Sierra Castedo-Rodgers got sober in 2012, when she was a 25-year-old graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. After that, she abandoned her plans for a Ph.D. to pursue a more fulfilling goal: leading an on-campus program to help other former alcohol and drug addicts like her.
"By the time you acknowledge you have an addiction, that shit's not fun -- pardon my language, but that's not fun," said Castedo-Rodgers, who is now the director of UT Austin's Center for Students in Recovery. "You cease to have fun when you drink or take drugs. It's compulsive, and a really confining experience."
She now helps facilitate events, including meetings, sober tailgating and service projects, for approximately 100 participating students. Every week, they gather on campus for group meetings, meditation and yoga sessions. On the weekend, some of them may hit up the clubs downtown while remaining sober.
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