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What is “pink cocaine” or “tuci,” the drug Diddy allegedly had smuggled on a jet?

Among the many drugs Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly consumed — and had his staff procure for him — was tuci, an obscure street drug concoction...

30.03.2024 9

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A 19-Year-Old Died After Taking 'Gas Station Heroin'. His Mom Wonders Why It's Still Being Sold Legally.

Johnathon Morrison's mother helped get tianeptine banned in Alabama. But she says it makes her "sick" it is still being sold in stores across the U.S.

16.02.2024 3

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A 19-Year-Old Died After Taking 'Gas Station Heroin'. His Mom Wonders Why It's Still Being Sold Legally.

Johnathon Morrison's mother helped get tianeptine banned in Alabama. But she says it makes her "sick" it is still being sold in stores across the U.S.

16.02.2024 20

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Hulu Airs Ad Claiming Gaza Would Be a Tourist Destination if Not for Hamas

The ad, which features AI images of pristine beaches and laughing children, has prompted backlash, including a planned protest outside Hulu’s...

07.02.2024 10

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Police Chief Blames Music Videos for Sexual Violence at Hockey Gang Rape Presser

London, Ontario Police Chief Thai Truong made the comments while discussing the alleged gang sex assault by five current or former NHLers. Police had...

06.02.2024 10

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Cops Are Portraying Themselves as Victims of Their Own Drug War

And it’s driving legislation to punish people who use drugs for supposedly endangering the police investigating them.

02.02.2024 10

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These Academics Went Public About Using Drugs

A growing number of academics are openly discussing their past and present drug use in an attempt to reduce stigma and help overcome addiction.

31.01.2024 10

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Oregon Is Poised to Make Drug Possession a Crime Again

Democratic and Republican state lawmakers have backed legislation that would once again make it a crime to possess small amounts of drugs.

24.01.2024 10

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Lawmakers Are Urging the FDA to Take ‘Action’ on ‘Gas Station Heroin’

Five members of Congress wrote a letter to the FDA asking what it’s doing about tianeptine, an unapproved drug that can cause overdoses and severe...

22.01.2024 10

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Hate Crime and Stalking Charges Against Ex White House Adviser to Be Dropped

Stuart Seldowitz has agreed to complete an anti-bias course after telling a halal food cart worker that 4,000 dead Palestinian children “wasn’t...

18.01.2024 3

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The Suits Are Worried Elon Musk Does Too Many Drugs

A new report in the Wall Street Journal says leaders at Tesla and SpaceX are worried that illegal drugs are behind Musk's constant erratic behavior.

08.01.2024 4

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Man Accused of Stabbing Teen Girls at Grand Central Had History of Arrests

The man who allegedly stabbed two teens while shouting anti-white comments was repeatedly reported to police by his ex. 

28.12.2023 7

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‘Parasite’ Actor Dies of Suspected Suicide Following Drug Investigation

South Korea has legalized medical cannabis, but recreational cannabis use is still illegal and heavily stigmatized.

27.12.2023 8

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Police Didn’t Breathalyze or Drug Test Cop Who Drove Into Gay Bar 

St. Louis police didn’t feel there was “reasonable suspicion” that their officer was intoxicated when he rammed his car into a gay bar.

21.12.2023 8

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Matthew Perry’s Death a ‘Wakeup Call’ For Ketamine Industry

Some doctors believe ketamine should not be prescribed for at-home use.

21.12.2023 3

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Cops Crashed a Car Into a Gay Bar Then Beat and Arrested the Owner: Lawyer

Videos appear to contest the St. Louis police’s version of events.

20.12.2023 6

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Shrooms Helped Them Quit Booze and Fentanyl. Now They're Fighting for Legal Access.

Canadians are suing the federal government for medical access to psychedelic mushrooms.

18.12.2023 4

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Matthew Perry Drowned While On Ketamine: Medical Examiner

The “Friends” star, who was found face down in a hot tub, was heavily sedated from the ketamine in his system.

16.12.2023 30

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A Mississippi Cop Who Shot an 11-Year-Old Boy Won’t Face Charges

Sgt. Greg Capers shot Aderrien Murry after the unarmed child called 911 for help.

15.12.2023 5

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The US Is One Step Closer To MDMA Therapy

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has filed a new drug application to use MDMA for people with post-traumatic stress disorder.

12.12.2023 6

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Advocate Thinks ‘Marijuana Bomb’ Will Hit Ohio Because of Legal Weed

Everything old is new again in the world of anti-weed advocacy.

08.12.2023 3

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‘It’s Disgusting’: Viral Overdose Videos Are Hurting People at Their Lowest Moments

A man who was filmed overdosing without his consent is speaking out after going viral in a video by a YouTuber.

07.12.2023 8

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People Are Having Seizures After Drinking Shots of ‘Gas Station Heroin’: FDA

Some users of tianeptine, a substance that mimics opioids, have reported being hospitalized after taking shots of Neptune’s Fix.

30.11.2023 5

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Montreal Libraries Will Be Able To Kick Out People Out for Smelling Bad

The new rules will allow libraries to fine and remove people for “personal hygiene that inconveniences staff.”

28.11.2023 2

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Ex-White House Adviser Charged With Hate Crime After Islamophobic Rants

Stuart Seldowitz went viral after telling a halal cart employee 4,000 Palestinian children killed in the Israel-Hamas war “wasn’t enough.”

23.11.2023 6

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Ex-White House Adviser's Viral Islamophobic Rants Under Investigation by Hate Crimes Unit

Stuart Seldowitz was filmed repeatedly harassing a food cart employee in New York. The cart's co-owner told VICE News he hopes Seldowitz apologizes.

23.11.2023 10

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Ex Obama Adviser Says Killing 4,000 Palestinian Children ‘Wasn’t Enough’

Stuart Seldowitz, who worked on the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under Obama, was seen on video accusing a New York City food...

22.11.2023 550

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China Will Crack Down on Fentanyl Sent to the US. Worse Drugs Could Fill the Vacuum.

The U.S. already pressured China to ban fentanyl once. Supply grew exponentially afterwards.

16.11.2023 5

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The First US Safe Injection Sites Did Not Increase Crime: Study

The study looked at fours years of data at two New York sites.

14.11.2023 3

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Cops Are Going Undercover for ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Busts

Law enforcement are conducting undercover raids and state-wide sweeps as more states ban tianeptine.

13.11.2023 2

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Kansas City Cops Raped and Terrorized Black Residents With Impunity: Lawsuit

Five Black women have filed a federal lawsuit against former Kansas City, Kansas detectives, alleging they were raped and stalked as part of a ring of...

09.11.2023 10

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Cop Who Shot Black ‘Hero’ Resigned After Texting ‘I Hate Black People’

The San Jose cop shot a college football player, who wrestled a gun away from a patron at a restaurant, four times.

07.11.2023 3

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These Companies Think Legal Cocaine Energy Drinks Are the Future

Safe Supply Streaming Co. is investing in companies that will develop food and drinks made from coca leaf. Drug policy experts are skeptical the new...

02.11.2023 8

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Ketamine Therapy Providers Say They’re Running Out of the Drug

Ketamine therapy is booming but clinics who treat people with depression and suicidal ideation say they’re being cut off from their supply.

30.10.2023 7

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Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Bring Down Plane Said He Had Tried Shrooms for First Time

The man allegedly said he was having a “nervous breakdown” after he tried to shut off the plane's engines.

25.10.2023 10

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Canada Will Legalize Medically Assisted Dying For People Addicted to Drugs

Some drug user activists have likened the move to "eugenics" and say Canada should be paying for better harm reduction practices.

19.10.2023 5

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California Can Now Force Drug Users to Go to Rehab 

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills that will make it easier to force people into treatment. Experts say it could make the overdose crisis...

12.10.2023 2

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Decriminalizing Drugs Doesn’t Increase Fatal Overdoses: Study

The study, which looks at states that have decriminalized drugs, comes amid public backlash to progressive drug laws.

05.10.2023 3

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The ‘Rat Daddy’ Took Us on a Tour of New York’s Worst Rat Infestations

By day Kenny Bollwerk works at a pizza shop, but by night he turns watchdog and gives rat tours exposing the city’s worst infestations.

29.09.2023 2

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Florida Just Banned ‘Gas Station Heroin’

It joins a handful of other states that have banned tianeptine, which causes severe opioid-like withdrawal in some users.

25.09.2023 3

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Angus Cloud Died Of a Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth, and Benzo Overdose.

The Alameda County Coroner's office confirmed today that the Euphoria star consumed a deadly cocktail of drugs.

21.09.2023 2

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Ketamine Therapy Is Now Being Offered Across the US by an Insurance Provider

But most people won’t be able to access it at first.

20.09.2023 4

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A One-Year-Old New York Boy Died of a Suspected Fentanyl Overdose at His Daycare

Police said three other children also overdosed. Grei Mendez and Carlisto Brito are facing depraved indifference murder charges in relation to the...

19.09.2023 8

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People Are Turning To Reddit To Get Through 'Gas Station Heroin' Withdrawal

Many doctors are unfamiliar with tianeptine, leaving those addicted to support each other. But the crowdsourced detoxes come with their own risks.

15.09.2023 9

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Feds Get Rare 'Gas Station Heroin' Conviction

A California man has been convicted of smuggling and misbranding tianeptine after selling the unapproved drug as a “mood enhancer.”

13.09.2023 9

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A Canadian Company Is Legally Making and Selling Psychedelic Peyote

Lophos Holdings is starting to produce the psychoactive cactus, which is legal in Canada but illegal in the U.S. except for as part of Native American...

08.09.2023 10

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