Scientists create ‘Trippy Machine’ that induces drug-free hallucinations
The purpose is to identify how everyday consciousness works.
Tag: drugs
Continued Reefer Madness, 80 years later
A look at how antiquated views and obsolete policies impact patients and physicians alike.
Is lighting up the answer to America’s opioid epidemic?
Opiates kill pain -- but they also kill people.
‘Wonder drugs’ might prevent all forms of dementia. One of the drugs is already safe for humans
The drugs were manufactured to treat different conditions but they also seem to block an important pathway linked to brain ...
The war on drugs has failed, study finds. It’s time to try something else
Let's face it: the war on drugs has failed.
Sugar addiction could be treated with the same drugs we use for nicotine addiction
People frequently overindulge, sometimes to the point of developing sugar addictions. There has been a lot of interest in the ...
The “war on drugs” has only harmed human rights and public health — not supply and demand
A new report questions the legitimacy of today's "War on Drugs," seeing as the five-decade long process has failed to ...
How long different drugs stay in your body: what you need to know
How long marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and other drugs stay in your urine, hair or blood.
The paradox of LSD: makes you psychotic in short-term, happier and more creative long term
British researchers investigated the long term effects of LSD. It's well documented that LSD may induce a psychosis, and participants ...
Can’t find motivation to exercise? Do some drugs, expert says
Exercise is good for you, we all know that. Even better with drugs.
Pharma startup raised the price for a life-saving drug from $13.5 a tablet to $750
A dubious pharmaceutical startup recently bought the rights to a drug that treats a parasitic infection, then raised the price ...
Why Viagra makes you see everything blue-tinted
If you're keen on taking a little blue pill to help you set on your bedroom eyes, you should be ...
Drugs and Environmental Damage: An Often Undiscussed Truth
When drugs are imported into the United States, the people responsible aren't just damaging human lives; they may also be ...
Sleep aids and anxiety pills can kill
Photo: prevention.com There's no secret prescriptions drugs have taken off in the past few decades, amounting ...
American livestock is riddled with drugs – what’s in your meat
Photo: ecolutionist.com A report released to the public by the USDA Inspector General states that numerous beef samples ...
Switch from batch to continuous mass production may drastically cut cost and speed of medicine manufacturing
Henry Ford's Model T automobile changed not only the way the average American traveled (the first trully affordable vehicle for ...
Straws that change color when exposed to date-rape drugs
After going to a Boston club a few years ago, Mike Abramson, now a Worcester Polytechnic Institute grad, had a ...
Drag-and-drop and synthetic DNA self-assembly makes drug design easier
Researchers at Parabon NanoLabs have developed an unique tool that allows scientists to use an intuitive drag-and-drop computer interface, much like in ...
Sleeping pills might put you to bed for good: linked with higher death risk
According to a recently released study authored by American physicians, sleeping pills are linked to a more-than fourfold risk of premature ...