Yoga classes provide relaxation For the fourth consecutive semester, St. Joe’s offered students the opportunity to participate in a free yoga program called Yoga for Recovery. Although it is open to...

Rennie Dugan addresses "elephant in the room"  – substance use disorder Shortly after attending a 12-step meeting in April 2016, Reenie Dugan noticed people running through the streets of the Fishtown...

Philadelphia offers citizens Nalaxone training classes Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, has become an important tool in the fight against opioid overdoses, and the city of Philadelphia has begun to...

Photographer’s thoughtful portrayal of the opioid epidemic Philadelphia-based photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge spoke about his decade-long project documenting the opioid crisis in Kensington, North...

New residence option for students in recovery Students who are active in recovery have the option to live in substance-free housing on campus beginning in the fall of 2018. Although many details are...

How race plays a role in the drug crisis With any drug crisis in America, race has always been a contributing factor in the way Americans respond to the issue, and the opioid epidemic is no different....

What you should know about drug companies and the opioid crisis The number of Americans dependent on prescription opioids has skyrocketed in the past decade, in part due to the impact medical advertising...

Opioids claim life of 25-year-old Philadelphian Jena Peters lives in the hills of Roxborough, a neighborhood northwest of Center City that runs along the Schuylkill in Philadelphia. The 24-year-old,...

Sarah Fuller returns to campus with support from roommate In the beginning of the spring 2016 semester, Sarah Fuller ’19 and her roommate Allison Jones ’19* sat on their beds draped with bright blue...

Institute looks to reshape addiction training and treatment More than 1,200 people died from drug overdoses in Philadelphia in 2017, according to estimates from the Mayor’s Opioid Task Force. This death...