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Amid opioid epidemic, more schools offer ‘sober dorms’

Amid opioid epidemic, more schools offer ‘sober dorms’

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Ryan had a pattern: He'd enroll in college with the best of intentions, start drinking and drugging, then drop out. Three years ago, as he prepared to enroll at the University of Miami, his fifth school, he had what he called a "white light moment." "I realized there was absolutely no way I'm going to stay sober," he recalled.

Ryan had a pattern: He'd enroll in college with the best of intentions, start drinking and drugging, then drop out. Three years ago, as he prepared to enroll at the University of Miami, his fifth school, he had what he called a "white light moment." "I realized there was absolutely no way I'm going to stay sober," he recalled.…