drugs

Study: Boner Pills Lead to More STDs

Jeff Neumann · 07/06/10 05:02AM

In a study released today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, doctors found that men who take pills for erectile dysfunction (Viagra, Cialis) showed triple the rate of STDs than men who don't. This newfound prowess leads to riskier sex.

Your Kids Are Getting High on Nutmeg Right Now

Richard Lawson · 07/02/10 03:17PM

They are snorting it or eating a lot of it (3 or 4 tbsps) to get the "marijuana-like high" that the common spice can provide. Is this the little extra "Hmm" factor that Rachael Ray is always talking about?

Jamaican Drug Lord 'Dudus' Coke Arrested

Max Read · 06/23/10 12:12AM

Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, the Jamaican gang leader whose Kingston neighborhood was put under siege by authorities last month, resulting in 70 deaths, was arrested on Tuesday. Jamaican police will reportedly turn him over to the U.S. for extradition. [ABC]

Mexico's Bloody Summer: Drug War Spins Out of Control

Jeff Neumann · 06/19/10 01:07PM

It was a bloody week in Mexico. On Monday alone, 96 people were killed in drug related violence, and yesterday police found 12 decomposing bodies inside a cave in Cancun. It could easily get worse.

Study: Smoking Weed Makes Schizophrenics More Schizophrenic

Jeff Neumann · 06/18/10 09:42AM

Dutch scientists have released data from an important new study that finds smoking marijuana can make people crazy and paranoid. A Yale psychiatrist said after reading the report, "symptoms of schizophrenia actually get worse after using cannabis." Science. [LiveScience, Getty]