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ERIC Number: EJ601768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Former Addicts Find a Home (and a Scholarship) at Texas Tech.
Gose, Ben
Chronicle of Higher Education, v46 n24 pA60-A61 Feb 18, 2000
Describes a program at Texas Tech University which offers scholarships to 36 recovering drug or alcohol addicts each semester as part of its Center for the Study of Addiction which trains addiction counselors. Notes the special admissions process for these students and their apparent success in the program. (DB)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Intervention, Scholarships, Special Needs Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Texas Tech University