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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...

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