Narcotics.com Fall 2026 College Scholarship

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The struggle to provide adequate behavioral health services is currently one of the biggest challenges to our healthcare system, and nothing exacerbated the problem more than the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts watched as cases of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and other mental health concerns exploded. And since mental illness and substance abuse often go hand-in-hand, more and more people need behavioral healthcare services.

Recognizing the need for an infusion of new addiction and mental health professionals, Narcotics.com decided to launch a free scholarship contest for college students majoring in Behavioral Health. By providing financial assistance to help pay for books, tuition, or daily expenses, we hope to encourage more students to pursue careers in the areas of behavioral health and addiction-related studies.

How To Enter
Review Eligibility: Before entering the contest, review the Terms/Conditions requirements and the rules and regulations below to make sure you qualify.
Complete Application: Complete the contest application form below providing all required information.
Submit: Once your essay is written, save as a Word Doc or PDF and submit with your scholarship contest application.

Essay Topic And Guidelines
Essay must be submitted with the application, which should include the author’s name, address, phone number, email address, college (including the date of graduation), and student ID number.

All entries must be typed, double-spaced, and saved as a Word Doc or PDF.
Do not add pictures or graphics
Essays that do not meet the word count requirement will be eliminated. (The essay title or added references / footnotes do not contribute to the total word count.)
AI-generated essays will not be accepted
A contestant’s teacher, counselor, or parent may check the essay for punctuation, grammar, and/or spelling, but the essay MUST BE the original work of the student making the submission.
Contestants will be judged based solely on their essay.
USING YOUR OWN WORDS, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 500-700 WORDS:
In today’s Digital Age, individuals are increasingly turning to the internet to source and secure illegal drugs. From common social media platforms to encrypted apps and sites on the dark web, this activity is taking place across a wide number of channels. These interactions are extremely dangerous and could even turn deadly, especially when counterfeit pills sold online are laced with fatal doses of substances like fentanyl. What kind of safeguards and best practices can we put into place to encourage people, especially young adults, to stay safe online? Is the effort solely on the shoulders of tech companies and law enforcement, or can schools and family units also play a role in curbing this activity?
Rules And Regulations
Essay must be the original work of the contestant. Plagiarism will automatically disqualify your entry.
Contest awards and decisions are final unless an entrant is disqualified.
Essay submissions that do not meet the requirements (listed above) or sent after the application deadline will not be considered.
Essay award winners grant Narcotics.com the right to use their essay content in connection with this contest, marketing efforts, and publication of the essay, as well as the right to use the winners’ names and/or identifying information to promote the contest.
Narcotics.com will read and judge each eligible essay submitted on time; essays submitted after the deadline will not be accepted or read.
Contest prizes (scholarship award monies) can be revoked after awards are given if entrants are discovered to be ineligible or found to have broken contest rules.
Narcotics.com reserves the right to change submission deadline to an earlier deadline if application submissions greatly exceed the number projected. Prospective applicants should enter as early as possible.
Should Narcotics.com have to change any contest rules, we will notify participants via email. If participants are dissatisfied with changes, they may retract their submission.
All federal, state, and local charges or taxes on prizes must be paid by award winners.
Essay submissions for this contest become property of Narcotics.com to be used and reproduced.