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What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain
Excessive use of the #drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/ketamine-effects-elon-musk/681911/
"Musk has said he uses #ketamine regularly...
Musk’s “associates” worried that ketamine, “alongside his isolation and his increasingly embattled relationship with the #press, might contribute to his tendency to make chaotic and impulsive statements and decisions.”
"A New Zealand-specific study in 2021 found that coffee and tea contributed 32 percent of the caffeine intake for five to 12-year-olds and 48 percent for 13 to 19-year-olds.
Soft drinks were the second biggest contributor followed by all things chocolate as well as energy drinks. Surprisingly, some pastries, cereals and cakes can have 'hidden' caffeine."
#SerenaSolomon, 2025
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542769/when-should-i-let-my-child-have-caffeine
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RNZ · When should I let my child have caffeine?
Brazil's Supreme Court upholds ruling on personal marijuana use
#politics #brazil #drugs
https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/justica/noticia/2025-02/brazils-supreme-court-upholds-ruling-personal-marijuana-use
Agência Brasil · Brazil's Supreme Court upholds ruling on personal marijuana useThe Supreme Court's decision does not legalize marijuana possession. Possession for personal use remains illegal, and smoking in public places is still prohibited.
From our magazine: Holly M Karibo's new book traces #Texas' historic role in the origins of the war on drugs and shifting attitudes towards addiction. A review from Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/inside-fort-worths-narcotic-farm-experiment/
#books #bookstodon #WarOnDrugs #drugs #health #history #politics #USpol #MentalHealth @bookstodon
The Texas Observer · Inside Fort Worth's Narcotic Farm ExperimentRehab on the Range tells the story of Texas’ role in one of the largest federal forays into drug treatment.
It's not just that he lied, it's that he is illegally breaking things we wanted not broken.
"President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels & end…fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that…have been working to curb the flow of [fentanyl] …into the United States."
Brazil agriculture agency plans long-term research into cannabis cultivation
#politics #brazil #economy #drugs
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/brazil-agriculture-agency-plans-long-term-research-into-cannabis-cultivation-2025-02-12/
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cocaine-no-worse-than-whiskey-colombia-president/
Mexico sending 11,000 national guardsmen to the border isn't going to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
Trump is dumber than the dumbest rock in the history of the universe.
KPBS · American citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants, data show
RFK Jr. says he'll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is risky
NCPRRFK Jr. says he'll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is riskyRobert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.
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Two #ethics experts who reviewed the agreement said his stake in the lawsuits appeared to be highly problematic, as the #FDA, which approves #drugs & #vaccines, would fall within #RFKJr’s purview as #health secretary. The experts said any action Kennedy took related to Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, could appear to be motivated by his financial interest in a handsome settlement.
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“I have known Bobby my whole life; we grew up together,” wrote #Kennedy. “It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a #predator.”
#CarolineKennedy goes on to say in her letter that through “the strength of his personality,” other family members followed #RFKJr “down the path of drug #addiction.”
#CarolineKennedy warns senators of ‘#predator’ #RFKJr. in searing letter
Caroline #Kennedy warned senators Tuesday about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling her cousin — now #Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of #Health & #Human Services — a “predator” whose victims have ranged from #family members to the parents of #sick #children.
#USpol #PublicHealth #NationalSecurity #healthcare #vaccines #food #drugs #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/28/kennedy-lettor-rfk/
The Washington Post · Caroline Kennedy warns senators of ‘predator’ RFK Jr. in searing letter
From our magazine: Over 72 hours, Austin police reported more than 70 overdose calls. Records from Travis County, which includes most of Austin, and neighboring Williamson County indicate that as many as 12 may have died. The culprit: a bad batch of crack cocaine. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/
The Texas Observer · How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose DisasterA mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.
Among our top stories of 2024:
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
ProPublicaMaylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl
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