Welcome to the final week of summer. Today is August 9. For the last several days I’ve been the first one awake, which is both strange and pleasant. I remember how at the start of this very long summer...

In the struggle to care for herself, one student overcomes internal and external turmoil to generate positive self-perception. For legal and ethical reasons, “The Rock” has made the following sophomore...

ore than 100 people die every day from drug overdoses, according to Addiction Center, which is a rate that has tripled in the last 20 years, this is clearly seen through the opioid epidemic with  more...

Hard work has been ingrained in freshman Brock Freeman from a young age. When they were married, both his parents held jobs to provide for the five children in their family. His father often held two jobs...

Lights run low in the hot room, full of dancing teenagers at a house devoid of parental supervision. The partiers pass red cups from person to person, seemingly filled with whatever alcohol the kid with...

Today marks the beginning of autumn. The falling of leaves will accompany the sound of cash registers, as drug stores will soon fill with sick men and women stocking up on cold medicine. A trending alternative,...

Columbia shares an unfortunate characteristic with cities like St. Louis, Oklahoma City and Chicago: all of them are Midwest cities with heroin abuse on the rise, according to St. Louis Public Radio, News9...

The RBHS parent teacher association hosted a teen substance use prevention talk in the media center at 6:00 pm. Parents and staff were encouraged to attend to learn and discuss prevention methods for...

[vimeo url="https://vimeo.com/92768108" width="640" height="360"] Video by Renata Williams In the past five years, alcohol use among high school seniors dropped from 43 percent to 39 percent; however,...

San Diego resident Deborah Bilkovic lives her life day to day. Being homeless, however, this wasn’t a lifestyle decision she had the leisure to make, but rather one she had to make. Bilkovic has a heart...

The first time junior Madeline Perry took Adderall was when her boyfriend introduced it to her during her sophomore year. Having since been prescribed for Adderall to treat her Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...

If Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, has his way, Missouri could join the ranks of Colorado and Washington in allowing recreational marijuana sales. Kelly’s bill, which he introduced one week ago, provides...