Tag: science
People’s “Purposeful, Rational” Reasons for Mixing Meth and Opioids
People mixing stimulants and opioids is not a new phenomenon. Mixing heroin and cocaine, ...
People’s Reasons for Using Kratom Are Rapidly Diversifying
Since kratom began growing in popularity in North America, researchers have tried to understand ...
Cannabis Research Has Rocketed in Recent Years, Despite Prohibition
The volume of studies on marijuana has “grown steeply” over the past couple decades ...
Canada to Fund Research on Psilocybin for Substance Use Disorder
Applications have opened for Canadian researchers seeking federal funding to study psilocybin treatments for ...
AI Is Being Used to “Map” Psychedelic Trips in the Brain
Between the bright colors, shimmering textures and other sensory phenomena that come with taking ...
Researchers Expose the Pitiful Quality of Highly Cited Vaping Studies
Research on the safety and efficacy of vaping has been hotly contested for over ...
Non-Substance Addictions Are Key to Understanding What Drugs Don’t Do
The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor ...
Study Projects HIV Surge After Scott County Syringe Program Closure
In 2015, Scott County, Indiana, saw a huge HIV outbreak among its population of ...
NIDA Wants to Fund Research Into Marijuana Legalization Models
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is renewing its push to promote federally ...
DEA Wants to Add Five Drugs to the Highly Criminalized Schedule I List
It’s dispiriting that in 2022, with decriminalization efforts taking off nationwide, adding more drugs ...
