/tags/sam-quinones Sam Quinones en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:00:05 GMT /education/2017-11-07/how-local-colleges-are-helping-fight-heroin This Friday, November 10, Northern Kentucky University will host the inaugural conference of the Ohio River Valley Addiction Research Consortium (ORVARC).… Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:00:05 GMT /education/2017-11-07/how-local-colleges-are-helping-fight-heroin /community/2016-04-14/journalist-sam-quinones-discusses-the-nations-opiate-epidemic-prior-to-his-visit-to-nku Named one of the best books of 2015, Dreamland: The True Tale of America?'s Opiate Epidemic by journalist Sam Quinones, provides a detailed look at the… Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:05 GMT /community/2016-04-14/journalist-sam-quinones-discusses-the-nations-opiate-epidemic-prior-to-his-visit-to-nku /community/2016-04-14/discussing-our-areas-heroin-crisis-with-experts-from-nku-in-advance-of-2-upcoming-community-events The heroin epidemic is taking a terrible toll on families and straining health providers, social service agencies and the legal system, nationally and… Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:00 GMT /community/2016-04-14/discussing-our-areas-heroin-crisis-with-experts-from-nku-in-advance-of-2-upcoming-community-events