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Opinion | The United States should decriminalize all drugs

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • March 14, 2021

America should decriminalize the possession and consumption of all illicit drugs.

Opinion | Drugs and depression: a hip-hop epidemic

By Ethan Tessler, For The Pitt News • January 22, 2020

When listening to the lyrics of Lil Peep, Mac Miller and Juice WRLD, a common theme is that using drugs eases emotional pain. While that is definitely true in the short term, it is not a healthy or sustainable way to deal with emotional trauma over an extended period of time.

Editorial: “Sesame Street”’s portrayal of addiction is commendable

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 13, 2019

“Sesame Street” should be commended for its efforts.

Opinion | Leave the vapes alone

By Josh Beylinson, Staff Columnist • September 10, 2019

Banning flavored e-cigarettes only punishes adults by eliminating a safer alternative to cigarettes while doing nothing to improve the health of America’s minors.

Xanax: an unforseen danger in college

By Tim Murdoch | For The Pitt News • May 30, 2017

Its thunderous footsteps can be heard the instant it decides to return from the kitchen. Approaching the worn leather couch, it loses its balance. Flailing for a moment, then collecting itself, it manages...

Music festivals need more focus on safety, less on security

By Julia Aldrich | Columnist • April 11, 2017

When I walked through the security gates at Electric Zoo — a dance music festival that takes place every Labor Day weekend in New York City — in 2015, there was a noticeable nervous vibe in the air....

The War on Drugs gives Altar Bar some Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer • March 24, 2014

While waiting concert-goers stood in line outside the Altar Bar on Saturday, a man stopped his car in the middle of the road and asked the crowd who this band, The War on Drugs, was and if they were any...