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Dr. James Mahoney III, associate professor and clinical neuropsychologist, spoke about neuromodulation as an adjunction treatment for substance use disorder during the Oct. 26 lecture series. (Weber State University) Photo credit: Weber State University

More than a character flaw: The science behind addiction

Rebecca Baggett November 1, 2021

In observing Opioid Awareness Week, Weber State University's Neuroscience department hosted a presentation titled "Neuromodulation as an Adjunctive Treatment for Substance Disorder" on Oct. 26. The lecture...

Weber State raises awareness of opioid epidemic. (The Signpost Archives) Photo credit: Signpost Archives

Staying connected virtually keeps opioid awareness week successful

Adam Rubin October 26, 2020

Discussing the opioid addiction sweeping the country and Utah was the priority last week during Weber State University’s second annual Opioid Awareness Week. “This is a problem that is not going...

Maureen hopes to spread awareness about  opioid addiction with her personal story of her daughter (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

Lessening the stigma of opioid addiction

Kenlee East October 13, 2019

A Weber State University 1999 graduate, Maureen Cavanagh, came back to WSU to teach students about opioid addiction and how she learned through family experience how to combat it. Author of “If You...

Different organizations came out to raise opioid awareness (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

How the Opidemic affects Weber’s community

Marisa Nelson October 10, 2019

On the week of Oct. 1-4, Weber State University assistant professor Todd Hillhouse organized an opioid awareness week. The week included an awareness fair, speakers and expert panel. The event aimed to...

Maureen hopes to spread awareness of opioid addiction with her personal story of her daughter (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

Anyone can be a victim to opioids — Maureen Cavanagh’s story

Ally Nelson October 4, 2019

When wife, mother of four and small business-owner Maureen Cavanagh received an email titled “Former Marblehead Honor Student Facing Prostitution Charges” from her hometown in Massachusetts,...

Naloxone reverses opioid overdoses

Naloxone reverses opioid overdoses

Kim Grossenbach November 22, 2018

In Utah, 360 people died from fatal opioid overdoses in 2017, a decrease from 449 deaths in 2016, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.According to Jennifer Plumb, an emergency medicine...

A state of addiction

A state of addiction

Alyson Johnson November 3, 2018

The phrase “opioid epidemic” has consumed our state in the form of billboards, newspapers and documentaries for several years. The number of fatal drug overdoses has risen nationwide since 1999,...

Maria Contreras-Sweet during the 2014 Milken Institute Global Conference held Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Javier Rojas/Prensa Internacional/Zuma Press/TNS)

News quiz Feb. 15

Kara Mitchell February 15, 2018

1. What has former White House senior aide Rob Porter been accused of?a. Embezzlementb. Lying under oathc. Domestic abuse2. Former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet is in talks to buy...

A state of crisis

A state of crisis

Daryn Steed February 3, 2018

I was born and raised in Syracuse, five minutes from the Great Salt Lake. I was carted around on camping trips and bike rides around Southern Utah with my dad before I could even walk. My family gets together...

Mike Benner, from left, Curtis Roff, and Cindy Kromka, processing technicians, trim cannabis flowers following harvest at PharmaCann, LLC, a medical marijuana cultivation center, on Jan. 23, 2017 in Dwight, Ill.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Utah Patients launches 2018 medical marijuana ballot campaign

Brianne Hadley July 10, 2017

Utah Patients Coalition launched its 2018 ballot initiative campaign designed to advocate for the use and distribution of medical marijuana to patients with serious medical conditions in Utah. The 2018...

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