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Things-to-do

POV: It’s Time to Regulate the Fertility Industry

July 16, 2015

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University News

Domestic, Dating Violence, Stalking New to Annual Security Report

November 5, 2014

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Drugs

Anatomy of an Alcohol Transport

October 10, 2014

Boston University Police Department, BUPD, naloxone, narcan, opiate overdose antidote drug, heroin overdose antidote drug

BUPD

BU Police Will Carry Antidote for Heroin Overdose

September 24, 2014

pregnancy, opioid use, birth defects, Martha Werler, professor of epidemiology, chair of epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH

Public Health

SPH Study: Increased Risk of Birth Defects from Opioid Use

July 15, 2014

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Let’s Get Serious about Treating Addiction

March 21, 2014

Richard Saitz, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH, Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, MED, addiction research, evidence based medicine, SBIRT, Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment, CCM, chronic care management

Research

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 5: Bringing Scientific Rigor to Addiction Research

November 22, 2013

Kathleen Kantak, Professor of Psychology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Attention Deficit Disorder medication, ADD, ADHD, cocaine addiction, cocaine use

Research

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 2: Could ADHD Meds Promote Future Cocaine Use?

November 19, 2013

Doctor Alex Walley, Boston Public Health Commission methadone clinic, Naloxone opioid overdose prescription drug, Narcan opioid overdose prescription drug, opiate overdose, fatal opioid overdose in Massachusetts

Drugs

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 1: An Overdose Lifeline

November 18, 2013

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Public Health

The Trouble with Molly

September 11, 2013

Adderall, college students, study drug, Adderall on college campus

Students

YouSpeak: Does Taking Adderall Give Students an Unfair Advantage?

April 29, 2013

Boston University Campus Alcohol Enforcement and Prevention, drinking alcohol use on campus

BUPD

Alcohol Violations, Hospital Runs Plummet

December 4, 2012

Legalize Medical Marijuana Massachusetts state ballot initiative 2012, should medical marijuana be legal, legalize decriminalize marijuana

Health & Medicine

YouSpeak: Should Medical Marijuana Be Legalized?

September 17, 2012

US Canada Border, Derby Line, Vermont

Alcohol

Students Cited in Vermont for Alcohol, Drug Possession

February 23, 2012

Medicinal marijuana, medical marijuana law, Kabrina Chang, Boston University School of Management

Business

Reefer Madness

February 8, 2012

contaminated water, tetrachloroethylene, perchlorethylene, PCE, Boston University School of Public Health

Drugs

Link Found Between Contaminated Water, Risky Behavior

December 20, 2011

Lisa Messersmith, Vietnam AIDS law

Drugs

Ho Chi Minh Gets with the Program

November 22, 2011

BUPD Crime Report 2011

Safety

BUPD Annual Security Report: Alcohol, Drug Violations Up Last Year

October 13, 2011

Drugs

Medication Use by Pregnant Women Climbs

June 15, 2011

Medicine

Think Twice Before Taking Hair Replacement Drugs

April 4, 2011

Think Twice Before Taking Hair Replacement Drugs