Phil TaylorTHE HOT BUTTON Aug 12, 2009
"We're having a hard time fathoming what we're hearing, specifically, the idea that the team that winds up with the No. 1 pick shouldn't necessarily use it on Bush. To those who are offering this notion, we would recommend extensive testing for hallucinogenic drugs, and following that, a brain scan.". Maybe the reason I'm having a little trouble completely owning up to my mistake is because Bush still has time to make me look good. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Aug 12, 2009
Teenage abuse of common cough medications has grown ominously in recent years, according to San Francisco researchers who found a fifteenfold increase in calls to poison control centers since 1999 for teens made sick by overdosing on household drugs that can cause hallucinogenic highs. More Bay Area News. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Texas man who ate mud, growled like a dog pleads guilty to drugs Aug 8, 2009
Authorities suspected the use of a hallucinogenic drug contributed to Loyd s delusions. Bookmark/Share. (KHOU.com, TX)
21 drug arrests at Pa. ‘music church’ event Aug 3, 2009
Daily American - 21 drug arrests at Pa. Assistant District Attorney Mark Brooks, coordinator of the Fayette County Drug Task Force, says undercover officers had seen people selling and using drugs at earlier events at the Church of Universal Love and Music, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Police looking into theft of drug from business Jul 24, 2009
While the substance is currently legal in New York and is often available for purchase online or at smoke shops, legislation has been proposed to ban Salvia within the state due to its dangerous hallucinogenic affects, which can impair judgment and cognitive functions, police said. Police urge parents to warn their children about the health risks associated with Salvia. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
High and leaky Jul 15, 2009
REVELLERS across Asia who snort the animal tranquiliser ketamine for a hallucinogenic high may face incontinence and other health problems as new dangers of this cheap party drug start showing up in long-term studies ... Incontinence is not the only problem for these drug users, who sniff the powdery hallucinogenic that looks much like cocaine but costs 10% of the price. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Healthcare overhaul bill stalls in Congress Jul 9, 2009
If you had told me [we] were going to go through the health reform debate in July without any dips in the roller coaster, I d ask you what hallucinogenic substances you were smoking, said Senator Ron Wyden, and Oregon Democrat and a member of the Finance Committee. But despite the threat of a delay, he said, I do not see this as a meltdown for the cause of bipartisan health reform. (Boston Globe)
Top 11 Celebrity Pill Poppers Jul 1, 2009
U.S. guitarist, singer and songwriter Jimi Hendrix was widely known as an abuser of hallucinogenic drugs, especially LSD, as were many other musicians during his time. Hendrix also frequently used amphetamines. (ABC News)
LETTERS: NCT, June 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2009
"The country is in bad financial shape today. Lots of blame to go around, but the main cause seems to be a minimum of government regulation. Not enough rules to keep everybody honest. People freely took advantage of the system, took risks (since everybody was doing it) and the system collapsed. If we don't obey the rules or we try to circumvent them, bad things can happen.To solve the problem, our various governments are beefing up their rules and regulations and cutting back on many services. A... (North County Times)
* [HEALTH] Straight from the horses mouth: ketamine abuse is harmful Jun 27, 2009
Revelers across Asia who snort the animal tranquilizer ketamine for a hallucinogenic high may face incontinence and other health problems as the new dangers of this cheap party drug have started showing up in long-term studies ... Incontinence is not the only problem for these drug users, who sniff the powdery hallucinogenic that looks much like cocaine but costs 10 percent of the price. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
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. They are supported by private funds from a handful of organisations: the Beckley Foundation in Britain; the Heffter Research Institute and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in America. (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)
Spokane teens overdose on jimson weed Jun 18, 2009
Three Spokane teens have recently overdosed on the seeds of a hallucinogenic plant called jimson weed. Health officials want to warn teenagers and their parents about the possible dangers of jimson weed now that the school year is over and many children are left home alone. (Longview Daily News, WA)
At the museum, science makes children of us all Jun 16, 2009
The density of the Museum of Science is overwhelming, so I use the hallucinogenic approach that has served me well over the years This involves grazing incoherently through a museum, missing most of what's there, but preserving my legs and my mind, such as it is. I was tickled to learn in the nanotechnology section, for example, that our fingernails grow a nanometer every second. (Boston Globe)
Eat your greens but not the floral variety May 17, 2009
Seven teenagers recently ingested the plant believing it had hallucinogenic properties. Three fell ill and were admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital last month and one ended up in intensive care. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Jacoby Ellsbury illustrates why it can be good to go for it May 3, 2009
In 2003, Berkeley economist David Romer published an opaque paper, freighted with hallucinogenic equations, titled "It's Fourth Down and What Does the Bellman Equation Say?" In it, he found that football coaches harbor a reflexive aversion to go for it on the fourth down and punt instead, even when Romer's analysis shows it would be better on average to go for it. To wit: On 1,100 fourth downs in his sample, teams kicked 992 times. (Boston Globe)
Filthy Man Accused Of Money Laundering Apr 29, 2009
After an Internal Revenue Service investigation into a drug operation involving high-potency marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms, a federal grand jury indicted the man. He does not face drug charges, but he is accused of laundering cash in dozens of transactions totaling nearly $500,000 in 2007 and 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Kicking the habit (15) Apr 17, 2009
com "Whilst tobacco is certainly a stimulant, in sufficient quantities (such as those used traditionally by American Indians) it can have what, for all intents and purposes, may be called hallucinogenic properties.". According to American Council on Drug Education (acde. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Gambia: Two Other Abductees Speak Out Apr 15, 2009
She said that whilst there she was forced by her captors to drink a hallucinogenic concoction. According Madam Gibba, she was a patient who had undergone surgical operation last year at the Westfield Clinic. (allAfrica.com)
Altered Gene Can Increase Risk Of Schizophrenia Apr 10, 2009
28, 2008) Researchers have identified a new receptor complex in the brain that responds to several types of antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia and also reacts to hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.. . (Science Daily)
• Kids returned to Cassia couple arrested for drug possession Apr 8, 2009
Ultimately, Streling and Thomas were charged with possession of meth and, in the words of the report, "possession of shrooms" also known as hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms. Copyright. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Drug Tourism: Down the Amazon in Search of Ayahuasca Apr 8, 2009
The New York City native became an early advocate for the hallucinogenic plant mixture known as ayahuasca ... "You have a hallucinogenic trip that deals with death and your mortality. So it's quite an ordeal. It's not something you're going to score and a have great time on." ... Because it contains the hallucinogenic alkaloid dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, drinking ayahuasca in the United States is illegal. (Time.com)
Wyoming briefs Mar 20, 2009
An affidavit alleges Tracey Yolanda Ingram, 40, sold the hallucinogenic drug to an informant on Dec. 31 and Jan. 17, and that Robert Willis Ingram, 38, helped coordinate the drug deals. Agents arrested the couple Thursday. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Northeastern Crime Log Mar 19, 2009
Officers arrived and determined he was under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms ... He was found to be under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms. (Northeastern News, MA)
Gambia: Hundreds Accused of 'Witchcraft' And Poisoned in Government Campaign [press release] Mar 19, 2009
Amnesty International today revealed that up to 1,000 people in The Gambia have been kidnapped from their villages by witch doctors , taken to secret detention centres and forced to drink hallucinogenic concoctions. The incidents are occurring in the context of a witch- hunting campaign that is spreading terror throughout the country. (allAfrica.com)
Lodi murder suspect shot dead after lunging at judge with shank (3058) Mar 6, 2009
Durng Pool's trial his defense argued that his judgement was impaired because he had consumed hallucinogenic mushrooms. David Paradiso's attorneys had argued it was meth that made him stab his girlfriend in the throat. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Legislature approves immediate ban on new drug Mar 5, 2009
Posted: Thursday, March 05, 2009 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure that would immediately ban Salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic plant that some have compared with LSD.. The House voted 61-7 Wednesday to accept changes the Senate made in HB1090. (Sioux City Journal)
Bipartisan bill to ban bulk sale of DXM will save kids' lives Mar 5, 2009
"DXM is a non-narcotic cough suppressant used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.While medicines containing DXM are used safely by millions of Americans each year, taken in extremely large quantities DXM produces a hallucinogenic high and can cause brain damage, seizures and death."The abuse of dextromethorphan has lead to the deaths of young people across the country. Whatcom County suffered the loss of two teenagers who purchased the drug from a supplier in Indiana through use... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Oswego police release 10 most wanted Feb 28, 2009
He was arrested for DWI, and police also allegedly found cocaine and other hallucinogenic drugs on him; Michelle J. Bagley, forgery second degree. She is wanted for allegedly forging a doctor s signature on a stolen blank prescript pad in attempt to receive prescription drugs; Suzanne Walker, forgery second degree, and Emily E. Smith, forgery second degree, they are both accused of forging a signature on blank checks, attempting to steal cash. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Your kids know, do you? Feb 28, 2009
Local legislators including state representatives Daniel Webster, R-Hanson, and Vinny deMacedo, R-Plymouth, have filed legislation to make the plant salvia divinorium illegal, the leaves of which possess hallucinogenic properties when smoked. Salvia is known as purple sticky and we re trying to get it classified as a hallucinogenic, Hayes said. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Oregon church awaits ruling on use of hallucinogens Feb 21, 2009
Oregon members of a Christian church based in Brazil are asking a federal judge to allow the use of a hallucinogenic tea during religious services. The Church of the Holy Light of the Queen blends Christian theology with traditional indigenous religious beliefs from Brazil. (Longview Daily News, WA)
The Biology of Belief Feb 20, 2009
We travel to Lourdes in search of a miracle; we go to Mecca to show our devotion; we eat hallucinogenic mushrooms to attain transcendent vision and gather in church basements to achieve its sober opposite. But there is nothing we pray or chant or meditate for more than health. (Time.com)
Lodi Unified School District will issue 390 lay-off notices to teachers (2902) Feb 19, 2009
RU4REAL wrote on Feb 18, 2009 7:34 PM:" FYI..... Every superintendent, asst. superintendent, director, manager, teacher, principal, vice-principal, supervisor, lead worker, etc, etc, hired by LUSD, had to ultimately be approved by the board before they could start work. Though the makeup of the board changes from year to year, this is the same board that is ELECTED by the public to serve in their best interest. The emotions that are being expressed at this period of time are somewhat perplexing... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Botanical Garden celebrates 150th with going green message Feb 18, 2009
Armed with fruit props few people have ever seen, Adam explains that fruits are delicious, medicinal, hallucinogenic and lethal. According to Gollner, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships, and lured people into new worlds. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Feb 17, 2009
Teenage abuse of common cough medications has grown ominously in recent years, according to San Francisco researchers who found a fifteenfold increase in calls to poison control centers since 1999 for teens made sick by overdosing on household drugs that can cause hallucinogenic highs. More Bay Area News. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Lawmaker finds a cause in a hallucinogenic mint Feb 17, 2009
For years, college students have used the hallucinogenic herb for a cheap -- and legal -- thrill without attracting much attention. But with hundreds of online videos showing people smoking Salvia and dissolving into fits of laughter and hallucination, North Carolina is considering joining 14 other states that have outlawed it. (News & Observer)
Love and Basketball Feb 14, 2009
But considering Memphis just beat the second-best team in C-USA Tulsa by 26, it seems drugs and I mean serious, hallucinogenic drugs are the only things that could expand the mind far enough to come up with a scenario under which Memphis will lose in C-USA anytime soon, and either way it surely won't happen Saturday against a Southern Miss team that is just 10-10 against Division I opponents. An obvious prediction: Memphis will win its 52nd straight C-USA game, at Southern Miss on Saturday, at... (CBS News)
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 ... "We have no idea at present if or how the sigma-1 receptor may be connected to hallucinogenic activity," says senior author Arnold Ruoho, chair of pharmacology at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health ... 28, 2008) Researchers have identified... (Science Daily)
'Fanboys': A familiar road-trip formula Feb 8, 2009
The same guys eat guacamole laced with mescaline and take the expected hallucinogenic sojourn. Haven't we seen these characters and situations a few too many times. (USA Today -- Life)
