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Public Health

Recreational Marijuana: “Wonderful Thing” or “Major Health Risk”?

October 25, 2018

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Public Safety

Students’ FAQs about BU’s “Good Samaritan” Approach

October 22, 2018

A person smokes a Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette next to flavored pods

Drugs

Will the Government Ban E-Cigarettes?

September 17, 2018

A student rolling a joint

Health & Medicine

Marijuana: 10 Things You Need to Know

September 11, 2018

Composite image showing liquid nicotine vape juice packaging that looks like a child's juice box compared to actual apple juice juice boxes.

Drugs

Liquid Nicotine, Packaged Like Juice, Deceives Thousands of Children

June 13, 2018

Students in Professor Michael Siegel's Public Health Advocacy class participate in a mock hearing regarding a current public health issue.

Drugs

In Fighting Opioids, Just the Facts Isn’t Enough

June 4, 2018

Gigi Watson, as Trisha, comforts Greg Maraio, as Moose, in Brawler

Drugs

A Hockey Enforcer at the End of the Line

March 7, 2018

US surgeon general Jerome M. Adams speaking at the Boston University School of Public

Public Health

SPH Seminar: US Surgeon General Urges More Aid for Opioid Addicts

January 29, 2018

Cofounders of the start-up Cannabis Community Care and Research Network pitch their busines idea at the Cannabis Start-up Competition at the Questrom School of Business

Business

Plenty of Fresh Ideas at Questrom’s Cannabis Start-up Competition

November 17, 2017

Johnson, Morrison, Ryan, and Rosenbloom in group photo

Drugs

911 Call on the Opioid Crisis

July 28, 2017

Cannabis plant

Law

The Brave New World of Legalized Marijuana

March 29, 2017

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Voices & Opinion

POV: More Help Needed for Youngest Victims of Opioid Epidemic

February 21, 2017

Man smoking from e-cigarette

Public Policy

Exploding E-Cigarettes: Rare but Dangerous

January 30, 2017

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University News

Legalized Marijuana: What You Need to Know

December 15, 2016

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Drugs

POV: It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana

November 7, 2016

marijuana leaves with Massachusetts state emblem on top

Drugs

YouSpeak: Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legalized?

October 11, 2016

E-cigarette vapor colored by lights

Drugs

POV: New FDA Regulations on Vaping Products a Failure

July 13, 2016

Leonard Campanello Chief of Police, Gloucester, MA and Frederick Ryan, Chief of Police, Arlington, MA at the Boston University School of Public Health Seminar about the Opioid Epidemic

Science & Technology

New Approach Urged in Dealing with Opioid Epidemic

March 18, 2016

Daniel Alford

Health & Medicine

New MED Curriculum Aimed at Stemming Explosive Rise in Opioid Misuse

February 10, 2016

One common campus crime that’s not in the report is larceny, usually the theft of unattended items like phones and backpacks, according to the BUPD. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky

Alcohol

Better Reporting Means More Alcohol Violations

November 30, 2015

Better Reporting Means More Alcohol Violations