September 6th, 2013
First US Hospital Program to Treat Internet Addiction Opens
According to an ABC News article published Wednesday, the United States’ first Internet addiction treatment center operated out of a hospital will be opening next week. For $14,000, Internet addicts can get their online dependency treated at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional ...
August 28th, 2013
Shady Drug Lodges: Another Reason Not to Stay at a Motel
According to King 5 News and the Seattle Times, a drug bust of colossal proportions occurred at three motels located on Highway 99 in Tukwila, Washington. An armada of local law enforcement agents flooded the three establishments and began arresting suspects. The raid was a result of monitoring ...
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 26th, 2013
Doctors Today Keep Smoking Away
Pediatrician intervention has always been recommended when it comes to adolescent smoking, but evidence of its efficiency has only been confirmed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force in a news release today. The organization tracked statistics and data that demonstrated that primary ...
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 ...
August 21st, 2013
People of Hempfest
Tens upon thousands of tokers blew some smoke at the 22nd Annual Seattle Hempfest. “When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” -President Obama
August 15th, 2013
Less Than 24 Hours To Go Until Hempfest 2013
Hundreds of thousands of marijuana fanatics are getting their bowls packed, theirjoints rolled and their lighters ready as Hempfest, the world’s largest cannabis “protestival,” hits Seattle this
August 8th, 2013
Gupta Goes Green, Changes View On Marijuana
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has made a full 180-degree turn regarding his stance on marijuana. After a year spent researching for the documentary Weed, Dr. Gupta discovered that there actually are medical benefits to marijuana, a fact that goes against the classification ...
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 7th, 2013
Texas Police Pull Over Women and Probe Their Vaginas for Marijuana
After patrol car dash cams acquired several Texas highway patrol officers performing ‘unconstitutional’ cavity searches on females during seemingly routine traffic stops, lawyers and civil rights advocates speculate that these actions are far too common. One isolated incident of this nature ...
August 1st, 2013
Illinois Becomes 20th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation this morning legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. This makes Illinois the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana. Proponents who helped convince the governor to back the medical benefits of marijuana included veterans and those suffering ...
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 30th, 2013
Live Through This: One Woman’s Battle With Heroin
Explicit images often serve as useful tool for exposing the devastating physical effects of drug abuse and addiction. Some of the most impactful drug-free campaigns have introduced revolting, despairing photographs in order to deter drug use and depict its incredibly harmful impacts. In the ...
July 24th, 2013
New Hampshire Becomes 19th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
New Hampshire in legalizing the medical use of marijuana. Yesterday, New Hampshire became the 19th state to legalize marijuana and fully acknowledge the health benefits of the plant. Governor Maggie Hassan signed the bill into law, thus allowing patients who are qualified access to the green ...
July 22nd, 2013
New Study Questions the Legitimacy of Sex Addiction
Many strange and obscure addictions have been called into question by scientific inquiry, but the 16 million Americans who struggle with sex addiction might be surprised to discover the results of a recent UCLA study: “addiction” may be a misnomer. Defining addiction in all of its complexities ...
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.
