As an undergraduate at UCLA, Adi Jaffe became addicted to methamphetamine and alcohol. Read more...
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Psychology graduate student and former addict Adi Jaffe created a website with a feature to help addicts find rehabilitation centers that best suit them.
Rising to great prominence in the 1960s, hallucinogenic drug use has created an influential counter-culture that has helped fuel its recreational use into the new century. Especially in college surroundings where students are suddenly thrust into an independent and experimental environment, the use of such "psychedelic drugs" has continued to be a means of recreation. According to a 2008 U.S. Read more...
Getting on a scale can be an absolute nightmare for many students after their first year in college. Read more...
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Many UCLA students exercise daily on campus. From running the campus perimeter to attending yoga classes at the Wooden Center, there are many options to stay fit and for students to take pride in being healthy.
Staring at the devastated shores and towns of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Laurence Smith had one thing on his mind: melting glaciers. To this geography professor who studies melting ice sheets in the Arctic, the vast damage of the hurricane was a testament to global warming, rising sea levels and more violent storms throughout the world. "If you walk anywhere along that coast, (the destruction) goes for miles and miles," he said. Read more...
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Professor Laurence Smith traveled around the world to many destinations, including the glaciers of the Arctic, in preparation for writing a book on global warming. (Photo courtesy of Laurence Smith)
Last spring, Matthew Abularach averaged about six hours of sleep per day during the quarter, often going to bed around 2 or 3 a.m.
"Generally, you feel the heavy eyelids and want to sit down and do nothing," said Abularach, a third-year political science student.
To stay awake, he would often get coffee at Bruin Café, surround himself with other people and go on Facebook, a habit that pushed him further behind in his work, he said.
Abularach said his weekly schedule often prevented him from getting any more sleep. Read more...
Getting sick is the last thing on most students' minds as they move into their new dorms for the year. But the close proximity students have with one another while living in communal residences inevitably spreads diseases, said Susan Quillan, director of clinical services at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. However, there are preventive measures students can take to minimize the risk of getting sick. The five most common diseases students face while living in communal housing are described below, along with prevention strategies and treatment options. Read more...
Maintaining a healthy diet may become a challenge for UCLA students residing on the Hill when they face the rigors of hunger, academics and stress. For students dining in the residential restaurants, this is perhaps the first time they have had an all-you-can-eat buffet to provide them with their meals, said Christian Roberts, an assistant professor in the UCLA School of Nursing. The tendency is to eat more than they normally would, as multiple studies have shown that the more food a person is presented with at a meal, the more he will eat, Roberts said. Therefore, the two concerns are that students will eat too much, and their food choices will not be very healthy, he added. The U.S. Read more...
