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Finals drive undergraduates to illegal Adderall use

Finals week officially begins March 18 on Drexel University’s campus, and the days and weeks leading up to it pit many students against a bevy of papers, exams and group projects. After all, this is the university that asks students to “Live it 24/7,” where a term is just 10 weeks and the next one [...]

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Wash. and Colo. legalize marijuana

On Nov. 6, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize marijuana across the board for both medical and recreational use without a prescription. It’s not decriminalization; it’s complete legalization. Take a moment to let that sink in. Marijuana in Colorado is to be regulated much like alcohol. People won’t be able to smoke [...]

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Does Drexel have a drug problem?

Within just one week, Drexel students have bared witness to two polar opposite events related to America’s war on drugs, and they’ve made us realize that we need to have a conversation about drug use at Drexel. The first event was the high-profile bust of five people, including two students, in the breakup of a [...]

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National ‘Take Back Day’ raises drug awareness

The Drexel Recreation Center hosted National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 29 to give the local community a means of safely disposing of expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs and to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse. The national event was sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, [...]

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