Commentary Temple students, carry Narcan 18 September 2023 Claire Zeffer A student urges her peers to educate themselves on opioid overdoses and to carry harm reduction resources, like Narcan, with them at all times.
Community Temple Health students, advocacy organizations talk Safehouse 10 May 2019 Diana Cristancho The safe injection site could be the first in the United States, but Kensington residents are concerned about its proposed location.
Campus Temple holds first Narcan training for all students 11 April 2019 Diana Cristancho Prevention Point Philadelphia taught more than 100 people how to administer the life-saving spray on Tuesday.
Campus Temple College of Public Health will offer Narcan training to all students 19 March 2019 Diana Cristancho This training comes after an opioid task force submitted recommendations to Temple.
Community U.S. Attorney files lawsuit against Safehouse safe injection site 18 February 2019 Diana Cristancho Federal prosecutors say the site would violate controlled substance laws.
Editorials Support, legalize safe injection sites in Philadelphia 16 October 2018 Editorial Board Temple University Health System President and CEO Larry Kaiser is on the advisory committee of Safehouse, a nonprofit aiming to open the city’s and nation’s first comprehensive user engagement site, or safe injection site. The
News TUH to complete treatment expansion in October 18 September 2018 Alexis Rogers A $1 million grant will expand medication-assisted treatment for those with substance use disorders.
News Temple/Wedge Center gets second $500,000 grant 03 April 2018 Lindsay Bowen This is the second grant of this size from the state to continue its treatment of pregnant women with opioid addiction.
Editorials Temple needs to respond to substance use 05 December 2017 Editorial Board The death of two students as a result of substance use is a clear indicator that Temple is not immune to the statewide epidemic.
News Parliament passes resolution for Narcan 05 December 2017 Amanda Lien This is the fifth binding resolution Parliament has passed since it was created in Spring 2017.