Adderall Dangers, Binge Drinking, Oreo addiction, Mollys and Krokodils
Adderall has been called America’s favorite amphetamine, especially among college students …. Its abuse is widespread among young adults, with the capacity to markedly change one’s personality. Binge drinking is also rampant among the college- aged, and has its own set of dangers… Oreo cookies activate the same reward centers in the brain as cocaine. More news about mollys, which can actually be any number of drugs, and the heroin substitute known as krokodil … now making landfall in the US, with harrowing effects. PODCAST.
Gambling, More on Cocaine Research, More on Mollies
A look at gambling … some further comments on Dr Carl Harts research on cocaine addicts and … and more on mollies … whether it refers to MDMA aka as Ecstasy, or some other new psychoactive substances – designer drugs. … proving to have serious health effects and be potentially life-threatening.
Molly
Molly … is a drug made up of cocaine, crack, ecstasy, meth & bath salt…Molly is a street name for drugs – vary from era to era, fad to fad, state to state, town to town, neighborhood to neighborhood and even from cadre of friends to cadre of friends in the same neighborhood…
Mapping the Brain, Another new designer drug – benzo fury
President Obama’s plans for mapping the brain — much like the human genome project of the 90s. Also more on opioids addiction, in Canada and the US – how it relates to treating pain. And the logic, fairness, or lack thereof of tying drug testing to welfare assistance. PODCAST.
Opiates, Gateways, Tunnels, Antibodies
Recent news includes the opioid Opana, Federal laws outlawing synthetic marijuana and “bath salts” as well as smuggling tunnels, new nicotine vaccination, and a discussion of true gateway drugs: alcohol and cigarettes.
Bath Salts responsible for zombie-like attack
Bath salt – stimulants similar to ecstasy, are street-chemist versions of the middle eastern Khat plant, and are being associated with a new wave of extremely violent behavior, and fatal overdoses. The recent zombie-like attack in Miami, where a homeless man had literally 3/4 of his face chewed off by someone high on bath salts, has galvanized public attention to the dangers of these fairly new designer drugs.