Podcast: Drugs and the Death Drive feat. Ben Fong
24: Drugs and the Death Drive feat. Ben Fong - Ordinary Unhappiness Abby and Patrick welcome academic and writer Ben Fong, author of the new book Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the...
View ArticlePhilly’s health chief backs restricting xylazine, the animal tranquilizer in...
Philly’s health chief backs restricting xylazine, the animal tranquilizer in city opioidsAubrey Whelan Philadelphia Inquirer 4 Mar 2023 Excerpt: Philadelphia’s health commissioner says her department...
View ArticleColorado becomes second state to legalize “magic mushrooms”
Colorado becomes second state to legalize “magic mushrooms” Jennifer Brown The Colorado Sun 9 Nov 2022 Excerpt: Ten years after legalizing the use and sale of marijuana, Colorado became only the...
View ArticleCBC's madness - 5 years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many...
5 years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questionsAs retailers made it easier to buy cannabis, hospitalization numbers ticked upward Amina Zafar · CBC News...
View ArticleCalifornia bans controversial ‘excited delirium’ diagnosis; is first state to...
A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.By KFF HEALTH NEWS PUBLISHED: October 15, 2023 at 4:41 p.m. |...
View ArticleOff Duty Pilot may have been on magic mushrooms when he tried to bring down a...
Off-duty pilot charged with trying to crash plane was on psychedelic mushrooms The off-duty pilot ‘attempted to grab and pull two red fire handles that would have activated the plane’s emergency fire...
View ArticleI am thinking of seeing a pain specialist...Am I wasting my time?
I am a retired bodybuilder but still train hard 5-6 days a week. I have arthritis in my hips, no cartilage in my left shoulder, and many other injuries....but the pain from those injuries is...
View ArticleEtizolam, Flualprazolam, Clonazolam, Flubromazolam, and Diclazepam... are...
Federal Register :: Request Access Of course this is "temporary placement", but I doubt anything has ever made it out of this status. Consider these benzos as illegal narcotics now. Curiously...
View ArticleJamaica bans broadcasts deemed to glorify drugs, crime
Jamaica bans broadcasts deemed to glorify drugs, crimeMegan Janetsky AP 11 Oct 2022 Excerpt: HAVANA (AP) — Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or...
View Article[Psilocybin] Teen shot to death during home invasion
seems another dealer of mush is going down for selling to a n00b. reminds me of the time i was living at the beach and had some foreigner (limey? i forget...) enter my apartment through an open front...
View ArticleHunter Biden: I fought to get sober. Political weaponization of my addiction...
Hunter Biden: I fought to get sober. Political weaponization of my addiction hurts more than me. The weaponization of my addiction by partisan and craven factions represents a real threat to those...
View ArticleIf Purdue Pharma is bankrupt and defunct, why can I still get their product?
Just wondering. I would think if they no longer sold oxycontin, I wouldn't be able to find any. (If I'm posting in the wrong place, I apologize. Thought Op-Ed might be an abbreviation for "opioid...
View ArticleHow to think about the role of drugs in American life
How to Think About the Role of Drugs in American Life ❧ Current Affairs <p>Benjamin Fong’s ‘Quick Fixes’ offers a nuanced and fascinating look at the intersection of capitalism and chemical...
View ArticleMexican president to US: Fentanyl is your problem
Mexican president to US: Fentanyl is your problemMark Stevenson AP 9 Mar 2023 Excerpt: MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday that his country does not produce or consume fentanyl,...
View ArticleVancouver BC man claims poorly mixed fentanyl results in 'hot spots' which kill.
Looking for feedback - have you heard of this before and if you dont mind saying - where? It makes sense, but this is only the second time I have heard it since fent hit ~2015ish
View ArticleU.S. marijuana legalization support at all-time high of 70%, polling shows
U.S. marijuana legalization support at all-time high of 70%, polling showsDoug Cunningham Wed, November 8, 2023 at 8:15 PM GMT+1 news.yahoo.com Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A Gallup poll published Wednesday shows...
View ArticleNEWS FLASH! "Just Say No" doesn’t work.
Just heard this story on NPR... https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/1211217460/fentanyl-drug-education-dare
View ArticleDPMC VIDEOS Thread
Post any drug related videos here with a small description. Have fun August 2022 mod edit: New threads which use an older video in the OP will be moved into this sticky. Videos for the OP are fine if...
View ArticleWhy legalized marijuana is forcing some police dogs into retirement. USA Today.
With marijuana legalized in more states, many canine cops are headed for retirement As recreational marijuana becomes legal in states like Minnesota, Maryland and Missouri, more drug-detecting police...
View ArticleWhy are there no treatments for cocaine and meth addiction?
Why are there no treatments for cocaine and meth addiction? Amid warnings about rising stimulant use disorders, the FDA is urging drugmakers to develop treatments for cocaine and methamphetamine...
View ArticleAdam Zivo: Astonishing amounts of government-supplied opioids found for sale...
Online drug traffickers are 'loving' Canadian safer supply Adam Zivo Published Oct 21, 2023 Although open drug trafficking is forbidden on Reddit, writer Adam Zivo found no shortage of hydromorphone...
View ArticleControlled substances can be prescribed online until at least late 2024
Drugs Like Adderall and Xanax Can Be Prescribed Online Into 2024 U.S. health and drug officials reversed their earlier position that restrictions on the drugs would be reinstated as the pandemic eased...
View ArticleCanadian-made fentanyl is an international problem, federal police say
Canadian-made fentanyl is an international problem, RCMP says Christian Paas-Lang CBC November 18, 2023 The head of the RCMP unit responsible for fighting organized crime says Canada is not just a...
View ArticlePush to use psychedelic plant, San Pedro cactus, to treat anxiety,...
Hi everyone. I'm posting this news piece published today for two reasons - (1) interesting content regarding upcoming legislation change in Australia on psychedelics as medicine and (2) Bluelight got a...
View ArticleWhy do opioid users have options that help but meth users get nothing but a...
I’m struggling to find a doctor that understands that I’ve always lived with anxiety and never abused my Klonopin, didn’t even take it daily. I’ve been able to get Klonopin even while using...
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