By Fernando Cruz Texas Tech Talks is a podcast made to highlight student groups on the Texas Tech campus. In this episode the Center for Students in Addiction Recovery, a community with a rich history that stays strong for each other, holds a meeting that celebrates recovering addicts and their battles.
Experts warn students, community of Fentanyl dangers
November 7, 2023 by
By Urvi Dalal As death tolls due to illegally manufactured fentanyl have rapidly multiplied in the last decade, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to counter the growing crisis in Texas. Fentanyl deaths are now classified as poisonings, and fentanyl-related deaths can be tried as murder, according to a new law that took effect in […]
Lubbock clinic using psychedelic therapy to treat mental illness
October 6, 2023 by
By Giselle Mendoza Legal psychedelics are here, but perhaps not how one might expect. Picture a small room. Dim lighting gives it a cozy sanctuary vibe. All one has to do is sit back, relax, and indulge in the feeling of a warm hug. Ben McCauley was only 16 years old when his father got […]
Life After Addiction
April 10, 2019 by
Andrew Aleman remembers climbing through a window after being locked out of his home, when he discovered something he will never forget – his friend dead on the couch. In the weeks prior to the fatal drug overdose, Aleman’s friend quit his addiction recovery program. Aleman said he was devastated by the tragedy and is […]
I’ve Learned to Love Myself, Even if She Doesn’t
March 23, 2017 by
By Jean Reese When I was little, I would run to the one place I knew was safe. To you, to anyone, it was just a closet. In it was a small white chest—nothing fancy or decorative. The only markings on it were the ones I had put there. It was filled with bits of broken […]
The Binge Drinking Reality
October 21, 2016 by
By Samantha Brookes Ignatius Horstmann, a sophomore history major at Texas Tech University, knows alcohol related deaths are a reality for some students and addicts. He said he has known two people this year who have died from alcohol and drug use. “When you get in recovery, get ready, because people are going to start dying,” […]
Gambling, It’s No Fantasy
October 19, 2016 by
Although college students are known to be short on cash, many participate in fantasy football leagues, making a risky short-term investment for a potential gain at the season’s end if their team performs well. In Texas, it is illegal to place a bet on the partial result, final result or on a participant in a game or contest. Defenses […]
Students Remember Friends Lost
February 2, 2016 by
Since two Texas Tech students died during the first week of classes, their friends have begun to share memories about the lives they lived. Kacey Callaway was 22 when he was found dead in his apartment from what police suspect was an accidental overdose on Jan. 22. Victoria Landers, a senior journalism major and a close friend of Callaway’s, said he […]
Texas Tech-coholism
November 11, 2015 by
Shattner Reeve estimates that on an average day, he can stay away from his smartphone for only about an hour or two. Aside from shooting text messages between classes and browsing the Internet, the 18-year-old admits he sends about 100 “snaps” on the popular photo-sharing app, Snapchat. It is difficult to be without his phone. “I […]
