Stupid Drug Story of the Week Nov 21, 2009
Today co-host Meredith Vieira called the huffing of inhalants "a deadly trend among tweens" before handing it off to reporter Jeff Rossen, who claimed that "new numbers show this is now the 'it drug' for young kids." He continues, "This quick high, all the rage among high school kids, is now invading elementary and middle schools. Now more eighth graders abuse household cleaners than marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinogens combined." ... The provided by the government's National Institute on Drug... (Slate)
Sell drugs in shops - think tank Nov 13, 2009
The group of "psychedelics", including hallucinogens such as LSD, could be subject to supervised use in "drug clubs" or groups in licensed venues, the book suggests. The book says prescription and supervised use would be needed for the riskiest drugs and preparations, including injectable drugs, which are most associated with problematic or chronic dependent use. (BBC News -- UK)
Computers Reveal Unexpected Drug Side Effects Nov 7, 2009
In one of their follow-up experiments, the scientists investigated the molecular targets of the hallucinogenic substance dimethyltrytamine (DMT), which had previously been postulated to act through a site known as the sigma-1 receptor. Using the computational approach, Roth and colleagues found that DMT had a high affinity for serotonin receptors, including the binding site for LSD, another hallucinogen ... They also showed that the substance is hallucinogenic in normal mouse models but not in... (Science Daily)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
s." Has it occurred to you that maybe that is just who he is and the people he surrounds himself with are just a reflection of himself? I see Obama and his presidency as the crowning of the ideas of that northeastern liberal aristocracy you so much criticize. He appears to me as a clich? of all their pathologies, and yet you seem infatuated with him. You continually praise his speech and demeanor while to me it seems like a mask for his lack of substance. I find him to be a man of an oversized... (Salon)
Edit: What's Up, Family Doc? Oct 31, 2009
Either his flock needs to escape reality via intake of verbal hallucinogens. Or Rajnath suffers see-no-evil vision problems. (India Times, India)
OSU gets $100K to help fight Rx abuse Oct 29, 2009
With more Americans abusing prescription drugs than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined, it s clear that more needs to be done to combat this growing societal issue, Ken Hale, OSU s assistant dean for professional and external affairs for the pharmacy college, said in a release. With support from the Cardinal Health Foundation, the programming that we are developing will help more Americans understand prescription medication abuse and how to prevent it. (Columbus Business First, OH)
HDNet's 'Dan Rather Reports' Exposes Texas 'Pill Mills' Oct 27, 2009
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, nearly seven million Americans are abusing prescription drugs; that's more than the number who abuse heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and hallucinogens combined. These legal painkillers are the newest drug of choice among drug users and the leading cause of drug overdoses. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
What is in Chocolate? Oct 24, 2009
This compound is classified as a hallucinogen and has properties similar to amphetamines. Dr. Michael Liebowitz, a psychologist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute hypothesized that phenylathylamine increases romantic feelings. (Suite101.com)
Motorcycle tags target of recent theft complaints Oct 24, 2009
Pillittieri said she was aware they were hallucinogens when dried, but didn't know they were illegal since they "came from the ground.". Charges for possession of a controlled substance were pending. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
I, too, have indelible memories of the risky, ecstatic mysticism of the late '60s (trivialized by younger baby boomers who turned hallucinogens into party drugs) and often wonder where that mystery depth dimension went. But there is a sense in which that spirituality was only another affluence-subsidized consumer good, the Davy Crockett coonskin cap of our adolescence. (Salon)
Scituate stabbing suspect held, had threatened to blow up a CVS, police say Oct 17, 2009
New Hampshire authorities said they found child pornography, marijuana, hallucinogens, and a large quantity of flammable chemicals at Reussow s home, but they never filed charges because a search warrant was improperly executed, according to the police report. about this issue. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Texas judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional... Oct 3, 2009
"Because the Texas Constitution gives the CITIZEN the power to be left alone and not be forced to abide by "the majority's" opinion of how he should live his own life!!! Why should anyone other than YOU tell you who you can marry (and not kids, or your box turtle as the right wing nuts like to argue...we are talking about consenting adults)","createdAt":"2 Oct 2009 20:34:05... (The Drudge Report)
LSD Returns--For Psychotherapeutics Sep 25, 2009
Have a Nice Trip: The counterculture popularity of the hallucinogen LSD sidetracked research on its possible medical uses for decades. TED STRESHINSKY Corbis. (Scientific American)
Axelrod: Obama Firm on Public Option Sep 14, 2009
They must be some pretty powerful hallucinogens. If there were more than 10,000 I'll let you tea bag me on the capitol steps at noon. (CBS News)
Abuse of prescription drugs dips Sep 11, 2009
The drops in methamphetamine and prescription drug abuse were offset by increases among some age groups of marijuana and hallucinogen use, according to the survey of 67,500 people age 12 and older. Illegal drug use among people 50 to 59 increased from 2. (USA Today)
Welcome to Stillwater Sep 5, 2009
But I do take hallucinogens before writing Weekend Predictions every week. It frees the mind, dont you think. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Explaining the Near Death Experienc... Sep 2, 2009
In various lab tests, subjects who took hallucinogens reported seeing similar patterns and tunnel-like images. Seeing Gods, Angels and the Afterlife. (Suite101.com)
Dr. Marc Nelson to the Black Rock Desert - stat Sep 1, 2009
"After that, yes, there are a lot of hallucinogens up there. Ecstasy is very popular. A lot of pot, of course. The bigger problems occur with bad batches of drugs. "We do occasionally see the drug overdose where people stop breathing and we need to put a tube down them and ventilate them until the drug wears off. Most of the time they end up getting airlifted or sent by ambulance to Reno. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Taking Woodstock' explores the road to Max's Farm Aug 28, 2009
But the movie is frustratingly sedate, more opiate than hallucinogen. Michael Wadleigh's 1970 documentary "Woodstock" captured the love of life, music and drugs that was the pop culture event 40 years ago. (Fresno Bee)
Parents guide to new movie releases Aug 27, 2009
But the movie is frustratingly sedate, more opiate than hallucinogen. ADAM. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Baby Boomers Still Getting High Aug 21, 2009
The study surveyed use of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants and prescription drugs used non-medically. At the other end of the age spectrum, the rate for those aged 18-25 who admitted to using illicit drugs was relatively unchanged at 19. (Newsmax)
Officer hospitalized after LSD gets on his skin Aug 17, 2009
Todd Buchas, 30, of Snowberry Road in Ballston Spa, who is accused of exposing the officer to the hallucinogen, is charged with felony counts of assault and criminal possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanors, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration. According to police, officers working the drug detail were trying to take Buchas into custody when he ran away, trying to discard items as he fled. (Albany Times Union)
Salvia on Schedule: Law, Medicine and a Hallucinogen Collide Aug 12, 2009
Salvia on Schedule: Law, Medicine and a Hallucinogen: Scientific American ... Salvia on Schedule: Law, Medicine and a Hallucinogen ... ALTERED STATES: The Mexican herb Salvia divinorum contains the most powerful natural hallucinogen known. (Scientific American)
A look at Obamas third term Aug 4, 2009
chshrcat wrote on Aug 3, 2009 7:32 AM:" Psychedelic drugs figured prominently in the hippie culture of the 1960s and 1970s, but their popularity declined during the 1980s. Recent studies reveal that hallucinogen use is on the rise in the 1990s, particularly among young adults of the same socioeconomic class as those who embraced these substances in previous decades. While current hallucinogen users seem to have little involvement in criminal activities, their drug-taking behavior places them at... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Read the story Aug 3, 2009
Weller was taken to a hospital for a blood test, and initial results found no traces of alcohol or psychoactive drugs such as antidepressants and hallucinogens. Mary Roney, who has lived two doors down from Weller and his wife for 30 years, said he has never had any trouble driving and she did not know of any health problems. (CBS News -- Evening News)
A lesser-known, ancient drug draws both users and critics Jul 24, 2009
Salvia divinorum, a herbal hallucinogen that is legal to sell and consume in Massachusetts and many other states, has recently come under attack as lawmakers and concerned parents link it to some salvia users' suicides and push to criminalize the drug. Delaware and Virginia, along with six other states -- Tennessee, North Dakota, Maine, Illinois, Louisiana and Missouri -- have outlawed selling and consumption of salvia. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Time to change our failed drug policies Jul 14, 2009
The fact is that the use of psychoactive substances from alcohol to cannabis to hallucinogens has been a part of human history since the first caveman discovered that that sheep s horn full of fermented berry juice made him feel kind of jolly. In battling the abuse of these substances, we d be better off facing this fact. (Weymouth News, MA)
Prescription drug abuse ravages state's youth Jul 7, 2009
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says nearly 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, noting that is "more than the number who are abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy and inhalants combined." The DEA also reports that "opioid painkillers now cause more overdose deaths than cocaine and heroin combined.". "Something needs to be done, because it's killing our kids every day." said Lynn Kissick. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Rx drug abuse numbers up Jul 7, 2009
According to a DEA report, nearly 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs; that's more than the number who are abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy, and inhalants combined. The number is up 80 percent in just the past 6 years and misuse of the painkillers represents 3/4's of the overall problem with prescription drugs and nearly 1 in 10 high school seniors admit to abuse. (KSLA.com, LA)
Suspect leads police on chase through Southwest Houston Jul 3, 2009
"We are suspecting that he was under the influence of hallucinogens or narcotics. We are going to find out," said Zitzman. Follow KHOU-TV on. (KHOU.com, TX)
Jackson, Drugs and a Growing U.S. Trend Jul 3, 2009
Nearly 7 million people abuse pharmaceuticals nationwide - more than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy and inhalants combined. In a startling new report, deaths in Florida from the drug oxycodone, better known as oxycontin, are up 33 percent from 2007 to 2008. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Three Shot At East Hartford Candlelight Vigil Jul 3, 2009
The bail commissioner said he has convictions for sale of a hallucinogen, second-degree robbery, third-degree assault, first-degree larceny and violation of probation. Earlier, he was charged with one count each of criminal attempt to commit murder and reckless endangerment in connection with Wednesday night's shooting, said Officer Hugo Benettieri, department spokesman. (FOX61, CT)
States Try to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse Jul 2, 2009
That's more than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy and inhalants combined. Florida's drug czar Bill Janes says addiction to prescription drugs is an epidemic. (CBS News)
'Magic mint' hallucinogen under fire in U.S. Jun 22, 2009
Magic mint' hallucinogen under fire in U.S. - USATODAY.com ... Magic mint' hallucinogen under fire in U.S. ... Salvia divinorum leaves are a cash crop for poor areas in Mexico, but the powerful hallucinogen is coming under fire in the United States. (USA Today)
smallbusiness Jun 22, 2009
8h ago By , USA TODAY Eleven states have rushed to pass laws that restrict the use of the powerful hallucinogen Salvia divinorum, known as "magic mint," and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is studying whether it should be banned nationwide. FIND MORE STORIES IN. (USA Today -- Tech)
States ban exotic drug from Mexico called 'magic mint' Jun 22, 2009
"This is it," he said: the powerful hallucinogen salvia divinorum, a plant that in just a few years has emerged from Mexico's Indian villages to become one of the hottest drugs in the United States. Videos on Web sites like YouTube show first-time users looking stunned, pawing the air or laughing hysterically after a few puffs of "magic mint," which has become an important cash crop for poor farmers here in Mexico's Sierra Mazateca. (AZCentral)
Agony and ecstasy Jun 20, 2009
Scientists in North America, Europe and Israel are studying the use of MDMA, LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, marijuana and other banned psychoactive substances in treating conditions such as anxiety, cluster headaches, addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder ... No studies had been performed on the effects of banned psychoactive drugs on humans since 1971 (though a thaw came in 1990 with a study to assess the relationship between schizophrenia and dimethyltryptamine or DMT, a potent... (The Economist)
Parents worry about spread of little-known, legal hallucinogen that's big on YouTube Jun 18, 2009
teens smoked a little-known Mexican sage sold legally to adults in California, and apt to launch users into a strong, hallucinogenic and sometimes fearful mind trip. "Since then he must have had five texts in a week's time saying 'I got the Salvia, let's blaze,'" Cooper said. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Issa: Reform Is Needed, but Don’t Use Medicare Model Jun 17, 2009
Mix it up with an apothecary s dose of rhetorical hallucinogens, and package it nicely with the label of change and hope that the country buys it. The president told us during his campaign that his plan would save every American as much as $2,500 per year on their health insurance premiums, but if his ability to estimate premium savings is anything like his ability to estimate job creation, I m afraid we re in for another unpleasant surprise. (Roll Call)
MENIFEE: Teens hear about dangers of drugs, alcohol (9) Jun 1, 2009
"It's a dissociative state, like a hallucinogen.". Beckwith said the active ingredient in cold medicine, dextromethorphan, is what causes the trance when taken in high doses. (North County Times)
Flipping The Brain's Addiction Switch Without Drugs May 29, 2009
23, 2005) A naturally occurring hallucinogen advocated by some clinicians as a potent anti-addiction drug has been rigorously studied for the first time, confirming its ability to block alcohol craving in. . (Science Daily)
The ugly truth Vast illegal drug market in America May 28, 2009
Homeless heroin addicts in big cities, "meth heads' in Midwest trailer parks, pop culture and sports stars, teens smoking marijuana with their Baby Boomer parents in Vermont - in all, 46 percent of Americans 12 and older have indulged in the often destructive national pastime of illicit drug use. This array of consumers is providing a vast, recession-proof, apparently unending market for the Mexican gangs locked in a drug war that has killed more than 10,780 people since December 2006. No matter... (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Jerome Chirstenson: There’s a problem: Smart is hard May 28, 2009
"The difference is I see a difference between a clump of cells without a nervous system and a fully developed teenage boy. HUGE difference.If parents go off the deep end and can't make rational choices, their children need to be protected from them. PERIOD. Would you be fine with allowing children to drink poison or handle snakes if that is their parents' beliefs? How about smoking hallucinogens? Hosting underage drinking parties with parental consent? ". MidwestAtheist wrote on May 27, 2009... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Newcomers launch into rare air May 27, 2009
These series -- Showtime's "United States of Tara," CBS' " The Mentalist," Fox's "Lie to Me" and three from HBO: " True Blood," "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" and "Eastbound -- are all rookie shows that have broken free of the first-season pack. Not only are they getting ratings that will likely guarantee a second season -- they're also gleaning critical acclaim, an ever-rarer combination in series television. All of them are, ultimately, about discovery, more overtly, of course, with the... (Multichannel News)
NASCAR should reveal what Mayfield took May 12, 2009
Seven different amphetamines, including methamphetamine and PMA, a synthetic psychostimulant and hallucinogen. Three drugs classified under ephedrine. (MSNBC -- Sports)
An Unforgettable Tale Of Amnesia May 4, 2009
I've experienced strange things in my day (the 60-70's, hallucinogens, etc. but NOTHING compares with actually having your memory erased. (CBS News)
Self-pity: The enemy of faith and happiness Apr 30, 2009
Brian Morgan wrote on Apr 29, 2009 12:29 AM:" The vast majority of psychaitrists and mental health professionals recognize that clinical depression is for many clearly a biochemical disorder caused by underlying genetic tendencies. Are there people with depression who have underlying emotional causes? Perhaps but Freudian psychotherapy and its adherents have proven to be largely a failure. Certainly to have clergy throw another guilt trip unto already emotionally disturbed people by calling them... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
How America could out-Canada Canada Apr 28, 2009
And let us not forget rock 'n' roll, the birth-control pill, pot and hallucinogens. Cars, money, politics, sex, drugs and music. (Globe and Mail)
Opinion: Time for some straight talk about marijuana Apr 19, 2009
These students are more likely to report abusing other drugs, such as cocaine, hallucinogens and prescription drugs, and to engage in other illegal behaviors. No student starts out occasionally smoking pot with the goal of becoming a habitual user. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Why Do Teenage Girls Blame Rihanna for Her Beating? Mar 15, 2009
Learning about hallucinogens certainly livened up what could have been an afternoon of trigonometry. But, far and away, the subject that penetrated the least was our unit on relationships and abuse. (Slate)
Oregon church awaits ruling on use of hallucinogens Feb 21, 2009
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Friday, February 20, 2009 8:30 AM PST. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lawmaker finds a cause in a hallucinogenic mint Feb 17, 2009
He said many regular users of hallucinogens say they do not enjoy it because it is too potent ... The partnership does not have a stance on the proposed legislation, but Wood said they favor limiting access to Salvia and other hallucinogens. (News & Observer)
Psychoactive Compound Activates Mysterious Receptor Feb 14, 2009
13, 2009) A hallucinogenic compound found in a plant indigenous to South America and used in shamanic rituals regulates a mysterious protein that is abundant throughout the body, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have discovered ... In addition, a unique receptor for the hallucinogen, called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), has never been identified ... "We have no idea at present if or how the sigma-1 receptor may be connected to hallucinogenic activity," says senior author Arnold Ruoho,... (Science Daily)
British government rejects advice on ecstasy classification Feb 12, 2009
He said ecstasy had originally been made a class A drug only because of a mistaken belief at the time that it was a hallucinogen like LSD.. A change to class B would have put ecstasy on a level with other amphetamines, with a maximum five years for possession, rather than seven years for class A.. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
