The Department of Theatre uses platform to spread awareness on opioid epidemic
Despite unprecedented challenges, Ohio State’s Department of Theatre senior graduate students are finding a way to tell the story of Ohio’s opioid …
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Andy Frasco & the U.N. gets vulnerable on tour, upcoming album
Blues-rock group Andy Frasco & the U.N. is departing from its typical party tunes to discuss the group's struggles with depression and addictio…
Preventing prescription drug misuse one tool kit at a time
An Ohio State program is aimed at stopping the stigma surrounding ’scripts. Generation Rx, started by the College of Pharmacy in 2007, is a nati…
Ohio State alumna learned lessons in the classroom and the streets
Ohio State University’s motto is “education for citizenship,” but for Kiahini Bates, an Ohio State alumna, her citizenship full of adversity provid…
From addiction to academia: How one Ohio State lecturer turned his life into a lesson
“Hi, my name is Chris Hart, and I am a long-time recovering addict.” “Hi Chris,” students in the lecture hall responded. This is how Chris Ha…
College students aware of their smartphone overuse
Within the depths of the Ohio Union, Miriam Alghothani sits at a desk in a windowless room. Every week, she works in such a room for a student …
“One more place to go:” Ohio State’s Psychological Services Center now offering treatment for substance abuse
Ohio State’s Psychological Services Center is now offering free psychological counseling to students and members of the Columbus community who have a d…
J.D. Vance talks Ohio’s opioid epidemic
At first glance, J.D. Vance looks more like a polished startup investor than the self-proclaimed “hillbilly” the title of his book would lead one to …
Dropkick Murphys tackle addiction on latest release, tour
When the Dropkick Murphys went into the studio to record their new album, lead singer Ken Casey was attending funerals left and right for friends w…
Space aims to help students recovering from addictions
As a child, Ahmed Hosni said it had always been his dream to work at Ohio State. But after battling an addiction to alcohol, Hosni said he felt that dr…