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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Graphic by Carolina Alvarez | Outreach Editor.

Recovering opioid addict shares journey

September 16, 2018

Editor’s Note: The name of Brian was changed to protect his identity. Brian remembered waking up with the side of his head pulsing. He sat up and touched his eyebrow and felt blood between his fingertips....

Neuroscience senior Alex Collins and psychology freshman Jack Cheng check the contents of a supply bag at the beginning of their shift. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

EMT program moves to 24-hour operation

September 3, 2018

Starting this semester, the University Emergency Medical Response team will operate on a 24-hour basis on weekdays and will be authorized to carry and administer the drugs Narcan and epinephrine. UEMR,...

Campus police, students, staff and community members are attending training sessions hosted by the Center for Students in Recovery to learn how to recognize an overdose and administer naloxone, a drug sold under the brand name Narcan that reverses the effects of opioids. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

Students, police learn to use life-saving drug

August 20, 2018

The Center for Students in Recovery at UTD has recently been promoting overdose awareness by providing a new training program. Since the start of the summer, the CSR has begun an initiative to train campus...

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