A group of University of Kentucky students is starting a recovery program for students dealing with addictions, and hopes to open a sober residence hall.
News outlets report UK’s recently formed Collegiate Recovery Community is meant to promote a healthy and supportive college experience for students in recovery for substance abuse disorders and process addictions, as well as help remove the stigma associated with recovery.
Kelsey Hinken, who works with UK Recovery, says Collegiate Recovery Community hopes to open a substance-free residence hall in the fall of 2017.
So far, the group has about six members, including a chemical engineering student who is recovering from an alcohol and opioid addiction and says he is grateful UK offers the program.
There are now more than 100 collegiate recovery programs across the country.
Source: AP
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