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The Reason Students at HBCUs Use Substances Less

03/07/2024

An article on the DEA’s Campus Drug Prevention website discusses successful prevention efforts at HBCUs, both in Louisiana and nationally. Dr. Allison M. Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness for the Louisiana Board of Regents, discusses statewide data, national research, and anecdotal stories supporting the trend of Black students at HBCUs tending to use substances, including alcohol, less than their white collegiate counterparts. In particular, Smith looks at the effects of fictive kinship, religiosity, and culturally competent strategies on this trend.