It just seems like a bad idea to be able to get your drugs over the same machine you check your email with. After a recent death New Zealand is looking to crack down on prescriptions sent by mail and ordered over the internet. After the death of Graham David Goodwin, a mental patient, from [...]
I always find it fascinating when medicine uses some roundabout way of treating a condition. If a problem cannot be solved per-say then routes around the problem always seem to be found. One exciting new example is the use of anti-obesity drugs in the fight against influenza, hepatitis and HIV. According to NBC10.com: “Researchers [...]
It was not long ago that Heath Ledger died from an overdose of prescription medication. Shortly after there was some speculation as to how much money the late actor was leaving behind, and if his daughter would be taken care of by his estate. News out September 29th shows that his daughter Matilda Rose will [...]
Crystal meth seems like it is taking over the elicit drug market. Even celebrities like Ryan O’Neal and Fergie were/are hooked. The consequences of meth use can be devastating not only on the inside but also on the outside. Many of us are familiar with the “faces of meth” pictures, but the question remains: why [...]
I can imagine the degenerates who were found with £5 million worth of cocaine on the yacht they were sailing on saying the title of this article to officers. On Saturday the 13th of September, men were found on board a yacht off Cornwall in the U.K. with enough cocaine to be estimated at £5 [...]
File this one under the heading of: Everything can kill you. What is the safest thing you can think of to consume? Water seems pretty high up on that list, right? Well, not really. According to Yahoo news drugs are turning up in some pretty unexpected places…like your drinking water. Yahoo states that at least [...]
When you think of Russia what comes to mind first? That’s right: pot smoking sumo wrestlers. Well the cold war may be over, but Russia is still providing us with hoots and hijinx in the form of Hakurozan and Roho, Russian sumo wrestlers. At first I read about these two brothers testing positive for drugs [...]
Nothing that comes across the U.S./Mexican border can be bad right? Wrong. A tunnel has been discovered near Calexico, California that is being used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. What tipped our brilliant drug agents off? How about a bunch of armed men hanging out around a house that housed the tunnel entrance? The [...]
I am of course suggesting Diazepam in jest, but the fact is that this prescription drug is taking the underground drug market for a ride. If you have ever heard of, or taken Valium, then you know what Diazepam is. While it is commonly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, and muscle spasms, [...]
What is incomplete in a story that involves a 22 year-old female…a heroin addict…who’s pregnant? -The robbery of a 71 year-old army veteran, who survived a stroke 5 years ago: that’s what. Yes, lower yourself down a notch, western civilization; you have managed to slip lower than ever before. According to LDNews.com a certain model [...]
