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Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/12/07 at 5:00 PM EST
Last update: 4/12/07 at 5:00 PM EST
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Zhamal Thomas, of 105 Arbor Lane, New Iberia, and Troy Giddens, of 99 Hansen Avenue, Hammond, were arrested at 10 p.m. Monday and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
LSUPD spokesman Capt. Russell Roge said Thomas, an offensive lineman, was charged with a count of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
Giddens, a defensive back, was charged with counts of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and identity theft, according to Roge.
"They have been suspended from the team," said Michael Bonnette, university sports information director.
Roge said the arrest is related to an on-campus apartment burglary March 27.
Abuse of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise throughout country
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - The phrase "popping pills" has become more frequently used in conversation among college-aged students in recent times.
Other terms, such as overdose and abuse, have also become more integrated into the daily vocabulary.
Addition of these terms to daily speech is one indication, among other information gathered from research and surveys, that reveals the increasing occurrence of prescription and over-the-counter pill misuse.
The abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs is on the rise among college students, a trend the University of California-Los Angeles group is working to curb, said Daniel Walter, co-founder of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy.
"We are trying to inform students on the risks of using certain drugs recreationally, including those available by prescription and those bought over the counter," Walter said.
A common misconception that prescription and over-the-counter drugs are safer than illicit drugs is contributing to a staggering increase in their abuse among students as young as 9 years old, according to the California Poison Control System.
The number of overdoses due to dextromethorphan, a common ingredient in cough suppressants, reported in patients between the ages of 9 and 17 has increased more than tenfold in the last few years, from 23 cases in 1999 to 375 cases in 2004.
"Students need to know exactly what the dangers are when they misuse these drugs," Walter said.
LSUPD spokesman Capt. Russell Roge said Thomas, an offensive lineman, was charged with a count of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
Giddens, a defensive back, was charged with counts of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and identity theft, according to Roge.
"They have been suspended from the team," said Michael Bonnette, university sports information director.
Roge said the arrest is related to an on-campus apartment burglary March 27.
Abuse of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise throughout country
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - The phrase "popping pills" has become more frequently used in conversation among college-aged students in recent times.
Other terms, such as overdose and abuse, have also become more integrated into the daily vocabulary.
Addition of these terms to daily speech is one indication, among other information gathered from research and surveys, that reveals the increasing occurrence of prescription and over-the-counter pill misuse.
The abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs is on the rise among college students, a trend the University of California-Los Angeles group is working to curb, said Daniel Walter, co-founder of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy.
"We are trying to inform students on the risks of using certain drugs recreationally, including those available by prescription and those bought over the counter," Walter said.
A common misconception that prescription and over-the-counter drugs are safer than illicit drugs is contributing to a staggering increase in their abuse among students as young as 9 years old, according to the California Poison Control System.
The number of overdoses due to dextromethorphan, a common ingredient in cough suppressants, reported in patients between the ages of 9 and 17 has increased more than tenfold in the last few years, from 23 cases in 1999 to 375 cases in 2004.
"Students need to know exactly what the dangers are when they misuse these drugs," Walter said.
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