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NYS Psychiatric Institute at
Columbia University Medical Center
1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 30
New York, NY 10032
A Bridge to Recovery on Campus
The social fabric of college can be harrowing for students who are trying to shake addictions. After rehab, some don’t return to school, or they live at home while continuing their studies. Students living on campus often face relapse triggers — old drinking and drugging buddies; stress over exams, finances and social lives — without a supportive environment.
“It’s simply a recipe for failure,” says Dr. Jon Morgenstern, director of addiction treatment in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, which recently collaborated with Hazelden, a nonprofit addiction agency, to establish a recovery residence in the TriBeCa area of Manhattan for college students.
Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/education/edlife/a-bridge-to-recovery-on-campus.html
