Boy ‘driven to suicide by bullies’

Posted on November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 by Doral Andersson

A distraught mother has claimed that her 11-year-old son was driven to suicide by bullies at his school.

Thomas Thompson took an overdose of painkillers after other pupils picked on him because he was clever and well-spoken, she said.

Sandra Thompson found her son in his bedroom when she returned home from work in the evening.

Her partner, Geoff Clarke, tried to resuscitate the youngster while paramedics were called, but he had suffered a fatal heart attack.

Thomas is believed to be the youngest child to take his own life because of alleged bullying.

Just say yes? The rise of ‘study drugs’ in college

Posted on November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 by Doral Andersson

Around this time of year, you’re more likely to find college students in the library cramming for final exams than out partying. In an environment where the workload is endless and there’s always more to be done, a quick fix to help buckle down and power through becomes very tempting.

Prescription ADHD medications like Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse are becoming increasingly popular

By Arianna Yanes, Special to CNN

Wasting the best and brightest: Alcohol and drug abuse on college campuses

Posted on November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 by Doral Andersson

A report of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University, Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities, reveals a disturbing ambiance of hedonistic self-indulgence and an alarming public health crisis on college campuses across this nation.

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Sorority Members Arrested After Forcing Pledges To Eat Mud And Garbage

Posted on November 14, 2016November 17, 2016 by Doral Andersson

At the University of Albany police arrested several sorority members. A noise complaint led to the arrest of seven University of Albany students for hazing. Police said they arrived at an off-campus sorority house and found four young women being forced to eat mud and garbage. Sorority members were also accused of pour fowl smelling liquids onto the women. One student, who didn’t want to be identified, said she dropped out of the pledging process early on because of the abuse.