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Students say campus and local resources for transgender individuals are limited
Although New York state offers protections for gender-affirming medical care, resources for transgender Binghamton University students and local community members are somewhat limited. Gender-affirming medical care encompasses a variety of medications, surgical...
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Recently published research analyzes relationship between pain and substance use in emerging adults
Researchers in the Psychology Department recently published articles exploring how pain in young adults can lead to cannabis use. Callon Williams MS ‘21, Ph.D. ‘24, a postdoctoral fellow at Toronto General Hospital,...
Opinions
The stoner stereotype is 'half-baked'
I turned 18 and left the bottle of Pink Whitney in the past. When I got to college, I was excited by the idea of independence — of being able to do...
Opinions
Expansive efforts in Self-denial
The other week, my friend Reina and I were talking about choices and intelligence. The questions of the hour seemed to be: How do we approach qualifying the decisions we make? How...
Opinions
Ozempic carries a weighty risk
It’s no secret that social media has promoted unrealistic body standards, but the popularization of weight-loss drugs on social media platforms has created a new cause for concern. With skinny being in...
Opinions
It's time drug education be rooted in science
When it came to my attitude toward weed, I used to be an uneducated asshole. In my early high school years, I would constantly lecture any of my friends who smoked weed,...
Opinions
Tomorrow’s soldiers depend on today’s action
George Patton once said, “The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers.” This kind of thinking, where we consider the worst conditions of those who serve this country...
Drug Issue 2025
Cannabis cafes offer a unique setting for social gatherings
With the increased legalization of recreational marijuana across the country in the last decade, marijuana connoisseurs around the United States have seen the recent eruption in cannabis cafes, swanky hotspots where partygoers...
Drug Issue 2025
Drug use and the rise of hookup culture
On a typical weekend night, college students can be found at local bars and parties, dancing, singing and talking to friends. The lights are colorful, the music is loud and people are...
News
Southern Tier AIDS Program offers services to help drug users
The Southern Tier AIDS Program promotes public health in Broome County by offering resources to help drug users through their Syringe Exchange Program. The Syringe Exchange Program “provides syringe access and comprehensive...