As college students head back to school this week, a small incoming class at Augsburg College is trying to do it — sober.
The two dozen new students in the school's StepUP program have all struggled with substance abuse.
After getting clean, they have chosen the small liberal arts college in Minneapolis -- and a program that's been around for 15 years - in the hopes of getting another shot at life.
Parents feel a mix of pride and apprehension when dropping off a child at college. Those emotions can be especially intense for parents who have survived their children's addictions.