Leading a healthy life means managing all parts of one's self, from the food we eat, to the decisions we make, and the activities we do. Health is a sum total- each part is just as important, as the others, taking care of ones metal health is just as important as the physical side. These students have proposed plans to improve the oft-neglected or ignored aspects of the public's health.
Issue Briefs
Adam Schultz
Under current federal law, Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I substance. With sixty percent of Americans supporting its legalization, and a flood of new studies showing its harmful effects have been grossly misrepresented, now is the time to push for national legalization. |
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Alexandra Daley
At age eighteen, a person is recognized as a legal adult, and can receive the duties and freedoms thereof- they can enlist in the army, vote, buy cigarettes, but not vote. Not only is this prohibition not effective, but many problems associated with underage drinking would diminish with the lowering of the drinking age to eighteen. Matthew Eilbacher |
Caroline Freeman
Opiate and its derivatives are on the rise in America. In 2015, over 2 million Americans abused prescription painkillers, while in 2014, they were the highest source of injury related deaths outside of car crashed. |