The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

Percocet, oxycodone, and THC cartridges are some of the most common drugs unknowingly laced with fentanyl.

NEWS: Lawrence Battles with the Fentanyl Crisis

Stella Mosier October 27, 2022

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], Kansas saw over 600 overdose deaths reported due to fentanyl in Kansas in Sept. 2021; a 48% increase.      Fentanyl is a synthetic...

Letting the vapor seep through her lips, a student vapes. “I think that vaping is a good social activity and can help bring people together. However, I think that if someone chooses to vape they should do their own research about the health effects and other consequences because there are some,” The student said.

Too Juul For School

Sabrina Castle, Reporter February 13, 2018

As one of the most recent trends to gain popularity, the illegal use of e-cigarettes and "Juuls" has become common among the school’s underage population. The use of vape products—vaping for short—was...

Synthetic marijuana presents serious health risks

sarah lieberman, copy editor May 12, 2014

December, 2012, Texas sophomore Emily Bauer arrived at a hospital, blind and paralyzed after a reaction to synthetic marijuana. Nine months later, Bauer is finally making process towards a certain degree...

Extreme Drug Use

Extreme Drug Use

rosemary newsome and fiona mcallister, copy editor and reporter October 24, 2013

A WAY OUT Not many things warrant a serious offense in cross country, but smoking an e-cigarette on the bus ride back from a meet can. Sophomore Nick Jacobs was borrowing the e-cigarette from his friend,...

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