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 we treat other drugs long regarded as dangerous, especially psychedelics. Reevaluating drugs and their medical purposes have happened in the past. Ketamine was once a schedule 1 drug as it […]
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 deny their request for a ride. As Miami gears up as a prime destination for nightlife extravagance and large events that will most definitely involve liquor (such as this weekend’s […]
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 of rape, drug arrests and stalking, among others. This shocking news made me realize that FIU isn’t really doing all it can to make the Modesto Maidique Campus a safe […]
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 Modesto Maidique Campus have gone down from 2016 to 2017 by about 14 percent and 17 percent respectively. 36 drug arrests and 79 drug referrals were made on the MMC […]
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 Policy, said in a recent interview. Active in the Southeast and Southwest regions of the U.S., Montoya helps SSDP chapters across 14 different states change the policies surrounding drugs in […]
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 for yourself is an exercise in self-love which will benefit you long term. We often rely on relationships, social media and drugs to fill a void in our lives as […]
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 the chance to explore the world they know from an altered perspective. The prospect of such an experience is especially enticing to young people, which is why substance use is […]
Kristen King // Staff Writer Whenever I watch sports, I expect each player or team to perform at their healthiest and strongest abilities. What I don’t expect, however, is some of these players using a shortcut to enhance their abilities in the game. While it has been fairly moderated in the past, the use of […]
Andrew Dias | Senior – Communication Arts | adias003@fiu.edu Let’s consider two instances: In Country A, there is an official government that outlaws a specific drug because it is a threat to public health. A percentage of that country’s population makes a living by producing and exporting the drug. The country is very poor, so […]
