Tag: Drugs
Last week New York State Assemblyman Philip Goldfeder arranged a press conference at the Hawtree Basin Bridge, about a 15-minute ride from JFK airport. Standing behind him were members of the 106th precinct and a local civic association president as Goldfeder declared war on graffiti, citing an arts and craft kit marketed to children as […]
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton released his official statement on Monday afternoon regarding the death of a man who was taken into custody while high on PCP. According to medical examiners, Ronald Singleton’s death on July 13 was ruled a homicide. According to the police, Singleton was behaving “erratically” in a taxi when they responded to a […]
The number of New Yorkers dying from heroin overdoses has doubled over the last three years. The New York Times reports: In all, 420 people fatally overdosed on heroin in 2013 out of a total of 782 drug overdoses, rising to a level not seen in a decade in both absolute numbers and as a population-adjusted rate, according […]
Vermont’s heroin addiction epidemic has been well documented, calling for major changes in the small state. Governor Peter Shumlin made it clear in his January State of the State speech that he was serious about tackling these problems and would be willing to use unorthodox means to do it. “We must address it as a public […]
Four college students have just leapt onto your newsfeed with their development of a color-changing new nail polish that claims to detect date rape drugs when you stick your finger into your drink. It seems every month a new product appears that will save us from being roofied — from test strips in coasters, cups and straws, to […]
Since the shut down of major cryptomarket Silk Road, the “dark net” drug market has boomed, nearly doubling in size. At the Conversation, James Martin provides a reasonable take on the increasingly professional practice of online drug distribution and its “socially beneficial implications.” For dealers, selling drugs online offers significant advantages over face-to-face retailing. They have immediate access to a huge and […]
Recently, researchers have been rethinking psychedelic therapy, exploring psilocybin treatments of PTSD, death anxiety during the late stages of cancer and similar ailments. According to an article on AlterNet, what sets contemporary trials apart is “the new crop of establishment-oriented academics are exceedingly cautious and responsible” as opposed to researchers of the ’60s, which were a little too enthusiastic in […]
The Electric Zoo festival has released an anti-drug PSA hilariously titled “The Molly,” as part of their “Come To Life” campaign ahead of the Randal’s Island festivities this year. Attendees will be forced to watch the two minute video, written and directed by Dexter creator James Manos, Jr., in order to activate their wristbands and enter the festival. Anti-drug […]
“FedEx knew that it was delivering drugs to dealers and addicts,” reads a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in an indictment against the entire FedEx shipping company. For its part, FedEx has stated, “We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement.” FedEx is pleading ignorance. But the indictment describes various […]
Indonesian artist Irwan Ahmett, currently living in the Norwegian mountains, collected needles from a public park known to be a hotspot of intravenous drug activity and overdoses. He extracted the fluids inside and “re-purified” them. “It’s a metaphor of what is holiness and how the society could accept the reality about illegal drugs transaction and users that have […]
