LSD and cannabis should not be brought into the alcohol debate

MANCHESTER—International drug education provider the Foundation for a Drug-Free World has hit out at Government drug adviser Professor David Nutt, after his report published today claimed drugs including cannabis, ecstasy and LSD are less harmful than alcohol. Professor...

Afghan President's brother claimed to be on C.I.A payroll:NYTimes

A report in New York Times can literally brew up storm in the U.S. political cup. While the U.S. forces keep losing life daily fighting Taliban in Afghanistan and the U.S. authorities fight Mexican drug...

Psych Meds Keep You "Sick" & Make You WORSE

Evidence is mounting that psych meds are making people (& populations) worse, not better. Nations that don't keep their patients on meds have a higher recovery rate than, the "rich & modern" nations like...

Jodie Sweetin's Memoir of Meth, Coke, Ectasy, and Addiction

Remember sweet little Stephanie Tanner from Full House? Well, the only thing even close to sweet about Steph's real-life counterpart, Jodie Sweetin, now-a-days is her last name. In her just-released memior unSweetined the former Pants-Off Dance-Off host opens up about her...

Inside Taliban's "Islamic Emirate" by David Rhode, US Journalist

The recent reports says that Taliban's Financial situation is getting better while that of Al Queda goes down. Opium cultivation, illicit drug trade, kidnapping and extortion earns them close to $400 million, according to New York Time - which the US so far not able to...

Anti-drug vaccines don't work (yet)

"A study reported this week in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that an experimental "cocaine vaccine" was mostly ineffective at reducing consumption of the drug."I'm not entirely surprised by this finding. Scientists have, for years now, been trying to find a drug...

Legal High Ban Causes Surge In Interest

Since the Government announced that it was going to ban some of the so-called "herbal highs" in the new year, sellers are claiming that interest in these substances has soared. If ever there was a textbook...

Bush Admin. Admits Patriot Act Used Mostly in Drug Cases

In 2001, the Bush administration hurried through the Patriot Act, barely more than a month after 9/11.  One of the few senators who voted against it was Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold, who expressed...

Officer accused of soliciting minors brought down by ‘KopBusters’

A former police officer who worked for over a dozen departments in Texas is behind bars Tuesday, held on numerous felony charges including engaging in organized criminal activity, promotion of prostitution, solicitation of minors and two counts of attempting to possess child...

Alcoholic Celebrities Who Have Undergone Rehab

There are literally countless well known, even well loved celebrities, who are very much in the public eye, who have undergone an alcohol rehab program. While some have managed to kick the habit successfully with their alcohol addiction rehab, others have gone on to relapse,...

La despenalización de la marihuana

La despenalización de la marihuana JOSE BRECHNER “Si los adultos desean tomar chances con la marihuana, es su problema” –Ronald Reagan Siguiendo parcialmente los pasos de México, que en Agosto pasado despenalizó el uso en pequeñas cantidades de Marihuana, Cocaína,...

Hayley Wood, DJ AM's Ex Speaks Out After His Death

Hayley Wood, DJ AM's, or Adam Goldstein's, ex-girlfriend has spoken out for the first time since he was found dead in his NYC apartment late last week. Many news outlets were reporting that DJ AM was so distraught over the break-up with Wood that he was driven back to drugs,...

DJ AM: Breakup with Hayley Wood Drove Him Back to Drugs

DJ AM, also known as Adam Goldstein, who was found dead in his NYC apartment last night was reportedly so devastated by his breakup with model Hayley Wood that it drove him back to drugs, after he had been sober for 9 years. This is being reported by MTV, TMZ and People.com. ...

Michael Jackson's Cause of Death - Acute Propofol Intoxication

The LA County Coroner has just released Michael Jackson's official cause of death: Acute Propofol intoxication. Also contributing to his death was the Benzodiazepine effect, which is a group of drugs taken together...

Dumbest Government Announcement Yet %&@!!!

This is laughable.  The strategy of focusing police resources at preventing the precurser chemicals from entering Canada is completely useless.  The single most important chemical used in the manufacture...

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