Mothers Against Dangerous Decisions are gonna love this one: new research suggests that parental involvement leads to less boozing, toking and sexing for college freshmen.
The study, conducted at Brigham Young University (appropriate!), found that students who talk regularly with their fathers were less likely to do drugs or engage in risky sexual behaviors. When students kept […]
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Mother knows best: parents still influence college freshmen’s behavior
February 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Doobie-doobie-don’t: quitting pot is like quitting cigs, study finds
January 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Bad news for people who love “Good News for People who Love Bad News” (and O.A.R. and Umphrey’s McGee and Phish and probably even Dave Matthew’s Band…): Research suggests that withdrawal from heavy marijuana use is similar to cigarette withdrawal. Lame, bruh. So lame.
Since the drafting of the DSM-IV in 1994, an increasing number of studies […]
Side effects inc. dry mouth, headaches, suicide: FDA tells drug makers to make sure.
January 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Now for your Daily Dose of Disturbing: a recent article in the New York Times explained that the FDA is asking drug manufacturers to watch for suicide as a possible side effect in clinical trials. A little history:
The seeds for the new federal effort were planted four years ago with the discovery that antidepressants may cause […]
Tags: depression · drugs
Celebrity death coverage: creepy or crucial?
January 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
I’m going to go ahead and barrel into the elephant in the room: Heath Ledger died in his SoHo apartment today, and a drug overdose may have been the cause. He was 28.
Nevermind that I used to date a guy who lives on the very same block, and evidently I’ve walked past Heath Ledger’s apartment many […]
Tags: celebrities · drugs · mainstream media