Drugs
Gawker Media has been experimenting with cocaine: New York Coke Bars: Last Lines. [Gridskipper]
For your future late night comedy comprehension: the new “female sex drive booster” drug from Procter and Gamble is known as “Intrinsa.” [BBC]
Ignoring that this guy keeps using the term “soar throats,” his idea for curing one—gargling with cayenne pepper and water—is intriguing. [MyFinancialJourney]
EcstasyData.org updates, testing eight pills from the last two months. Guess what? Only one has any appreciable amount of MDMA. Street E ain’t worth the trouble, folks. [EcstasyData.org via Dose Nation]
The second part of 10 Zen Monkeys’ interview with Susie Bright is online, full of talk about sex, drugs, ladies, Sasha Shulgin, pornography… pretty much everything that makes life good. [10Z8(|)]
Today’s Thrillist points out NRage Energy Strips—like Listerine strips, except with caffeine. (I’ve heard some California pot shops sell similar strips infused with THC.) NSFW Warning: Site has goofy, unnecessary sound. [NRageUSA.com]
Battle Logo: Bufferin vs. Snickers
1 Comment Published by Joel March 2nd, 2007 in Drugs, Food, Tonic. Share ThisSusie pointed this out to me today, and while it is quite possibly the least important thing ever posted on the internet, I still have to share: The logo design of the aspirin brand “Bufferin” looks almost exactly like the one used by Snickers. What does this mean?
It’s enough to give me a huge headache. [...]
Middle school principal deals crystal meth out of his office. I wonder how many Saturday schools he will get for that one. [CNN]
Buckley’s Mixture: Medicine From Hell That Works
4 Comments Published by Alex February 20th, 2007 in Drugs, Survival, Travel. Share ThisWhile we’re still talking about travel-related illnesses and the cold remedies and preventatives we believe in (or don’t), I’ve got to chime in about something I discovered a couple of years ago while visiting Toronto in February on a business trip.
I needn’t tell anyone that Toronto in February is very damned cold. Frozen snot on [...]
Airborne Cold Remedy: Don’t Bother
12 Comments Published by Joel February 20th, 2007 in Drugs, Fitness, Travel. Share ThisThe last couple of years has seen Airborne Effervescent Health Formula ascendant among “savvy” travelers. Heck, even I have bought at least one tube of the fizzing tablets packed with large percentages of one’s daily dosages of several vitamins, along with some herbs like echinacea, amino acids, and sodium—but mostly fizzing calcium carbonate. I didn’t [...]
DoseNation: Daily-Updated Blog About Drugs and Chemical Culture
0 Comments Published by Joel February 16th, 2007 in Drugs. Share ThisA few years back I had an idea for a site about drugs. I was thinking of calling it “Chemicola” or “Popular Chemistry,” but beyond a little bit of brainstorming and some tinkering, it never really got off the ground. That’s why I’ve very excited to see DoseNation, a blog helmed by Scotto Moore and [...]
Over-the-Counter Viagra for UK Valentine’s
0 Comments Published by Joel February 12th, 2007 in Drugs, Romance, Sex. Share ThisMen in Manchester, UK, will be able to buy Viagra over the counter come this Valentine’s Day. After a quick sit down with a doctor at the “Boots” chain of pharmacies and a proud slide of a fifty pound note across the counter—that’s about a hundred bucks, American—men will be able to walk out with [...]
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