District Court says FDA mandate would violate First Amendment. Consumers may yet be spared graphic images of diseased lungs and smokers with holes in their throats, after R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard, and other tobacco companies prevailed over the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today. Judge Richard Leon ruled that ….
Read more ›What’s in that “Spice” packet? They first turned up in Europe and the U.K.; those neon-colored foil packets labeled “Spice,” sold in small stores and novelty shops, next to the 2 oz. power drinks and the caffeine pills. Unlike the stimulants known as mephedrone or M-Cat, or the several variations on the formula for MDMA-both ….
Read more ›A hipster gets his shit straight-sort of. Addiction memoirs remain one of the most popular forms of autobiography on the shelves. But now, when considering a new addition to the genre, it’s impossible not to wonder whether the claims being made by the author are genuine. Since serious drunks often end up visiting the lower ….
Read more ›Darrell Hammond of SNL fame gives a hard to watch solo interview on CNN to promote his new book (out Nov 8.) “God, If You’re Not Up There, I’m F-ed: Tales of Stand-Up, ‘Saturday Night Live’ and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem”. The book will lay bare his traumatic childhood and subsequent episodes of mental illness and addiction. I will check it ….
Read more ›Today’s Boing Boing turned me on to a great comic – Hyperbole and a Half. The artist has a gift for describing situations and feelings that affect us all. This one resonated with me a lot – Sneaky Hate Spiral. It’s just one of those days we’ve all had and the reason why we must stay ….
Read more ›This creepy 35 second Hanna Barbera anti-drug PSA has the best catchphrase ever at the end. Happy Halloween!!!
Read more ›While I passed on Darrell Hammond’s recent biography, there is a new tell all that I will definitely be reading – Ace Frehley’s “No Regrets” just came out and I’ll probably get it as soon as I see it at the book store, or Amazon. Being a young man in the 70′s, KISS was my Beatles. ….
Read more ›All these pictures are old… some very old, brought to you by the tumblr Black and WTF. These are just the photo’s I found that could have been more embarrassing if social media had been around back then. There are some good prohibition themed pics I’ll post later.
Read more ›Butt Chuggers beware. The cops, docs, and parents are on to you guys. I noticed a big uptick in hits on our site from google searches on butt chugging and vodka tampons – which we reported on back in March. It seems there has been rise in hospital visits by youths trying out these dangerous alcohol delivery systems. ….
Read more ›National Drug Facts Week is upon us. Yes, kids, times does fly, and it’s time again to do a CyberShoutout for National Drug Facts Week, which kicks off on Monday, October 31, and runs through November 6. (Check the map for related events in your neck of the woods.) Sponsored by the National Institute on ….
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