Word: illicitness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...These new findings should be a source of concern for those involved with the prevention and treatment of illicit drug use among young people," Lecturer on Social Psychology Henry Wechsler, one of the authors of the report, said in a press release...
...find that your home has been the scene of illicit activity, Kelly recommends confronting the kids and expressing your disappointment. Censure alone can go a long way. "Believe it or not," she says, "teens are eager to please." If you know the kids' parents are reasonable people, you might say something like "I'll leave it to you to tell them first, and I'll follow up tomorrow." But if you're not sure how parents will react, tread lightly. Lynn Lott, co-author of Positive Discipline for Teenagers, felt terrible after she caught her eighth-grader drinking with friends...
...from race walking to hammer throwing, no fewer than three dozen athletes and coaches were removed for using or supplying banned substances. Dozens more had been pulled from the Games before opening ceremonies because they would have been nailed, and uncounted others were taking human growth hormones and other illicit substances for which no tests were administered...
Almost by definition, it is impossible to know how much illicit cash is siphoned into havens far from the eyes of legal authorities. The U.S. stockbroking giant Merrill Lynch estimated in 1998 that more than $5 trillion, equal to a third of the savings of wealthy people worldwide, was held in offshore accounts. While only a small percentage of that is laundered cash, it's still a huge...
...Dartboard also wonders what kind of urgent calls these students are getting at 10 in the morning. Are McKinsey recruiters ringing the star Ec concentrators with offers of multi-million dollar contracts? Are the Gov jocks waiting for a personal appeal from Gore or Bush? Is there an illicit network of drug deals going down on campus? Get a grip: we're all students, and we should show a little more respect for our esteemed professors and our classmates...