For centuries, Peruvian elites used booze and drugs to cement their empire
Powerful intoxicants could have helped foster alliances and solidify authority.
Tag: drugs
Pill for your thoughts: what are nootropics?
A class of drugs that many pin their hopes on, but is still poorly understood.
Demystifying nootropics – Is cognitive enhancement even a thing?
Whether you're a college student hoping to improve your grades, a professional wanting to achieve more at work, or an ...
Europe’s biggest ever drug drone was just seized by Spanish cops
The aircraft was being used for a drug trafficking network.
What is MDMA: party drug or therapeutic agent?
At home in both weekend raves and the psychiatric ward, MDMA is not your typical street drug.
Young Americans are drinking less, but they’re using weed and prescription drugs more than ever before
So far, however, this shift is less damaging overall than the alcohol abuse of old, according to the authors.
“Brain supplements” found to contain several unapproved drugs, false labeling
Fans of Limitless, prepare to be disappointed.
Humans aren’t the only animals that get drunk (or worse): here are a few others
All life likes to party.
AI-designed drug will be used on humans for the first time
By the end of the decade, most new drugs could be discovered by AIs.
Malaria eradication by 2050 is ambitious but achievable
Malaria could be eradicated within a generation, a landmark report says.
Americans spend $150 billion a year on illicit drugs
Americans' spending on drugs rivals spending on alcohol.
Drug overdoses in the U.S. on the decline for the first time since 1990
Drug overdosing is still a huge healthcare problem in the US -- but at least there now seems to be ...
The dangers of mixing alcohol and drugs
Alcohol is a depressant that can cause all sorts of health issues when combined with drugs, illegal or not.
Anonymous drug testing at festivals can save lives. Study finds 1 in 5 drugs were not as sold
A different strategy for tackling drug fatalities at festivals.
What are the most addictive drugs on Earth?
The answer depends on whom you ask.
Being empathetic might put you at risk of relapsing as a coping mechanism
With great empathy comes great stress as well!
Hundreds of dietary supplements are tainted with unlisted drugs
These pose "a serious public health risk." Most are sexual enhancement, weight loss, and bodybuilding supplements.
Regular cannabis use may impair the ability to envision one’s personal future
Getting high frequently may make it difficult to imagine a personal future.
More than 200 common prescription drugs might cause depression
One-third of American adults take at least one drug with depression as a side effect.
8 New Tools and Emerging Technologies For Tuberculosis
Science is making great progress in eradicating the infection that kills 1.7 million annually.