University campaign highlights addiction research
Addiction is one of the five areas the University is addressing as part of its Driven to Discover campaign.
By: Eliana Schreiber
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Med students advocate for opioid curriculum
A group of university Medical School students is pushing for the curriculum to include more on opioid use and treatment
By Eliana Schreiber
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U offers limited resources for students facing addiction
While resources for students in recovery are available in and around the University of Minnesota, students in treatment face atypical challenges while trying to balance school work.
By Lemika Fondren
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S.O.B.E.R. club won’t meet this semester
Lacking a student coordinator, the campus addiction support group will not meet during the spring semester
By Kelsey Roy
The language of recovery
Those in recovery and the medical community are sometimes at odds over the language they use to describe what they see: addiction? or substance use disorder?
By Alex Wittenberg
Fraternity creates program to address addiction, mental health issues
SupportMe, an initiative implemented by Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, helps connect fraternity members with resources for battling more sensitive issues, including mental health and substance abuse.
By Alissa Barthel
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Progress in developing new drug to treat alcohol use disorder
UMN faculty member Anna Lee says the preclinical drug sazetidine-A is a “useful research tool.”
By Genevieve Vickers
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Governor Dayton proposes new legislation to fight growing opioid crisis
The “penny-a-pill” fee, which will force drug manufacturers to pay to help combat opioid addiction, is expected to raise $12 million in the upcoming year.
By Kassidy Tarala
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