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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman’s Place in the Opioid Crisis in Rural Washington

Owen Jakel, News Reporter October 31, 2024

Since August, Walla Walla has seen a dramatic rise in opioid overdoses amidst public concern. Carfentinal, a drug used to anesthetize large animals, and that is 100 times as potent as fentanyl, and BTMPS,...

Fentanyl Use In Walla Walla

Micah Powch, News Reporter April 18, 2024

In Walla Walla County, fentanyl killed 14 of the 21 people who died from drug overdoses between Jan. 2022 and Aug. 2023, according to the State of Washington. It killed 1803 of the 2001 people who overdosed...

President Biden pardons thousands for marijuana possession

Nazaaha Penick, News Reporter October 27, 2022

President Biden’s original campaign promised to decriminalize the use of marijuana for “Black America.” After issuing a proclamation on Oct. 6, the following day Biden pardoned thousands convicted...

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Writing their own prescription: Whitman students abuse Adderall to tackle workload

Shelly Le February 23, 2012
Scholastic pressure at Whitman can be tremendous, especially as midterms approach and the end of the semester looms ahead. In light of this, some students turn to non-prescription Adderall to help them manage their heavy workload.
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