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State

A look at Utah's opioid epidemic: Recovery through connection and education

By Lauren Lethbridge
May 08, 2020 12:00 AM
This story pairs with 'Similar but different: The opioid epidemic across America'
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Local

HB58 would create a committee to review drug fatalities, addiction

By Decker Westenburg
January 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Talia Crowther and her foster mother Sharon Lopez smile at the camera while capturing a selfie. (Talia Crowther)
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Local

New laws combat Utah opioid epidemic

By Madalyn Mcrae
July 31, 2017 12:00 AM
Tennyson Cecchini died at age 33 of an opioid overdose. His parents, Dennis and Celeste, worked closely with Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Salt Lake, on HB286. (Dennis Cecchini)
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Healthy Living

Technology may have negative social effect on kids

By Maddy French
April 12, 2017 12:00 AM
From left: Jack, Levi and Nick Johnson play games on their electronic devices. (Kate Johnson)
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Podcasts

Utah works to reverse opioid overdose trends

By Alyssa Nielsen
March 27, 2017 12:00 AM
The Utah Department of Health reports that 23 people die each month in Utah because of prescription overdoses. This is more than die from car crashes. (Graphic by Alyssa Nielsen)
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Campus Events

Education Week: Progression not perfection

By Bailey Fruit
August 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Jason Webb works as a mental health drug addiction counselor. He drew upon insights from his occupation as he spoke about the difference of progression and perfection during his 2016 Education Week address.
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Healthy Living

Pornography addiction can be beat

By Sarah Averett Harris
July 19, 2016 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Concern about the consequences of pornography use in Utah has set the Beehive State apart from national trends, as lawmakers grapple with what they have recently labeled as a vice that threatens public health. The Daily Universe explores how the issue impacts Utahns, both politically and personally.
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Metro

RM shares Discovery Ranch addiction treatment transformation

By Sydney Walker
July 07, 2016 12:00 AM
The transition from a warm, comfortable bed in Tennessee to a tarp in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains was an unpleasant one for Anne Parkes Armistead. Her life had drastically changed overnight when she was suddenly sent to a wilderness treatment program. Armistead was far from thrilled, and the first night her camp leader sat on top of her to keep her from escaping the program.
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Life

Fight the New Drug changing the conversation about porn

By Emily Larson
July 06, 2016 12:00 AM
Fight the New Drug provides information about pornography's harmful effects through social media campaigns.
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Local

Elder Holland urges support in war against pornography

By Haley Hilton
March 13, 2016 12:00 AM
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke candidly against the harmful effects of pornography and ways to overcome it.
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State

2016 Session : Lawmakers pass bills aimed at opioids

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
March 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Salt Lake City addresses the crowd at the Capitol's 'Rally for Recovery.' (Zoe Woolf McGinn)
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Photo Galleries

Rally for addiction and mental health packs the Capitol

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
March 04, 2016 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY—The drug addiction recovery and mental health advocates are said to always be the biggest group to rally at the Capitol, and Tuesday was no exception.
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Healthy Living

2016 Rally for Addiction and Mental Health recovery to be held Tuesday

By Lauren Kutschke
February 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah Support Advocates or Recovery Awareness (USARA) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) are hosting the 2016 Rally for Addiction & Mental Health Recovery Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol in an effort to celebrate recovery and illicit change.
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Healthy Living

Groups unite to bring awareness to Addiction Recovery Month

By Lorraine Chomel-Bailey
September 15, 2015 12:00 AM
Prevention, treatment and recovery services from around the nation unite every year to celebrate National Recovery Month. The event is held throughout September 'to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use issues and celebrate the people who recover,' according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Life

LDS Church releases addiction recovery video series

By Emilie Stiles
September 14, 2015 12:00 AM
Erik recovers in the hospital in the step 12 video on service. The LDS Church released a 12-part series on addiction recovery in September for National Addiction Recovery Month. (Screenshot/Mormon Channel)
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Campus

BYU women seek recovery from husbands' porn addictions

By Daniella Subieta
February 05, 2015 12:00 AM
LDS Church leaders raise a warning voice against pornography, but the voices of women who deal with a husband’s addiction are not often raised.
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Campus

BYU student talks about his struggle with pornography

By Sam Petersen
February 25, 2014 12:00 AM
Second in a series
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Campus

What about pornography?

By Sam Petersen
February 18, 2014 12:00 AM
First in a series
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