Do you take your coffee with cream, sugar — or a side of brain damage? “Caffeine in the neuroscience literature is genuinely terrible when combined with other drugs,” warned Dr. Natashia Swalve, a behavioral neuroscience professor at Grand Valley State University, in a recent TikTok. One drug in particular has her especially alarmed, with early … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow opened up about a psychedelic journey that improved her relationship with her mother, Blythe Danner. The “Iron Man” actress confessed to using MDMA while talking with her close friend Amy Griffin on “The Goop Podcast” released Wednesday. The longtime friends bonded over their unique experiences with what the Drug Enforcement Administration classified as … Read more
People who land in the ER for psychedelic use are at significantly higher risk of schizophrenia, according to an eye-opening new study. Canadian researchers tracked more than 9.2 million people in Ontario over 13 years, finding that those with a hallucinogen-related emergency had a 3.5-fold increase in schizophrenia risk when taking into account their substance … Read more
Nelly was arrested at a local casino on Wednesday morning in the St. Louis area, The Post confirmed with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The rapper, 49, was taken into custody for possession of four ecstasy pills and for not having car insurance. A spokesperson with the highway patrol told us that Nelly was arrested … Read more
“Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s intimate portrait of Leonard Bernstein, takes flight with a terrific whoosh of exuberance. The young Bernstein (played by Cooper) has just gotten the phone call that will change his life. He’s been asked to step in for an ailing guest conductor and lead the New York Philharmonic; it will be his conducting … Read more
Lance Bass wasn’t the only Chargers fan drawing eyeballs on “Monday Night Football.” An animated Chargers supporter became a fixture on ESPN’s broadcast of the Chargers-Cowboys game on Monday at SoFi Stadium. With the Chargers down 17-10 in the fourth quarter of the contest, the Los Angeles fan appeared to exhibit a flurry of different … Read more
Ecstasy could soon step off the dance floor and into therapists’ offices. Once a staple of rave culture and all-night dance parties, the illegal drug known as MDMA, ecstasy or molly may soon get approved for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study, published Thursday in Nature Medicine, found that MDMA plus psychotherapy can … Read more
Gemini journalist Regina Brett advises, “Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.” Indeed, every day and any day can become an occasion if you’re wearing the right underthings. Lingerie is the final frontier between suggestive and full frontal, the erotic liminal … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration will be asked to approve MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by October — opening the door to the use of hallucinogenic drugs to treat mental illness. If approved, the drug will be available in hospitals before the second half of next year, according to new research. MDMA, also … Read more
This speed freak of nature’s drug use was quite X-cessive. A UK man likely set a new a narcotics world record after he consumed 40,000 ecstasy tablets over nearly a decade — and lived to tell the tale. The extreme drug binge was originally documented in 2006, but is currently blowing up online after MDMA … Read more