Posts tagged Addiction

When trauma and addiction occur together, they can create a difficult cycle. A person who survives a traumatic event may turn to alcohol to cope …

East Tennessee State University’s Graduate and Professional Student Association will host a panel discussion Sept. 15 on regional substance use and mental healthcare.   The …

In the United States, one could argue that college sports are regarded in the same light as religion, especially in the Southeast United States. As …

East Tennessee State University has recently secured a transformative five-year federal grant to launch the Summer Undergraduate Addiction Research Training Program in Central Appalachia, a …

As the overdose crisis continues to evolve across Appalachia, researchers at East Tennessee State University are diving into the complex science of polysubstance use to …

(Photo: Jelly Roll testifies before Congress. Contributed/Wikimedia Commons) It is no secret that some of the most famous musicians in the world grew up in …

ETSU’s Center for Rural Health Research recently published an article from a study on poverty and health in the “Southern Medical Journal.” The article – authored by …

Usually taking the stage to sing, country music star Trace Adkins took the stage of the ETSU Mini-Dome Saturday night for a different purpose – …

We’ve all heard that the opioid crisis is one of the biggest issues in our region, but not everyone agrees on how to solve or …

The opioid epidemic is ravaging our country, ruining the lives of hundreds of thousands across lines of class and racial differences and displacing the most …