drugs

Alcohol Causes More Harm Than Heroin

Max Read · 11/01/10 12:29AM

According to a new study from a former UK chief drugs adviser, alcohol is more harmful to users and to wider society than heroin or crack, and all three are far more harmful than cannabis, ecstasy, or magic mushrooms.

Weed-Laced Halloween Candy Threatens California Kids

Jeff Neumann · 10/30/10 01:50PM

Southern California parents be warned! This Halloween there's an increased risk of finding pot-laced candy in your kids' trick-or-treat bags, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The candy is produced in L.A. area "clandestine labs and residential kitchens." Yum!

Zach Galifianakis Lights Up a Joint on Real Time With Bill Maher

Whitney Jefferson · 10/30/10 11:22AM

Forget Stewart and Colbert's rallies — the hero of the day just might be Zach Galifianakis. During last night's Real Time With Bill Maher, the funnyman lit up a joint, took a puff, and passed it around to the panel.

Sports Reporter Thinks Everyone in San Francisco Is a Pothead

Jeff Neumann · 10/28/10 05:50AM

Dallas NBC sports reporter Newy Scruggs is in San Francisco to cover the World Series. Beyond the excitement of the event, he comes to a conclusion about the Bay Area: Everyone there is a pothead. Watch the video below.

And Now, a Mockumentary About Spiders on Drugs

nightintern · 10/27/10 07:12PM

In this clip we are shown how spiders are affected by various drugs. California better watch out before it's doing nothing but building hammocks and resorting to being someone's b*tch during the Winter months for warmth! Watch inside.

InstyMeds: Harbinger of the Robot Uprising?

nightintern · 10/26/10 02:30PM

Today on The Doctors, the world was introduced to InstyMeds, a prescription vending machine. A little information, and out come your drugs! Citizens and luddites beware, this machine controls your health and well being. And it will control you, too.

Study: Teens Lie About Using Drugs

Jeff Neumann · 10/25/10 04:12AM

This is just unbelievable: A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that 52 percent of teens were more likely to test positive for cocaine than they were to admit they use it. Kids lie about using drugs?! [CNN]

Company Renting Drug-Sniffing Dogs to Insane Parents

Max Read · 10/22/10 02:07AM

Hey, parents! What's the best way to stop your kids from doing drugs? What's that you say? A conversation? Ha! Nice try, hippie. The best way to stop your kids from doing drugs is to search your home with a drug-sniffing dog once a week, rented from Maryland's very own nonprofit organization, Dogs Finding Drugs: