the Student Sober House is for is for residents to be self-governing while complying with 12 basic requirements in order to remain clean and sober and successfully pursue education at the college level.  
bulletIn 1997, the Augsburg College StepUP Program was created to address the special needs of students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. At that time, the resources for recovering college students were extremely limited. The original plan for the StepUP Program included chemical free housing, a minimum sobriety requirement, weekly individual meetings with staff, a contract calling for standards of behavior, and a weekly community meeting.

Recovery Community

bullet Recovery Community Services Program (RCSP) is a grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA-CSAT)
bullet Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home.
 

 

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