Nevada's Recovery & Prevention

NRAP provides an environment of nurturing support and peer connections for students recovering from substance and behavioral addictions and students choosing a substance-free lifestyle.

Celebrate Collegiate Recovery Week with NRAP April 15-19, 2024

The Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE) was founded on April 15, 2010 and has since recognized April 15th as Collegiate Recovery Day. As the number of programs have grown, so have the celebrations and so now, we celebrate Collegiate Recovery Week – creating a full week of programming, social media campaigns, and opportunities to build connection! Collegiate Recovery Week is an opportunity to host events on campus, celebrate the joys of recovery, share stories, and uplift one another through community! Join Nevada's Recovery and Prevention in celebrating National Collegiate Recovery Week by wearing #PurpleForRecovery and joining us for one of our many Collegiate Recovery Week events.

Thank you for supporting NRAP’s 3rd Annual R5k Run/Walk & Recovery Celebration!

By participating in NRAP’s R5K & Recovery Celebration you have helped NRAP enhance, expand, and sustain programming for students such as additional mutual-aid support groups, mindfulness sessions and student leadership training. Likewise, funds raised will support NRAP Adventures – which include activities centered on fitness, health and outdoor experiences while building positive relationships with other sober/healthy students.

NRAP Adventures Featured on KRNV Reno’s Addicted Nevada Series with Shelby Sheehan

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A student organization on the Nevada campus is ramping up a program to give students and the community an opportunity to use the great outdoors as a key to maintain sobriety. Nevada Recovery and Prevention or “NRAP” is nestled in the middle of the UNR campus. It’s a place where students in drug or alcohol recovery or those just wanting a sober college experience can come for friendship, support, and mentoring.

NRAP's Core Principles

Connect

Students who want to live a sober lifestyle tend to isolate and have a difficult time connecting with other students. NRAP was developed to provide a safe and fun community where students can meet others and not feel alone. Through our on-campus center students can drop in between classes to study, attend meetings, play video games, and most of all, make new friends.

Grow

Recovering and sober living students challenge today’s perceived norms of substance use on college campuses. To support them NRAP houses recovery and wellness meetings, provides opportunities to give back to others and their community, focuses on academic success, and allows students to grow in their mind, body, and spirit.

Thrive

Students living a substance free lifestyle have the opportunity to celebrate each day and not have the past define their future. NRAP focuses on overall wellness with a goal of supporting students to find acceptance, happiness, fun, peace, success, and commitment to a healthy life. Connecting with others and growing individually allows our students to thrive during their college experience!

Connect

Grow

Thrive

NRAP has provided me with a place to belong to at UNR. As a non-traditional student i spent my first years of college going to class and leaving directly after without making any meaningful connections. NRAP has given me a place to relax after class and socialize with other students without pressures of partying. It's incredibly refreshing to make friends who truly care for who you are as a person and want to see you succeed. The positive nature of this place is very infectious, and every meeting is good for my soul.

I was looking for a meeting on campus and was directed to Raggio 1001. What I found was much more than a meeting, I found my home. I found an environment that would shape me and form me into the person I always wanted to be. I have met friends and mentors that I will have for the rest of my life. They have shouldered my burdens and shared my laughter. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

NRAP has given me a safe place to go where I do not feel pressured or judged for being sober. The people in NRAP really care for each other and provide a wonderful community support that cannot be found anywhere else at UNR. Being a part of NRAP is a life-changing experience!

NRAP provides me a healthy and safe place to go. I always come in in-between class and work on homework just to hang out. However, even if I am only doing homework the environment is still encouraging to sobriety. Going to NRAP is much better than going to the library because everyone here is my friend and seeing them reminds me why I want to be sober whereas if I go to the library, I am alone and withdrawn.

Even if I’m rushing across campus, it’s great to be able to peek in, say hi, and get centered with a hug from NRAP peeps. Coming back to college AND being in recovery was so scary this semester… not anymore- thanks for the love and support!

Celebrate Collegiate Recovery Week with NRAP April 15-19, 2024

Thank you for supporting NRAP’s 3rd Annual R5k Run/Walk & Recovery Celebration!

NRAP Adventures Featured on KRNV Reno’s Addicted Nevada Series with Shelby Sheehan

Third annual Recovery Month R5K Run/Walk and Recovery Celebration hosted by NRAP

NRAP is a student organization at the University of Nevada, Reno which provides peer support for students in recovery and choosing a sober lifestyle. On Saturday, September 30, at Idlewild Park, NRAP will host their third annual R5K Recovery Run/Walk and Celebration to promote community health and wellness, celebrate individuals in recovery, and reduce the stigma often associated with people with substance use related issues.

National Recovery Month Walk at Union Station in Washington, D.C.

This September marks the 34th year of National Recovery Month. The goal of National Recovery Month is to raise awareness that hope and healing from mental health and substance use problems are real and possible. It highlights the availability of evidence-based treatment and recovery support services, celebrates the nation's strong recovery community, recognizes the commitment of service providers and communities that make recovery possible, and demonstrates the national recovery community’s dedication.

Registration Now Open for the 3rd Annual R5k Recovery Run/Walk & Celebration

Nevada’s Recovery and Prevention invites you to join us in celebrating Recovery Month by registering to attend our Recovery 5k run/walk Celebration. NRAP’s Recovery Run/Walk & Celebration is held to promote community health and wellness, celebrate individuals in recovery, and reduce the stigma often associated with addiction. The R5K will provide an opportunity for participants to walk/run in honor of someone they know impacted by substance use, followed by a recovery celebration open to all community members.

Disrupting the Narrative: Stories of Hope and Transformation – A New Storytelling Challenge for Young Adults

As part of National Prevention Week (NPW)’s new Storytelling Series, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and LMSvoice is launching Disrupting the Narrative, a nationwide storytelling challenge just for young adults and adults working with youth-serving organizations. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with an award-winning professional storyteller and have your story featured during a national Mobilize Recovery 2023 event in Washington, D.C. Mobilize Recovery features Grammy award winning artist Macklemore this year!

Support NRAP by Sponsoring & Exhibiting at the 2023 R5k Run/Walk & Recovery Celebration!

By sponsoring this year's R5k, you will be helping us in our goal to normalize and highlight recovery in the Reno/Sparks community. Your financial contribution will help support students who identify as being in recovery or those students choosing a substance-free lifestyle have a positive experience while attending the University and strengthen NRAP’s ability to change the stigma associated with non-substance use on our college campuses.

International Overdose Awareness Day Event

International Overdose Awareness Day remembers those lost to overdose, acknowledges the grief loved ones left behind, reduces the stigma of drug related deaths, and reduces the impact of overdose. Join us in honoring those who have been lost to drug overdose on August 26th from 2pm-6pm.

Join the First Quarterly Meeting for PRSS in Nevada!

Are you interested in connecting with peers around the state and staying up to date on current topics in peer recovery? Do you have questions or concerns that come up in your work with peers? The Nevada Certification Board (NCB) Advisory Committee is eager to present the first Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) Quarterly Meeting!

Join theReps4Recovery crew for a fun night with the Reno Aces!

Reps4Recovery strives to strengthen recovering persons through group fitness, community, and mentorship. R4R also strives to provide safe events for socializing, connecting, and having fun! A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Reps4Recovery’s scholarship program. Come have some fun and enjoy an evening at the Aces ballpark while supporting healthy, accessible resources for our greater community. Now, THAT’S a doubleheader!

Celebrating Juneteenth

On June 8, 2023, Governor Joe Lombardo signed A.B. 140 into law. This legislation included Juneteenth in the list of legal holidays in Nevada. Effective immediately, Juneteenth will be observed on June 19 of each year as a legal state holiday for the State of Nevada. If June 19 falls on a Sunday, the Monday following will be observed as the legal Juneteenth holiday. If June 19 falls on a Saturday, the Friday preceding will be observed as the legal Juneteenth holiday. Since A.B. 140 was effective upon passage and approval, the Juneteenth holiday will be recognized this month on Monday, June 19, 2023. Therefore, University of Nevada, Reno offices will be closed and no classes will be held this day.

Diapers for Diplomas Program Helps Parenting Students at UNR

The Diapers for Diplomas Program is an initiative to help parenting students attend or return to higher education to gain new skills, complete a degree or credential, have opportunities for meaningful, long-term career choices and advance in the workplace.

Submit Your Artwork for the 2023 R5k T-Shirt Design Contest!

Nevada’s Recovery and Prevention (NRAP) celebrates Recovery Month with our annual R5k Recovery Run/Walk & Celebration. This year's R5k will be held on September 30, 2023 at Idlewild Park in Reno, Nevada to promote community health and wellness, celebrate individuals in recovery, and reduce the stigma often associated with addiction. This year, we’re inviting you to help us design the R5K event t-shirt!

Support Nevada’s Only Collegiate Recovery Program During National Collegiate Recovery Week

We are excited to announce our fundraising campaign in honor of Collegiate Recovery Week, a national event dedicated to celebrating and supporting college students in recovery from substance use disorders. By supporting NRAP during Collegiate Recovery Week, you’d be helping to create a brighter future for University students in recovery.

Join Us For Nevada Recovery Advocacy Day 2023

Are you passionate about supporting the recovery community in Nevada? Sign up now to learn about key legislation affecting the recovery community, network with like-minded individuals, and engage in meaningful discussions with policymakers about the issues that are most impacting our prevention, treatment, and recovery communities. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those affected by substance use and mental health disorders. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the solution.

NRAP Meetings & Events

NRAP provides a diverse schedule of recovery oriented meetings ranging from twelve step meetings to meetings that encourage and provide structure for wellness and growth. Keep an eye on the calendar as we update it often with exciting events and meeting times.

Save the Date for NRAP’s 3rd Annual R5K Run/Walk & Celebration

Join us on Sept. 30th at Idlewild Park in Reno, NV as we celebrate Recovery Month. NRAP’s Recovery Run/Walk & Celebration is held to promote community health and wellness, celebrate individuals in recovery, and reduce the stigma often associated with the disease of addiction. More details and registration coming soon!

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NRAP provides an environment of nurturing support and peer connections for students recovering from substance and behavioral addictions and students choosing a substance-free lifestyle.

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Meetings begin the second week of the semester and continue up to the week of finals. Keep an eye on the calendar as we will update it often with exciting events and meeting times.