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New research explores the neural hijacking that cocaine addiction causes in the brain.
You won't like what you hear.
Toxic plants used as part of burial ceremonies induced delirium and hallucinations.
Powerful intoxicants could have helped foster alliances and solidify authority.
A class of drugs that many pin their hopes on, but is still poorly understood.
Whether you’re a college student hoping to improve your grades, a professional wanting to achieve more at work, or an older adult hoping to stave off dementia, the idea of popping a magic pill that boosts your brainpower can be tempting. So it’s no surprise that the use of nootropics or smart drugs is on […]
The aircraft was being used for a drug trafficking network.
At home in both weekend raves and the psychiatric ward, MDMA is not your typical street drug.
So far, however, this shift is less damaging overall than the alcohol abuse of old, according to the authors.
Fans of Limitless, prepare to be disappointed.
All life likes to party.
By the end of the decade, most new drugs could be discovered by AIs.
Malaria could be eradicated within a generation, a landmark report says.
Americans' spending on drugs rivals spending on alcohol.
Drug overdosing is still a huge healthcare problem in the US -- but at least there now seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
Alcohol is a depressant that can cause all sorts of health issues when combined with drugs, illegal or not.
A different strategy for tackling drug fatalities at festivals.
The answer depends on whom you ask.
With great empathy comes great stress as well!
These pose "a serious public health risk." Most are sexual enhancement, weight loss, and bodybuilding supplements.
Getting high frequently may make it difficult to imagine a personal future.
One-third of American adults take at least one drug with depression as a side effect.
Science is making great progress in eradicating the infection that kills 1.7 million annually.
The purpose is to identify how everyday consciousness works.
A look at how antiquated views and obsolete policies impact patients and physicians alike.
It just doesn't work.
Opiates kill pain -- but they also kill people.
The drugs were manufactured to treat different conditions but they also seem to block an important pathway linked to brain cell death.
Let's face it: the war on drugs has failed.
People frequently overindulge, sometimes to the point of developing sugar addictions. There has been a lot of interest in the pharmaceutical industry in finding treatments that can combat this effect, with little results up to now. But, a world-first study led by QUT might change that.
A new report questions the legitimacy of today's "War on Drugs," seeing as the five-decade long process has failed to reduce either the supply or demand for narcotics. The authors urge for 'scientifically grounded' policies to be implemented, including regulated markets for cannabis.
How long marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and other drugs stay in your urine, hair or blood.
British researchers investigated the long term effects of LSD. It's well documented that LSD may induce a psychosis, and participants involved with the study did indeed score higher on a test meant to gauge the disorder. Weeks after the first hit, however, the participants exhibited increased optimism and trait openness worked mid to long term.
Exercise is good for you, we all know that. Even better with drugs.
A dubious pharmaceutical startup recently bought the rights to a drug that treats a parasitic infection, then raised the price 500-fold seemingly over night. The drug targets a somewhat rare condition that affects immune compromised pregnant women, but also malaria and AIDS. Ironically enough, it was developed by a much hated big pharma company, GlaxoSmithKline, in 1953 and used to cost $1 a pill only a couple years ago. It has since traded hands twice, before coming under the control of Turing Pharmaceuticals, a start-up run by a former hedge fund manager.
A lesser known side effect of a famous blue pill.
When drugs are imported into the United States, the people responsible aren't just damaging human lives; they may also be wreaking havoc on the environment. The illegal drug industry is harmful to nature in ways the average person may have never realized; let’s take a look at how this happens.
There’s no secret prescriptions drugs have taken off in the past few decades, amounting to a multi-billion dollar industry. Millions are hooked on them, despite this why are so many policymakers or key people of interest shutting an eye on the potential perils these drugs pose? In the quest to treat symptoms, not diseases, physicians […]
A report released to the public by the USDA Inspector General states that numerous beef samples were found to contain penicillin, the antibiotics florfenicol, sulfamethazine and sulfadimethoxine, the antiparasite drug ivermectin, the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug flunixin and heavy metals. Some of the meat entered the human food supply, and as we all know what your food ate you […]
Henry Ford’s Model T automobile changed not only the way the average American traveled (the first trully affordable vehicle for the middle class), but the way industry in all its forms viewed production. By switching from hand craft to the assembly line, Ford drastically cut cost and speed of production of his automobiles, a model […]
After going to a Boston club a few years ago, Mike Abramson, now a Worcester Polytechnic Institute grad, had a few sips from a drink and immediately felt intoxicated. According to him, his drink had been spiked with drugs. The event prompted him to do something about it, and later inspired him to design plastic […]
Researchers at Parabon NanoLabs have developed an unique tool that allows scientists to use an intuitive drag-and-drop computer interface, much like in any other 3-D CAD software like Catia or AutoCAD, together with DNA self-assembly techniques, to develop and test new drugs much faster. Called the Parabon Essemblix Drug Development Platform, the tool can be used to design molecular pieces […]
According to a recently released study authored by American physicians, sleeping pills are linked to a more-than fourfold risk of premature death. If that wasn’t enough, the study goes on to state that people who take high doses are associated with a 35-percent increased risk of cancer, compared to non-users, although a valid explanation as to why this happens […]
A new study which capitalized on an extensive ongoing survey, shows that children with high IQs, especially girls, are more likely to indulge in illicit drug use in their 30’s than people with lower IQs. Dr. James White of Cardiff University and his team of researchers used data gathered from the British Cohort Study, an ongoing […]
Meditation can have pain reliefing effects much greater than even morphine, one of the strongest drugs, according to a recent study. We are only beginning to understand the deep effects that meditation has on our bodies, and researchers are baffled, to say the least. It calms and relieves pain with unbelievable efficiency, reducing the pain […]
Researchers have found that the mystical experiences obtained by volunteers under the psychoactive substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms has lead to a substantial improvement of their lives. Although a lot of similar studies have been made showing the beneficial long term effects which come with ingesting psilocybin mushrooms, be it spiritual or physical, this particular […]
It’s ignorance like this that never sees to baffle me. Steve Pop is an overnight notorious psychotherapist who, like most of today’s center stage and tomorrow’s props, became famous after stating live on BBC Radio that “spending two hours on a game station is equivalent to taking a line of cocaine in the high it produces […]
Nobody wants to grow old, but at least at this point in our evolution, it’s unavoidable. Growing old however, is relative; it depends on your lifestyle, genes, etc. Recently, researchers from McMaster University claimed they have figured out a cocktail of ingredients that has a significant effect in delaying the aging process. Their findings were […]
The sun begins to ooze off outside of Birmingham, England. It’s tea time. A woman stands alone in her house, making herself a nice warm cup. After the tea is done, she stirs a half spoon cannabis in her tea, in an attempt to seek relief from pain and spasms caused by her multiple sclerosis. […]
Turns out, heroin was much easier to get a few decades ago.
