Addiction & Recovery

    Emergency response leaders fight opioid epidemic on the ground

    By Jenny Roberts 749 Views
    EMT Chas Carlson came to speak to our class about emergency response services, specifically in regard to overdose calls. He …

    Emergency Response: Chaz Carlson and guest speakers

    By Nico Rossi 637 Views
    Chaz Carlson started this week’s talk giving us his bio. He is a paramedic, so he has seen his fair …

    Jon Orens talks about personal loss

    By Sydney Schaefer 413 Views
    Jonathan Orens said he still has a relationship with his son, it’s just different now. His son, Daniel Orens, passed …

    Jon Orens speaks on public response to addiction and own personal loss

    By Jenny Roberts 602 Views
    On Thursday, Jon Orens came in to talk to our class about his son Daniel, who passed away, and the …

    Laurie and Keegan Wicks: Mother and son duo discusses addiction, treatment and recovery

    By Jenny Roberts 736 Views
    Keegan Wicks and his mother Laurie came in to speak to our class about recovery and how it impacts families. …

    Jonathan Orens and his son Dan

    By Nico Rossi 792 Views
    Jonathan Orens, a man who lost his son to addiction. He son was in great shape and in peak condition. …

    Keegan and Laurie

    By Nico Rossi 597 Views
    Keegan and Laurie’s story is so heartwarming. The fact that Keegan is now 8 years sober is incredible. The fact …

    Culture and Recovery: Stacie Leap’s Story

    By Jenny Roberts 651 Views
    Last Thursday, Stacie Leap, Jeff Shair, Frank Dietrick and Sterling Johnson from Mental Health Partnerships visited our class to share …

    Racial representation and social justice in the world of recovery advocacy

    By Sydney Schaefer 416 Views
    Brooke Feldman and Evan Figueroa-Vargas came to speak to our class on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 about their personal stories …

    Brooke Feldman and Evan Figueroa-Vargas: Social justice and diversity in recovery activism

    By Jenny Roberts 745 Views
    Activists Brooke Feldman and Evan Figueroa-Vargas came to speak with our class on Tuesday to share their own personal stories …

    Brooke and Evan

    By Nico Rossi 589 Views
    With Today’s guest speakers, it’s very easy for me to say how much I could relate to both of them. …

    10 interesting facts and takeaways from ‘The Anonymous People’ documentary

    By Jenny Roberts 954 Views
    1. Addiction doesn’t only pose a social cost to society, but also a monetary one. The “public wreckage of addiction” …

    Dave Fialko on the science behind opioid addiction, overdose and withdrawal

    By Jenny Roberts 851 Views
    Dave Fialko from The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania came to chat with our class on Tuesday about the science behind …

    10 interesting facts from “The Anonymous People” documentary

    By Sydney Schaefer 474 Views
    More than two-thirds of American families have been touched by addiction. 23 million Americans have found and sustained their own …

    Guest Speaker: Aaron Kucharski of Facing Addiction

    By Sydney Schaefer 414 Views
    Aaron Kucharski of Facing Addiction came to our class on Thursday and spoke about the importance of language use when …
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    In this special topics course, a group of students from Temple University’s Department of Journalism in the Klein College of Media and Communication spends a full semester reporting on addiction solutions. Click here to see the syllabus for the Spring 2018 semester, and here to see the syllabus for 2017.

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