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Overview of Drug Use in the United States

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…

LSD

(Encyclopedia) LSD or lysergic acid diethylamidelysergic acid diethylamidelīˌsûrˈjĭk, dīˌĕthˈələmĭd, dīˌĕthəlămˈĭd [key], alkaloid synthesized from lysergic acid, which is found in the fungus ergot (…

Stone, Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Stone, Oliver, 1946–, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, b. New York City, studied filmmaking with Martin Scorsese at New York Univ. (B.F.A., 1971). Stone enlisted (1967)…

June Current Events 2023: U.S. News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)

Historical BackgroundThe Supreme Court has a long history of upholding citizens' protections against unreasonable searches and seizures-a right guaranteed by the 4th Amendment. In Weeks v.…

The Truth About Molly and Other Party Drugs

2013 saw a rise in MDMA drug-related deaths. by Jennie Wood Ecstasy Pills Related Links A Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Consequences Drug Use by Americans, 12…

The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court: Summaries The following are some important summaries of various Supreme Courts, leaders, decisions, and policies. The Supreme Court: Marshall Court   Marshall Court Overview…

Drugs and Violence on Campus

How safe are our schools? by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Age of First Marijuana UseDrug Use by AmericansNationwide Trends in Drug AbuseBelow is a look at the percentage of students in…

The Supreme Court: Denying the Right to Die

Denying the Right to DieThe Supreme CourtControlling Our BodiesLimiting Abortion RightsDenying the Right to DieUsing MarijuanaForcing Drug Tests Can a person seek assistance to die from a…

Entertainment News from July 2001

3The much-dreaded actors' strike is avoided when the two actors' unions reach a tentative, three-year agreement with film and TV studios. 4Sopranos star Robert Iler, who plays Anthony “A.J.”…