It’s frightening how expensive this kind of research is. I’m very keen on trying to alter how drug policy classifies these compounds because the research is much more costly, simply because LSD is a schedule 1 controlled substance … Brain research is expensive and to carry out complementary studies at multiple sites requires a substantial…
But first, let’s clean up the name because, although LSD is called “acid,” it really shouldn’t be, at least according to chemists. Lysergic acid, a natural product which is produced by ergot fungus, has, as the name implies, a functional group called a carboxylic acid (blue circle), hence the name. But lysergic acid is not…
An Oregon company is recalling three brands of kratom powder products because samples have tested positive for Salmonella and an illness has been reported in connection with one of the products … “Consumers who may be in possession of potentially contaminated products are advised not to consume products labeled with the above product descriptions and…
Though not all drugs make you an environmentalist; only certain types, according to a paper published last month in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Alcohol doesn’t make you go green — though it might make you throw up green stuff. Cocaine doesn’t make you worry about the melting glaciers — it just makes you worry about the…
I fear that by banning kratom, we are creating a significant issue by hindering research. I am a proponent of regulating kratom as limiting the excess, as controlling products that are entering the United States [to ensure] they show quality, that there is actually kratom inside when kratom is mentioned on the label. I support…
If the DEA actually cared about the safety of Americans, the last thing they would do would push this plant into the black market where it is not put in check by consumers and ethical business practices … Also, as you read below, it becomes entirely clear that Gottlieb’s assertion that there is “no reliable evidence…
During alcohol prohibition in the US in the 1920s, the government made an exception for whisky, a more expensive alcoholic drink, which you could buy with a doctor’s prescription. This ensured that those who were poor could be locked up for drinking alcohol, while the elites could legally obtain the drug if they wanted to.…
Neighbors and city officials sometimes challenge sites like these because they fear they will promote drug use and increase crime. Research instead suggests that they lead to increases in public order, with fewer discarded needles on the street and less drug use on the sidewalk, and have no impact on drug-related crimes. States and…
On Tuesday, Feb. 13th, 2018 the agency said the new computer model [which has been disparaged by some prominent scientists] it developed shows that kratom contains opioid compounds with potentially deadly side effects such as seizures and depressed breathing. The Drug Enforcement Administration is weighing whether to place kratom, which comes from a leafy Southeast Asian tree, in…
Study leader Rachel Thayer, of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, and colleagues recently reported their results in the journal Addiction … The team notes that any reduction in the size of white or gray matter or a loss in their integrity can lead to impairments in brain functioning. Scientists at the University…
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