Washington, D.C.-based activist groups have launched the #DecrimPovertyDC campaign aimed at decriminalizing drug use.
The #DecrimPovertyDC campaign, made up of a coalition of local organizations, including...
Following a dramatic uptick in reported overdoses of K2, a strain of synthetic marijuana, since mid-July, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) introduced emergency legislation to widen the scope of what constitutes...
Despite Pushback, Student Drug Use Continues
Chronicling the Grass-Roots Fight for Legal Pot in DC
Pressure to Succeed Leads Students to Drug Abuse
US Opioid Epidemic Breaks Bodies and Minds
Debunking...
Myth #1: It’s too late to quit cigarettes — the damage is already done.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who have quit smoking see improvements regardless of how...
As a Jesuit university, Georgetown has always had a strong connection to religious traditions and ethics. But when drugs are involved, deeply held beliefs can seem dizzying and contradictory. From...
HarperCollins is set to publish Georgetown senior Rebecca Kuang’s (SFS ’18) speculative historical fiction novel “The Poppy War” in May 2018, followed by two sequels. Set in a mythical land inspired...
A former adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, Jack Vitayanon, was arrested and charged with conspiring to distribute illegal drugs Wednesday.
Vitayanon, an attorney for the...
Politics in the Philippines is rife with contradictions. It is probably the only country in the world where voters would elect an authoritarian as president, a human rights activist as vice president,...
THE EDGE, HISTORY- Greetings from the frontlines of the Drug War. No, not the War on Drugs, which has come to exemplify everything bad about American governance. From the racism of sentencing disparities...
The competitive college debate world loves debating whether or not the United States should legalize all drugs. As radical as this concept sounds, it is a favorite among debate teams because not only is...
Hepatitis C officially has a cure: Sovaldi.
It is a powerful drug capable of healing the 150-200 million hepatitis C sufferers around the world. This pharmaceutical discovery entered the market in 2014...
To The Editor:
Re: “With Race, Holder’s Weak Action” The Hoya, Sept. 30, A3
I, too, have a bitter taste left in my mouth by the fact that those responsible for the financial collapse of the...
