David Fialko from the Council of Southeast Pennsylvania came to talk to our class about how to use Narcan and talk about the science of opioids.
Besides talking about the topic of Narcan, one of the interesting things I took away was the science of opioids and how they affect the brain. Fialko was able to explain how opioids really affect the body and brain. What’s interesting is that learning that opiates come from a plant called Opium Poppy.
I will be honest, I am really not a science person, but this was probably the first time I found myself really enhanced in learning about the science behind opiates and what they do to the brain and body.
Fialko was also able to educate and teach us how to use Narcan in emergencies. Learning this was very important because there are specific directions to follow when using Narcan. I think I was disappointed of the price to purchase Narcan, but overall it was very beneficial to learn this.
Valerie McIntyre is a senior at Temple University majoring in Media Studies and Production. She is passionate about mental health and writes about her own recovery from an eating disorder. She started her college journey at the Community College of Philadelphia where she graduated in 2016 with her Associates in Mass Media. With the intention to major in Journalism, she fell in love with Media Studies and Production at Temple University where she could exercise both interests in journalism and Television News Production. She also passionate about music which led to an online music magazine called Beyond the Stage where she is a writer and photographer. She also produced and directed a documentary called Theater of Chaos: The Philly Punk Story which focuses on the punk music scene in Philadelphia. She loves to write stories and loves writing her own scripts for film and television. She freelances for the Temple News and contributed news packages for Temple Update. She sees herself as a multimedia storyteller. She hopes to continue her advocacy in mental health awareness and pursue a career in TV News Production as producer, photographer, and video editor. Contact Valerie at [email protected].
In this special topics course, a group of students from Temple University’s Department of Journalism in the Klein College of Media and Communication spends a full semester reporting on addiction solutions. Click here to see the syllabus for the Spring 2018 semester, and here to see the syllabus for 2017.
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