Renowned opioid crisis researchers to address Texas Substance Use Symposium

April 26, 2021

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu   SAN ANTONIO — TxMOUD (Texas Medication for Opioid Use Disorder) at UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is proud to announce that two nationally recognized authorities on the opioid crisis will be featured speakers at the 2021 Texas Substance Use Symposium […]

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Texas Public Radio: Drug overdoses spiked during the pandemic. What’s fueling the surge?

January 14, 2021

Dr. Jennifer Potter, Psychiatry/vice dean for research, was a featured guest during the noon hour Jan. 14 on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” regarding the fact that, when the U.S. was already experiencing its deadliest drug overdose epidemic pre-pandemic,  now, exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, evidence suggests the overdose death toll is on track […]