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Updated phone policy forces a return back to reality
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There is one thing we never forget when we leave the house: a phone. We put our phone in our bag or pocket so we can check the notifications we have received in the last five minutes, see if anyone has liked our Instagram story and repeat. Most people have iPhones, including myself, but…
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The vaping epidemic corrodes teen health
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*The graphic on the printed magazine incorrectly stated that 82.4% of students had admitted to vaping, but the actual percent is 17.6%. This change has been reflected in this article and the virtual publication Vaping products have become vastly popular amongst teens since their production in 2006, and have expanded to appeal to adolescents…
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Society needs better education on addiction
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Addiction is a problem that people in society criticize and look down upon. Although there are many resources available to help addicts get sober, there remains a negative stigma around their condition that we need to fight against. According to the American Psychiatric Association, substance use disorder, “is a complex condition in which there…
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Heroin: The 21st Century Opium War
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Long-term consequences of the short-lived high An overdose begins to kill long before a death takes place. The body is weak, shaky limbs reaching for a needle, for a shot of happiness that will slow everything down for a moment just long enough to feel euphoric. Blood rushes. Faces flush. But soon, it is…
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Prescription Drugs
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Been There, Done That, Never Going Back When Rachel Andrews*, junior, abused prescription drugs, she would often fall asleep in the middle of lectures and wouldn’t even hear the bell ring at the end of class. Hardly anyone noticed. “I got to the point where I was taking three (pills) a day during school,…