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Drugs - In General

Lucy in the Sky with DMT (today’s LSD)

Editor’s Web Note: Just for the record, when the Beatles produced “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (marking their LSD phase), they were all over age 25. Drugs, sex, and rock ‘n roll really…

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“Drug-free” cool? Gonna take a revolution

Editor’s Web Note: The straight edge movement is a sure sign that more than a few youth are tired of the cultural shtick that says you need to get high to be cool. I hope it stimulates other “cool straight” movements to…

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Boy has prom jitters

Editor’s Web Note: To my high school readers who are planning to “whoop it up” at prom with help of drugs and alcohol, and to those that will encounter them along the way, here are 3 reasons to say no and push your own…

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Is boy messed up from drugs or mental illness?

Editor’s Note: Like Gabe says below, some kids can drink like fish with no hangover, others are puking from three beers. By the same token, some kids can smoke pot and be high-functioning between stones, while others are affected mentally…

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Getting GED to escape drug crowd not best solution

Editor’s Web Note: Beware the student who says she wants a GED so she can start college. For the record, I don’t think 17, or even 16, is necessarily too early to start college. However, it is important…

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Former heroin addict shares life, death

Editor’s Web Note: Today’s column is dedicated to the memory of Zachary Clark Mathews. May his life serve as a reminder NEVER to use heroin. —Lauren

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Heroin-laced cigarettes lead to deadly addiction

Editor’s Web Note: Drug rehabilitation experts are warning about a major heroin-addiction epidemic in this country in the next few years. Actually, it’s already begun. The current trend on high school and college campuses of…

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Panel paints portrait of marijuana use

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Parents help teens manage powerful forces

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Why does everybody use drugs?

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