December 9th, 2013
Hidden Meth Pipe Lands Woman in Hospital and Jail
26-year-old North Dakota resident, Jeana Marie Smart, was arrested on Monday after police uncovered a warrant for her arrest, revealing she had “failed to appear in court on a pending narcotics and drug paraphernalia case,” according to the police report. Once transported to the Cass County ...
November 19th, 2013
Sisa: The Drug Self-Medicating Greece’s Unemployed
Derived from the Persian word for glass, Sisa, is a destructive, cheap synthetic drug crawling through the poverty-stricken streets of Greece. While little is known about the drug, Open Democracy reports that it’s an enhanced form of crystal methamphetamine created by mixing amphetamines with a ...
October 21st, 2013
Meth-like Compound Found in Sport Supplements
In the world of supplements, skeptics have always questioned the safety and quality of certain products. What some companies market as an all-natural component may actually be more synthetic than one would assume. Recently, scientists detected a methamphetamine-like compound in two fitness ...
August 27th, 2013
Thailand’s Meth Market Targets Children With Candy-like Pills
Methamphetamine drug producers in Thailand entice children with candy flavored stimulants, bringing on a whole new meaning to the Skittle trademark, “Taste the Rainbow.” Yaba- literally translated, “crazy medicine”- contains a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine. Although the drug has ...
August 22nd, 2013
North Korea Funds State-Run Meth Labs, Now Experiencing Meth Epidemic
According to North Korean Review and an article by Max Fisher, The Washington Post’s foreign affairs blogger, North Korea is dealing with what is being called a crystal meth epidemic. The overwhelming number of meth addicts, particularly in the northern provinces of the country, is attributed ...
April 24th, 2013
Seattle Father Faces Jail Time After Daughter Eats Meth
On Monday, April 22nd, The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a man acting strangely at a Burger King in Ashland, Ore. The deputies followed the trail all the way to Elijah Benbow, a 28 year old Seattle man. One of the deputies identified Benbow’s vehicle as it was ...
April 8th, 2011
Drugs and Their Effects – Stimulants
Among the most prevalent and dangerous stimulant drugs are cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine. These drugs can be smoked, snorted, injected and swallowed. Cocaine is the third most highly abused type of drug in America (after #1 marijuana and #2 prescription drugs), with 1.9 million users.
March 22nd, 2011
Georgia Meth Labs, Smaller, More Numerous
In 2008 and 2009, Georgia maintained a fairly steady Meth lab bust rate, with busts at 152 and 165 respectively. Then 2010 rolled around the corner and a new type of meth lab was formed. Meth labs traditionally take up lots of space and require a large amount of materials for ...
February 21st, 2011
The Last Chance Texaco – Interview
Chris has struggled with Crystal Meth since his 20’s, but I can’t tell his story as well as he can, so i suggest you read it here now he is four years sober. He runs the blog The Last Chance Texaco where he details his daily struggle, and speaks on just about all topics related […]
