The NCAA Sport Science Institute hopes to foster a healthy and productive experience for college athletes. In addition to performance-enhancing drugs, alcohol and other recreational drug use can impact the health and well-being of student-athletes. The SSI encourages college athletes to be aware, ask questions, make safe choices and to stay healthy and drug free.

360 Proof

An evidence-based, online prevention platform for NCAA Division III and NASPA Small Colleges and Universities Division institutions.

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Report all Medicines Poster

A poster for athletic departments to use as part of the substance abuse prevention efforts on their campus.

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Substance Use Facts for Student-Athletes

An educational infographic designed for student-athletes that includes facts and figures about substance use.

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Substance Misuse Prevention Tool Kit

A tool kit to assist athletics administrators and their campus colleagues in efforts to reduce recreational and illicit substance misuse and to promote healthy choices and a positive environment for college athletes.

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Cannabis in Collegiate Athletics

The evidence- and consensus-based foundational and implementation strategy statements derived from the 2022 Summit on Cannabis in Collegiate Athletics serve as a guide for schools to better support student-athlete mental and physical health, safety and performance.

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Understanding Cannabinoids

A campus-based harm-reduction approach that includes education may be more effective in preventing, identifying and managing problematic cannabis use. This fact sheet explains the impact cannabis has on health, safety and performance in collegiate athletes. 

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Cannabis Myths and Truths

A campus-based harm reduction approach that includes education may be more effective in preventing, identifying and managing problematic cannabis use. This fact sheet addresses myths about cannabis use in collegiate athletes. 

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DEA Prevention with Purpose

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration offers a Prevention with Purpose resource for preventing substance use among student-athletes. 

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