Addiction Studies pioneer dies

from Volume 124 Spring 2016 Roundup Issue 7

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James Crossen founded Addiction Studies program in 1976 and brought it to Pierce in 1999

MAX SULLIVAN

News Editor msullivan.roundupnews@gmail.com

James Crossen, the professor who brought Addiction Studies to Pierce College in 1999 died April 2 from Pneumonia. He was 80.

Crossen was a registered nurse, documentary filmmaker, poet, anarchist and pioneer in Addiction Studies. He went to the Gaza Strip six times and created a recovery program for women in Iran, according to Allen Glass, director of Addiction Studies.

Glass said he will be best remembered for the impact he had on those he met.

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Volume 124 Spring 2016 Roundup Issue 7