Art by Caitlin RoarkModeled by Katie Nance“It cuts across all segments of society,” said Professor Barry Lester, director of the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk and professor of psychiatry and human behavior and pediatrics at Brown University.Prenatal substance use affects women of all regions, races and socioeconomic groups, Dr. Hendree Jones, … [Read more...] about Fighting Addiction and Stigmas: The Impact of Prenatal Drug Exposure on Mothers and Babies
Special Publications
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Vaping?: JUULs Usher in a New Age of Nicotine
Photos by Milan Loiacono "I’m definitely addicted,” Pepperdine senior Griffin Duvall said. “Mentally and chemically.” Duvall said he began smoking cigarettes during his sophomore year, while he was abroad in Florence, Italy. “I feel like everyone did,” Duvall said. “People try it because it's the culture.” After Duvall returned from Italy, he had a talk with his … [Read more...] about Where There’s Smoke, There’s Vaping?: JUULs Usher in a New Age of Nicotine
Cracking Cocaine Myths
Photo by Milan LoaiconoModeled by Ifeanyi Ezieme and Jon Michael RaaschNixon's War on Drugs began 48 years ago. “America's public enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse," President Nixon said in a June 17, 1971 press conference. "In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.”Nixon allocated federal resources to … [Read more...] about Cracking Cocaine Myths
Caffeine Culture at Pepperdine
Photo by Milan LoaiconoCaffeine culture at Pepperdine has always been prevalent, but many students say it has intensified with the addition of a Starbucks on campus, which opened in the fall of 2017. “People love coffee and caffeine at Pepperdine,” Pepperdine junior Sarah Blase said. “People just go crazy over it. Ever since we got Starbucks, I feel like … [Read more...] about Caffeine Culture at Pepperdine
The Sterile Solution: Exchanging Clean Needles for Heroin Users
Photos by Milan Loiacono Channa Steinmetz contributed to the reporting and writing of this story. In the wake of a national opioid crisis that kills 130 Americans every day, a Los Angeles non-profit is taking a controversial approach toward treating addiction. At its Skid Row location, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles operates a syringe needle exchange program to … [Read more...] about The Sterile Solution: Exchanging Clean Needles for Heroin Users
