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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The Living Well office April 17. Living Well and the Catamount Recovery Program serve as resources under the Center of Health and Wellbeing at UVM.

Recovery program has inclusive community approach for students

Audrie Caruso, Cynic News Reporter April 21, 2022

Editor’s note: The name of one recovering student interviewed for this piece has been changed to a first-name pseudonym for privacy. The Catamount Recovery Program helps students in recovery from...

Exploring recreational drug use at UVM

Exploring recreational drug use at UVM

Ellie Scott, Layout Editor April 20, 2022

A look at UVM's drug use

A look at UVM’s drug use

Staff Report April 23, 2019

Nearly 95% of UVM students who responded to a Cynic survey reported they use or have used recreational drugs. Over 200 undergraduate students were surveyed to gauge the drug culture at UVM. Of the...

Amy Boyd Austin is the director of the Catamount Recovery Program and has been working there since the group's founding in 2010. CRP is for students in recovery from substance use and those taking a break from substance use as well.

Program builds home for recovery

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor January 24, 2019

At UVM, one woman is working to build a community around students who identify as being in recovery from drug use. Amy Boyd Austin, the director of the Catamount Recovery Program, has been working since...

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