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Fentanyl deaths and overdoses have been rising in recent years, especially in college students. - Graphic / Yaz
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Deadly ignorance: The fentanyl crisis in America

Paige Britt March 20, 2024

In 2022 an average of 22 teenagers ages 14 to 18 died from an overdose each week in the United States. This number has been steadily on the rise since 2015, hitting a peak in 2019. This is not because...

Cocaine graphic. - Graphic / Julia Quennessen

Cocaine on campus: exploring the party drug’s increasing collegiate popularity and normalization

Editor’s Note: This article uses anonymous sources when referring to student experiences with the normalization of cocaine on campus. The Whit has chosen to keep students' identities confidential for...

Restore Dispensaries is just shy of a mile away from campus. -Photo via restoredispensaries.com

Glassboro cannabis shop Restore Dispensary talks about cannabis cultures

Bryant Lopez April 19, 2023

Since April 21, 2022, the day cannabis was legalized in New Jersey, dispensaries have continued to dot the landscape. Restore Dispensary, a medical marijuana merchant with six locations in Pennsylvania,...

Student Indu Mithra Madhuranthakam shares their thoughts on the recent legalization of cannabis use in New Jersey. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Madhuranthakam: How is this Legal?

Indu Madhuranthakam April 26, 2022

How is it okay? How can a psychoactive drug that has the potential to push people off the edge and make them dependent on it be legalized for recreational use?While there is an ongoing debate about how...

Glassboro Police Deprtment Logo. -Glassboro Police Department Facebook page

Eight Rowan Students Face Charges After Glassboro Police Drug Bust

Corey Rothauser September 30, 2020

Ten individuals face charges after three warrants for residences in Glassboro and one home in Somerdale, New Jersey resulted in the discovery of narcotics and weapons. According to the Glassboro Police...

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Lutz: Avoid drug use to pass that exam

Kyle Lutz March 21, 2018

Every year, college students go through an extremely stressful, difficult end to the semester, when finals and term papers are in order. Overwhelmed with multiple papers, exams or a mixture of both, the...

Wellness Center to conduct drug and alcohol screenings

Ashleigh Albert February 10, 2016

As of Feb. 1, students who visit the Winans Wellness Center will now be questioned about their drug and alcohol usage, as a part of a new program. The program, which is called Screening, Brief Intervention...

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