10 Shocking New Facts About the Manufactured Opioid Crisis in America
Alex Pietrowski – This crisis is more deadly and more destructive than anything else facing Americans at present.
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This is Why the FDA Shouldn’t Regulate Anything
Christina Sarich – Is this agency, beholden to the pharmaceutical industry looking after your best interest?
This Popular Painkiller is Proven to Dull Human Empathy and Joy
Anna Hunt – According to the FDA, acetaminophen is safe and effective.
Do Entities From Another Universe Inhabit the Brains of DMT Users?
Phillip Smith – The use of DMT causes many people to make ‘contact’ with alien like beings.
Portugal’s Experiment in Drug Decriminalization Has Been a Success
Mark Thornton – It is a happy anniversary for the Portuguese, but a scary one for all the drug warriors around the world.
5 Reasons The Most Dangerous Drug Is Not Illegal
Marco Torres – Hundreds of millions of people indulge in one of the most dangerous drugs which is sold right over the counter.
Say NO to Fear of Drugs – Say YES to Education!
Sergey Baranov – Is the fear instilled on us by the government slogans: ‘’Say No to Drugs’’, effective?
5 New Cannabis Discoveries That You Won’t Hear About in the Corporate Media
Paul Armentano – Here are five just-published cannabis-centric studies that warrant attention.
The Fraudulent Nature of the Pharmaceutical Investment Industry
Dr. Rath Health Foundation – Some people may say that the pharmaceutical industry cannot be that bad. However, it is very easy to show why this industry has such a detrimental effect on millions of human lives.
Are Children Medicated for Convenience, or Necessity?
Dr. Mercola – The diagnosis of mental illness in children is far from an exact science. Modern psychiatry has expanded its reach to the point that even the most normal of emotions and mental states are now labeled as one “disorder” or another.
Dirty Pictures from Creators of Ecstasy
Film – Documentary about Dr. Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin, the rogue chemist who discovered Ecstasy and over 200 other mind-altering drugs.
What is the Difference Between Entheogens and Drugs?
James Oroc – The more a compound disrupts the Ego, the physically safer it is, while the more a ‘drug’ reinforces and inflates the sense of Ego, the more toxic it will be…
This Drug is FDA Approved but Has an Appalling Safety Record
Dr. Mercola – Fluoroquinolones are among the most dangerous FDA-approved drugs on the market.
Big Brother Is Watching You: Paranoia, Surveillance, and the Drug War
Brian Macaulay, The Fix Waking Times Police have new tech to help them predict and enforce the law better than ever—but that also means enforcing the racial bias of drug arrests faster than ever, too. “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you,” wrote Joseph Heller in 1961’s Catch-22. At the time, this comic statement …
The Root Cause of Addiction?
Heather Callaghan, Contributor Waking Times This is presented as alternative way of viewing addiction. One that does not wage war on the addict with shame and punishment from the so-called “War on Drugs.” Is addiction entirely due to genetic predisposition? That’s non-sense, according to Dr. Gabor Mate who wrote In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, …
10 Biggest Pot Myths, Debunked by Science
Paul Armentano, AlterNet Waking Times By any objective analysis, cannabis and cannabinoids exceed the FDA’s existing standards for medicine. Medical cannabis opponents are fond of promoting many myths and misconceptions about the herb. Here are the facts. 1. Medical cannabis is too dangerous to recommend as a medicine The cannabis plant and its biologically active constituents, known …
11 Ways Our Society Treats Us Like Caged Rats: Do Our Addictions Stem from that Trapped Feeling?
Charles Eisenstein, The Fix Waking Times Instead of a moral failing or physiological malfunction, is addiction an adaptive response to circumstances? You’ve probably heard about those addiction studies with caged lab rats, in which the rats compulsively press the heroin dispensing lever again and again, even to the point of choosing it over food and …
People With Higher IQ’s Are More Likely to Use Illegal Drugs… Why?
Sarah Bon, The Fix Waking Times Researchers have found that those with high childhood IQs are more prone to illegal drug use as adults. But what does this correlation really mean? Two major papers have found a positive correlation between high childhood IQ and adult drug use. The first was published in 2011 (Intelligence across childhood in …
7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money
Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet Waking Times Have you ever noticed how warnings about dangerous prescription drugs always seem to surface after the drug is no longer marketed and its patent has run out? Whether it’s an FDA advisory or a trial lawyer solicitation about harm that may have been done to you, the warnings are always …
Cocaine: The New Face of Deforestation in Central America
Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa, Mongabay Waking Times In 2006, Mexico intensified its security strategy, forming an inhospitable environment for drug trafficking organizations (also known as DTOs) within the nation. The drug cartels responded by creating new trade routes along the border of Guatemala and Honduras. Soon shipments of cocaine from South America began to flow through …