February 15th, 2016
Cocaine Steals Memory Away
Cocaine Steals Memory Away Cocaine steals memory away.Even though it sounds like something that may be common sense, it really isn’t. Many people will look at the effects of drugs and alcohol on their lives, but many times, they will choose to pursue the use of them anyways. Because of that, a ...
May 9th, 2014
Detroit’s Attempt at a Bright Future
Despite Detroit's grim present, there's hope for a bright future.
March 3rd, 2014
Vancouver’s Crack Pipe Vending Machines
The Portland Hotel Society (PHS), the group that co-founded North America’s first supervised injection site, Vancouver’s Insite, has launched another harm reduction project in the city: crack pipe vending machines. According to The Globe and Mail, PHS’ Drug Users Resource Center placed two of ...
November 20th, 2013
Research Sheds Light on Cocaine Addiction & DNA
Thanks to the concerted efforts by the University of Pennsylvania researchers and rats, more progress has been made in understanding addiction — specifically, cocaine addiction and its genetic effects on the brain across generations. In a study led by Mathieu Wimmer, PhD, the male ...
August 15th, 2013
The Decline of Cocaine Consumption in the United States
The world's largest cocaine market has been on the decline for three decades.
August 7th, 2013
Can I Get an Ice Cream Coke — I Mean, Cone?
An NYC ice cream truck, ran by twenty-year-old part-time student Mina Gatas, offered more than just Klondike bars. Cleverly coined “Operation Snowcone,” a recent police bust uncovered that the driver sold an entirely different kind of “treat” to those in the know: hard narcotics; namely, ...
August 1st, 2013
Cocaine Withdrawal
If you want to quit successfully, you must be ready to face the difficult withdrawal process.
July 31st, 2013
Mummified Inca Children Reveal Dark, Drug-Filled Secrets
In 1999, archaeologists made a startling discovery. On the summit of Llullaillaco, a volcano in Argentina, three young mummies were discovered within a shrine more than 20,000 feet above sea level. Half a millennia later, scientists discover that the “world’s most-well preserved” mummies were ...
July 18th, 2013
Epilepsy Drug Shown to Reduce Cocaine Dependence, Penn Study Reports
Research completed in late June by a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania shows a prospective new use for the drug topiramate, an anticonvulsant drug used to treat epilepsy.
July 12th, 2013
Kings of Cocaine: The Colombian Drug Cartels
How did the Colombian Cartels rise to power?
May 21st, 2013
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (Allegedly) Videotaped Smoking Crack
Ever hear the story about the mayor who got caught on videotape smoking crack? The name Marion Barry should ring a bell. In 1990, at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, FBI agents procured a video of Barry, then the mayor of Washington, D.C., smoking crack in a hotel room. Last week, ...
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January 30th, 2011
Levamisole: A Dangerous New Cutting Agent
A frightening new cutting agent is springing up nationwide, making its way into batches of cocaine.
January 30th, 2011
How to Quit Cocaine
Cocaine is a viciously addictive substance that can lead to dangerous outcomes.
