Tag: drugs

Infographic: Risks of using stimulants recreationally

Posted May 29, 2021 by ScIU Editorial Team

[infographic about recreational stimulants. to read the original post go to http://blogs.iu.edu/sciu/2018/10/02/recreational-stimulants/]

This is your DNA on drugs

Posted January 4, 2020 by Taylor Woodward

A photograph of a fried egg in a pan, which symbolizes your brain on drugs in the Partnership for a Drug-Free America commercials from the 80s and 90s. Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frying_egg.jpg

In the 80’s and 90’s, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America released several public service announcement commercials, which aimed to inform the public about the dangers of drugs of abuse. The commercials, which have made a lasting impact on society and pop culture, featured a shot sequence and narration of your brain (an uncracked egg),… Read more »

Think twice before cramming: The risks of using stimulants recreationally

Posted October 2, 2018 by Guest Contributor

A stressed student bites a pencil as she looks at a computer screen, studying.

This post was written by IU undergraduate students Catherine DeBruyn, Nuha Zakariya, Hannah Maluvac. It is the first in a series of featured stories written for a ScIU in the Classroom collaboration with Dr. Cathrine Reck in the Department of Chemistry. Picture this: you are up for a big promotion and it all depends on finishing the massive project your… Read more »

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