Editorial: “Sesame Street”’s portrayal of addiction is commendable
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 13, 2019
“Sesame Street” should be commended for its efforts.
Antoine Douaihy: Hopeful healing
By Grant Burgman & Thomas Yang
March 31, 2018
Dr. Antoine Douaihy didn’t think he would end up working as an addiction psychiatrist when he was growing up in Lebanon and France. He wanted to be a classical ballet dancer. Douaihy discovered his passion for dancing when he was 9 years old — and he thought he would pursue it as a career thro...
Opioid memorial etches abuse into public eye
By Charlotte Couch | For The Pitt News
February 7, 2018
At “Prescribed to Death,” an opioid memorial in the William Pitt Union, a steady flow of people moved through the room in a respectful silence. People saw a large, black wall dotted with small white pills, and a screen with a number in the thousands growing higher by the second. The memorial ma...
CVS becomes healthier, bans the sale of tobacco products
By MCT Campus
February 5, 2014
CVS Caremark, the second-largest drugstore-pharmacy chain in the United States, has two locations in the Oakland neighborhood.
