Under the Influence
Drug use has been a rampant issue in this country long before the 1980s and, unfortunately, it is still a very real problem today. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 28 million Americans use some illicit drugs. This statistic does not even include marijuana, which is still recreationally illegal in many states as well as federally. That’s a lot of people who are regularly putting themselves directly in the path of consequences that could ruin their lives. Many people do not know the full scope of the risks that are associated with taking drugs. It goes far beyond the …
This is Your Brain on Sex
The scientific community loves to talk about how drug use affects people’s brains but not nearly enough of them talk about how sex affects it. So much of what many people think they know about sex actually turns out to be false. That is why it is so important that more reputable sources start openly talking about how thinking about sex and having sex impacts your brain. After all, sex is not some taboo thing that no one does and should talk about. In fact, it is reported that by age 45, men have had an average of 19 sexual partners, with …
4 Tips to Stay Safe on Spring Break 2019
Let’s be honest, Spring Break is one big party. A giant, loud, week-long, raging party. It doesn’t matter if you’re at the beach, the mountains, or taking a staycation there’s always a good chance of booze and dancing and during this party “It Gets Real”! Spring break brings a spike in arrests, hospital visits, and even deaths. So we put together a list to keep yourself, your stuff, and the people around you safe during the week-long rager. Here are the Top 4 things you need to know to have a safe Spring Break based on the biggest complaints of most …
What Your Partner Might Not Be Telling You
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise. This is not up for debate or an assumption, it is a cold, hard, and terrifying truth. Whether you want to face the facts or not doesn’t really matter because either way, a quarter of all Americans are currently living with an incurable STD. To put this into perspective, if you are sitting in your class or attending a meeting and there are 20 people in the room, then statistically speaking, five of them are actively living with an STD. What is even more terrifying is that a few of them probably don’t even know …
Don’t Let the New Year Bring New Issues
Well, it’s crazy to think that another year has come and gone already, but here we are in 2019! As we look forward to what could be a fantastic year for each and every one of us, it is time to think about how you handle yourself at events like parties. Not knowing how to safely and adequately conduct yourself at an event can be the difference between having a great 2019 and have a dismal one, so be prepared with these helpful tips. Partying With Substances The consumption of alcohol has become so synonymous with parties that it is …
That Itch You Can’t Scratch
Let’s talk about making love, afternoon delight, belly bumping, bumping uglies, doing the wild thing, getting down, or getting laid (aka sex). It goes by many names, but regardless of what you call it, the overall process is still the same. Whether you’re a college student in the U.S. or a 40-year-old businessman in Japan, unsafe sex comes with the same risks no matter where you are. Although the risks that come with unsafe sex are numerous, let’s cover one of the most common ways of exposing yourself and your partner to these risks: unprotected sex. Many of us are unfortunately …
Sex & The Brain: The positive & negative effects sex has on the mind
This is a significant number because it represents how many times humans have sexual intercourse on a daily basis. It is a number that alludes to something a vast majority of us already know — people love having sex. When it comes to humans, sex is incredibly fascinating, because save for dolphins and Bonobos (an ape relative) we are pretty much the only species that has sex for pleasure rather than just strictly purpose. In other words, when we have sex, we aren’t always doing it to make a baby — actually, it would be safe to say we are …
Turning the tide together on HIV – a human rights imperative
The world’s collective response to HIV three decades ago can be summed up in one word: shameful. At worst, people living with HIV were, inexplicably, chained to their beds, detained, turned away from medical facilities, criminalised and deported. At best, they lost their jobs, were kicked out of schools and denied access to basic services. We responded to a virus by humiliating, stigmatising and punishing those infected. Our response to the virus was as painful, and sometimes as deadly as the virus itself. Fortunately, impressive strides have since been made in the fight against HIV. In the last few years, …
AIDS Cure Quest Advances as Cancer Drug Finds Hidden HIV
A Merck & Co. (MRK) drug for a rare type of cancer flushed out hidden deposits of HIV in a study, according to researchers who say the results provide a hint that curing AIDS may someday be possible. The finding on Merck’s Zolinza, reported today in the journal Nature, comes as researchers at the International AIDS Conference in Washington this week express optimism a cure is on the horizon. While current treatments hold the disease at bay, stopping the drugs can be a death sentence since it allows infected cells that remain hidden within the immune system to re-emerge, spreading the …
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