Crack Cocaine

The bizarre tale of Toronto's allegedly crack-smoking mayor

The bizarre tale of Toronto's allegedly crack-smoking mayor
In May this year, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was accused of smoking crack-cocaine by Gawker's John Cook, who alleged to have seen a video confirming as much. Throughout the year, Ford remained non-committal about the allegations, until last week when … Read… Continue reading

A renewed war on powerful pain meds threatens to hurt patients

A renewed war on powerful pain meds threatens to hurt patients
Over the past few months, a growing number of patients have reported having their prescriptions denied at major pharmacies across the US as companies and federal authorities look to crack down on painkiller abuse. Experts agree that pharmacies and… Continue reading

Meth Remains Prominent Despite Pseudoephedrine Sales Down

Meth Remains Prominent Despite Pseudoephedrine Sales Down
This year celebrates its 40th anniversary, helping over 25 thousand women get rehabilitated from drugs. The executive director says the average age of women seeking treatment is getting younger. The majority are in their 20's when it used to be an … Read… Continue reading

Quoted: Google engineers curse NSA spying

Quoted: Google engineers curse NSA spying
The details of this activity are also public knowledge if you know where to look (See Wikipedia for: Project Shamrock, Project Ivy Bells, Echelon, Carnivore, PRISM, etc). It becomes …. The NSA can tell the FBI that so-and-so is talking about crack … Read… Continue reading

Cocaine Is My Favorite!

Cocaine Is My Favorite!
7-Denial of a hazardous life style: I can still hang out with my addicted friends, I am strong enough, I won't be tempted to use drugs. This could be true but you never really know what kind of pressure you are going to be subjected to.… Continue reading

The Future of Smoking Cessation (Hint: It May Not Be E-Cigarettes)

The Future of Smoking Cessation (Hint: It May Not Be E-Cigarettes)
Many factors go into this, including legal (we can walk down the street smoking a cigarette but not crack cocaine), social (we smoke with our "buddies") and habitual (we are in the habit of lighting up when we get… Continue reading