Yes, that’s right, alcohol is a drug, the most widely used in the United States. Whether it’s dressed up as glass of fine red wine, a boutique… Read more “In the debate about Walnut Creek’s downtown bar scene, remember that alcohol is a drug”
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Another WCI student caught with pot–may be related to earlier case
An eighth-grader at Walnut Creek Intermediate was caught bringing a small amount of marijuana and a pipe to school, Principal Kevin Collins advised parents Friday. That student was… Read more “Another WCI student caught with pot–may be related to earlier case”
Some numbers behind recent drug, alcohol, and weapons possession cases at Walnut Creek Intermediate
Two Walnut Creek Intermediate students were suspended this past week for possession of alcohol and marijuana, according to a e-mail sent out by Principal Kevin Collins: The… Read more “Some numbers behind recent drug, alcohol, and weapons possession cases at Walnut Creek Intermediate”
Your kid’s brain, and how alcohol, pot, and other drugs can mess with its development
So much is going on in brain science these days: it’s all pretty exciting and illuminating. Scientists can scan brains and see, for example, how the brain… Read more “Your kid’s brain, and how alcohol, pot, and other drugs can mess with its development”
Marijuana Paranoia: Our perplexing attitudes about pot and crime, but what about crime and that other socially acceptable mind-altering substance?
I’m sure some opponents of Walnut Creek allowing a medical marijuana dispensary in town are frothing at this local news: How a shooting erupted in Concord Sunday… Read more “Marijuana Paranoia: Our perplexing attitudes about pot and crime, but what about crime and that other socially acceptable mind-altering substance?”
Crazy in Suburbia 