Rethinking Schedule 1 Drugs
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer Congress is deliberating on legalizing marijuana and the United Nations has recently rescheduled cannabinoid products. It should make sense to readdress how…
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Uber Drivers May Soon Deny Rides To Drunk Users
Damielys Duarte/Staff Writer In 2016, Uber submitted a patent application for an AI that would determine if a rider is drunk or high, and possibly…
FIUPD Can Do More To Make Our Campus Safe
Jocelyn Carrasquillo/Contributing Writer Here I am, a third-year student at FIU, just now learning that, since 2016, FIU has had an increase in reported cases…
Drug related crimes on campus down from previous year
By: Patricia Menendez/Contributing Writer The University’s newly released 2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report showed that drug arrests and drug referrals on the…
Students for Sensible Drug Policy debunk common myths about drugs and substance use disorder
By Gabriella Pinos “Everyone uses drugs. Every single person, whether it’s prescription drugs, alcohol or Robitussin,” Luis Montoya, outreach coordinator for Students for Sensible Drug…
Don’t be afraid to be alone, invest in self-love
In today’s socially connected world, being alone can be associated with introversion or anti-social behavior but being alone doesn’t mean you’re lonely. Setting aside time…
Enhancing relationships with drugs may not be the best trip
Maytinee Kramer/ Opinion Director For many people, taking illegal drugs is a method of escaping reality; of seeing, feeling, and thinking differently. It gives them…
Florida taken to trial over prohibiting medical marijuana smoking
Patients in Florida have every right to use marijuana prescribed by their doctor in ointments, vapes, and edibles… They just can’t smoke it.
Performance enhancing drugs a sports epidemic
Kristen King // Staff Writer Whenever I watch sports, I expect each player or team to perform at their healthiest and strongest abilities. What I…
Festivals still face drug-related issues
Tracy Nguyen, of West Covina, was about to enter her second year at UCLA when she died from an overdose at a Los Angeles rave Aug. 1.