Monthly Archives: August 2015

Over prescription nation?

By Netisha Butler | August 7, 2015

  Why it might be a good idea to rethink prescribing children under the age of 13 ADHD medication Introduction Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a very common mental disorder that affects both children and adults. This condition is characterized by problems that inter with everyday tasks, such as over activity, inattention, and poor impulse […]

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The Grass is Greener- Examining the Benefits of Medical Marijuana

By Matthew Davis | August 7, 2015

A doctor tells a patient that there are two drugs that are capable of treating his chronic pain: drug ‘A’ and drug ‘B’. Both drugs will be equally effective at treating the pain, but drug ‘A’ is highly addictive while drug ‘B’ is hardly so. The choice seems like a no brainer before even mentioning […]

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Limiting Isn’t Preventing

By Margaret Yu Alcaide | August 7, 2015

What is one thing that television shows, movies, music, radio commercials, billboards, any kind of media form advertises? Alcohol. You see alcohol endorsing sports athletes, sporting events, and various competitions around the world. Everywhere you turn alcohol is there, whether it be right there in front of you or subtly. Little kids watching television all […]

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One Law That Makes (Scientific) Sense

By Mark Kravitz | August 7, 2015

Alcohol holds a unique connotation in every person’s mind. For some, it means a casual drink on a Friday night. For others, it’s a family-plaguing disease. To chemists, it’s a functional group, to rocket scientists, it’s a fuel. But for most members of society, alcohol is a drug taken to get drunk. Surrounding the popular […]

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Clean Needle Exchange, A MUST for Society

By Lynns | August 7, 2015

What do you think when you hear the phrase “needle exchange program”? For many, a myth has circulated spooking folks into thinking of needle exchange programs in a rather negative light. As with almost everything else that has served as controversial– legalization of marijuana, gay marriage, or abortion – people always think that once these […]

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Ethical Implications of Transhumanism: The next Step in Human Evolutio

By Alan Jiang | August 7, 2015

Transhumanism, abbreviated as H+ for humanity plus, is a politically and emotionally charged word that scientists are referring to as the augmentation of the human condition though technology, primarily to enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capabilities. Neurological enhancements both thorough neural implantation and neural pharmaceuticals are one of the prime components of the H+ […]

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Crack is whack

By Jennifer McGee PhD | August 5, 2015

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