addiction - The Temple News

Help fight the opioid epidemic

19 September 2017 Monica Mellon

The university should educate students about how Narcan works.

Student plans to present recovery housing to university officials

05 September 2017 Julia Boyd

The student advocating for recovery housing hopes to raise $100,000 to support the housing before proposing the idea to the Board of Trustees.

Student hosts on-campus Narcan training session

24 August 2017 Michaela Winberg

The junior printmaking major taught about 15 of her peers how to administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose.

TUH doctors open new treatment center

14 February 2017 Megan Milligan

The center will focus on combating opioid addiction among pregnant women.

Adjunct professor Jillian Bauer (left) created “The Rooms Project” – a multimedia and photo-based project – to tell the stories of recovering alcoholics. AARON WINDHORST |TTN

Stories concealed by addiction

09 September 2014 Kate Reilly

Photographer gives addiction a voice.

Addicts need support, not judgment

28 February 2012 Daniel Craig

Craig argues that society should do a better job of understanding substance abuse before passing judgment on those who suffer from it. Addiction is a funny thing. Not that it’s something to laugh at –