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.
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.
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
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
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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.
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.