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Teen at Center of Colossal Drug Ring That Netted $20K a Month Busted By Police

Camilla Turner — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:02:47 +0000

An undercover investigation in Ohio has led to the shocking revelation that a 17-year-old is at the center of a huge drug ring that brings in up to $20,000 per month. And here you thought it was tough for teens to find a summer job. “He looks like someone who would be in your church [...]

John Lydon Argues for the Legalization of Drugs

Chad Childers — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:08:07 +0000

The always outspoken John Lydon dipped into the debate on drugs during the U.K. program ‘Question Time’ Friday night (July 6). The vocalist argued that drugs should be legalized, but he put a condition on what would need to happen for that to occur. During the panel discussion, the Sex Pistols singer stated, “I want [...]

Beatles Still Blamed by Russian Officials for 'Recreational Drug Use Increase'

Jeff Giles — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:11:06 +0000

According to a Russian health official, the youth of his country have a major drug problem — and it all goes back to those darn Beatles. “After the Beatles went to expand their consciousness in India ashrams, they introduced that idea – the changing of one’s psychic state of mind using drugs – to the [...]

Disturbing Report Says Marijuana Use Among Teens Is on the Rise

Mike Adams — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:00:57 +0000

A new survey suggests that more teenagers today are smoking pot rather than cigarettes. According to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control, 23 percent of high school-aged kids said that they had recently partaken in marijuana, while 18 percent of those surveyed said they had smoked cigarettes. In the past, the CDC [...]

Smarter Kids May Be Experimenting More with Drugs — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:00:45 +0000

A new study of 8,000 kids published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health finds those who had high IQs were more likely to use certain illicit drugs as they aged. Smarter girls in particular may tend to experiment with marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs later on.

87-Year-Old Man Caught With 104 Bricks of Cocaine [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:43 +0000

Police in Michigan pulled an elderly man over during a routine traffic stop, and when he refused a search of his pickup truck, a drug sniffing dog found almost 228 pounds of cocaine in the back.

Police then arrested 87-year-old Leo Sharp for possession of the drug.

Addiction Vaccines Will Potentially Cure Nicotine and Drug Dependencies

Nick Romano — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:00:55 +0000

Scientists in San Diego are developing new vaccines that will potentially cure addictions, allowing cigarette and drug abusers to kick their habits with a simple injection.

Dr. Kim D. Janda, a Scripps Research Institute professor, is one of the leading experts, having made addiction vaccines his main priority for the past 25 years. “We view this as an alternative or better way for some people,” he tells The New York Times in reference to rehab programs.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wants HGH Tests for Players This Year

Joe Student — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:00:43 +0000

NFL players will be tested for human growth hormone this season, if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets his way. The NFL players’ union and the league agreed to the testing as part of the new collective bargaining agreement made this off-season. The random, league-wide testing for the potentially performance-enhancing substance was supposed to have already [...]

50 Trippiest Drug Hallucinations in Movies [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:33 +0000

From ‘Trainspotting’ to ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ to ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ filmmakers have tried all sorts of different ways to portray drug hallucinations in the movies.

This montage, put together by supercut-maker extraordinaire Mewlists, features 50 of the most famous drug trips ever put on film. See how many you can recognize — and try not to get a contact high.

Can New Drug Reverse the Effects of Hereditary Blindness?

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:46:55 +0000

While researchers are reluctant to call idebenone a cure for blindness, the drug has restored the vision of some people who suffer from hereditary blindness in a recent clinical study. Fifty-five people with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy — which generally strikes men in their 20s and leaves them completely blind within three-to-six months — were [...]