September 18th, 2012
Presidential Candidates on Drug Policy
Some of the most popular questions raised in this year’s presidential election have to do with drug policy, but it seems to be a subject no one really wants to discuss. Neither the Republican or Democratic party websites address the issue directly, but here’s a look into other sources that do. ...
September 11th, 2012
Internet Addiction is Genetic, They Say…
Last week a German study at the University of Bonn revealed a genetic variation “essential” to the formation of internet addiction therapies. This gene, CHRNA4, is also linked to nicotine addiction and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors associated with the brain’s reward pathways. Now ...
September 6th, 2012
What Would You Say to an Addict?
Each individual has a unique perspective on addiction. Some view it as a disease; others, a choice. By all who have seen or experienced the horrific grip that drugs can take on the life of an addict, one hopeful conclusion can ultimately be drawn: recovery is possible. Keeping in mind the ...
August 8th, 2012
Silk Road, Tor, and Bitcoin: the 21st Century Drug Dealer
A few years ago, I would have scoffed at the idea of an online drug marketplace. It just wouldn’t work. Everything we do on the internet is traceable to who and where we are. Surely, illicit action online (especially regarding drugs, the US government’s greatest pet-peeve) would quickly be ...
August 1st, 2012
What Do the Olympics Have to Do With the War on Drugs? More Than You Might Think
107: that’s the number of athletes who were banned for doping offenses before this year’s Olympic Games began. Since then, twelve would-be participants have been sent home by the International Association of Athletics Federations, including nine who were found guilty on the eve of the London ...
July 24th, 2012
James Holmes: Vicodin, Marijuana and the Batman Massacre
James Holmes, the suspect in Aurora, Colorado’s Batman massacre early Friday morning, abused Vicodin. Reports also lead us to believe he smoked marijuana. What does this mean for these drugs? Is Holmes’ Vicodin abuse responsible for his violence? Does the Batman massacre lineup alongside ...
July 17th, 2012
Research Bias, Selective Sourcing, and the Medicalization of Counterculture
Truths About Marijuana. Why we should dispense with the dispensaries once and for all. A guest post by “Jamaal Mica Durine”, freelance journalist. “Jamaal” prefers to remain anonymous. First, I’d like to thank Alltreatment for allowing me this guest post about the truths ...
July 13th, 2012
Contest Complete!
1. Jenkem Yes. There are no words. It’s made of poop. Go ahead. Pee and poop in a reusable container. A two liter bottle will work fine. Finished? Now seal the top– Saran wrap will do, or a balloon. Ok. Perfect. Now set it out in the sun. Wonderful. You’re doing well. ...
July 12th, 2012
Contest!
2. Krokodil Heroin’s flesh-rotting deformed child Krokodil is Russian for crocodile; the scaly creatures your skin begins to resemble if you take much of this budget heroin. Sadly, scaly skin is the least of a krokodil user’s worries. Miss the vein once and krokodil forms abscesses in ...
July 12th, 2012
DMT: The Spirit Molecule Review
DMT: The Spirit MoleculeDirected by Mitch Schultz Sitting down to watch the documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule, I hadn’t the slightest idea of what I should expect. I’d heard of DMT and Ayahuasca before, and I knew people often drew parallels between these substances and near-death ...
July 11th, 2012
Contest!
3. Oxi Brazil’s “drug of death” In the drug world, distribution follows money. Most high-grade South American cocaine gets exported to North America, where it commands a lucrative price. The pure cocaine that stays in South America is rare and expensive. As a result, drug ...
July 10th, 2012
Bryan Lewis Saunders: Art “Under the Influence”
[Editor’s note: This article does not represent or speak for Alltreatment.com or our affiliates. The following post does not reflect the views of Alltreatment.com, and the opinions presented herein are the property of Bryan Lewis Saunders alone.] “For hundreds of years, artists have been ...
July 10th, 2012
Contest!
4. Levamisole The de-worming agent your friend is snorting Typically used to chemically de-worm livestock, levamisole can now be found in the noses and bloodstreams of cocaine users across the world. Excessive levamisole ingestion can lead in around 10% of humans to agranulocytosis, a sudden ...
July 10th, 2012
Contest!
5. Fentanyl Heroin’s ADHD little brother Let’s go ahead and mix metaphors: fentanyl is heroin on crack. Sound bad? F produces effects like heroin but several hundred times as powerful. Taken carefully, fentanyl is perhaps no worse than morphine– euphoric, relaxing, ...
July 5th, 2012
Contest!
Can you guess the five worst recreational drugs in the world? Prize: Winner to receive a FREE SIGNED COPY of Nick Reding’s Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town from Bloomsbury USA publishing. How it works: Starting Monday, July 8, we will post one article per day counting down ...
June 27th, 2012
A Vaccine for Nicotine?
Rodent testing has discovered a vaccine that takes the pleasure out of smoking. We’re wondering: did the lab mice smoke cigarettes, or cigars? Researchers at Cornell College and Scripps Research Institute may have found a way to reduce the addiction resultant from nicotine in tobacco ...
