“You may feel like you’re going to die — but you’re not. Your body is right here in this safe place and we are monitoring you to ensure you are safe.” That’s what Steph Mahrle, a 43-year-old stay-at-home mom from Bergen County, New Jersey, was told before her first ketamine therapy session at Nushama Wellness … Read more
Exposed tendons and bones. Wounds that attract maggots. A foul smell from dead tissue. Even as more potent drugs have hit the streets, the flesh-rotting animal tranquilizer xylazine is still wreaking havoc across the US. Known as “tranq,” the illegal sedative is often mixed with fentanyl to enhance and extend the high. In 2023, 30% … Read more
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
The party’s no longer popping. The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “poppers,” a recreational party drug popular within the LGBTQ+ community, multiple outlets report. Poppers, made of alkyl nitrates, have operated in a legal gray area for decades — masquerading as cleaning solvents and nail polish remover, according to Fast Company — but … Read more
It’s the highest of holidays, folks. On April 20, the stone prone among us celebrate cannabis Christmas. As of this year, 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized small amounts of marijuana for medical and recreational use, recognizing getting high as an acceptable pursuit of happiness. According to PBS, the origins of 4/20 … Read more
There is a major “surge” in the demand for cocaine across the planet as many new global markets are developing for the narcotic, according to the United Nations 2023 World Drug Report. The newly released data found that a million more people had used coke in 2021 as opposed to 2020 (22 million vs. 21 … Read more
Party time. Excellent! Leo poet and unrepentant party enthusiast Dorothy Parker wrote, “Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)” Just as we all must die, each and every one of us is entitled to, and capable of having, a very … 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