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Marijuana might be illegal, and it might be an illicit psychoactive drug, but its presence may be less harmful to the individuals in a community, especially college campuses, than alcohol. Although nobody can argue that widespread drug use is a good thing for any college, it is an underlying truth that college students love to party, and many will choose to do so under the influence of some sort consciousness-altering chemical...

Author: By Peter L. Knudson | Title: A Toke for Good Health? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

Therefore, in the abstract, it appears that marijuana is an overall safer drug. There have been no recorded deaths from cannabis overdose, and the potentially lethal dose of marijuana is over a thousand times the effective dose. There is also no link between lung cancer and chronic marijuana use, according to a study done at UCLA in 2006, yet unhealthy alcohol consumption is known to have very detrimental effects on the liver...

Author: By Peter L. Knudson | Title: A Toke for Good Health? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

Meanwhile, deaths related to prescription-drug use in Florida rose from 2,780 in 2006 to 3,317 in 2007, and then to 3,750 in 2008. The last figure is equivalent to about 10 reported deaths a day. That's more than the number of fatalities from street drugs like cocaine and heroin. It doesn't help that in Florida, you don't need to be a doctor to run a pain-management clinic, Lamberti says. "You need a background check to get a liquor license - you can't be a convicted felon and open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Invasion of the Pill Mills in South Florida | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Ryan M. Travia, the director of Harvard’s Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AODS), said that the turnout was especially high this year because students have learned to anticipate the event and encourage their friends to come...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alcohol Check-In Sees Record Crowd | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

According to C. Chloe Orlando ’11, events chair for the Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) program, the screenings also give students a valuable opportunity to reflect on the role that alcohol plays in their lives...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alcohol Check-In Sees Record Crowd | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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