Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Skyrocket 279% Since 2016 Amid Nationwide Drug Crisis SOURCE: Zero Hedge

 

The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins SOURCE: Big Think

Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D., is The Susan Hill Ward Endowed Professor of Psychedelics and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins.

 

LA's New Mayor Declares 'State Of Emergency' Over Homelessness by Tyler Durden's SOURCE: Zero Hedge

"According to a three-day study conducted earlier this year, just under 42,000 people experienced homelessness in the city of LA, according to the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). At least 69,144 people experienced homelessness in the same-named county - a 4.1% increase over 2020, and a 1.7% rise in the city itself"

Is there really such a thing as crypto addiction? Jemima Kelly is an FT columnist

SOURCE: The New York Post

Castle Craig [20 miles south of Edinburgh], treats all kinds of addictions, from alcoholism to 

compulsive gambling, but, in 2016, it became the first rehab clinic to diagnose and treat crypto 

addiction. Since then, it has worked with almost 250 patients, and the numbers are growing 

every year.

Khat - is it more coffee or cocaine? By Cynthia Dizikes SOURCE The Los Angeles Times

 "In the Horn of Africa and parts of the Middle East, khat is a regular part of life, often consumed at social gatherings or in the morning before work and by students studying for exams. Users chew the plant like tobacco or brew it as a tea. It produces feelings of euphoria and alertness that can verge on mania and hyperactivity depending on the variety and freshness of the plant."

Mexican court says cocaine use is legal -- for two people BY Jack Guy FROM CNN

Getting richer, getting drunker in Asia By Simon Roughneen FROM Asia Times

The opioid epidemic continues to ravage America FROM The Economist

Nothing to smile about: Asia's deadly addiction to betel nuts By Hilary Whiteman, CNN

Portugal’s drug policy shows what common-sense approach looks like By Heather Knight FROM SFGate

Alcohol and caffeine created civilization: Column Chelsea Follett FROM USA Today

Dad Saves Daughter From Snapchat Sex Traffickers by Kate Briquelet Kate Briquelet FROM The Daily Beast

Everythink you think you know about addiction is wrong BY Johann Hari FROM Ted Talk

Ethan Nadelmann: Why we need to end the War on Drugs FROM Ted Talk

If You are Facing Charges FROM Fully Informed Jury Association -- New Jersey Weedman's Interview with Reason's Zach Weissmueller.[10 mins.]

Jury nullification allows a jury to pass a not-guilty verdict if the jurors believe the law is unconstitutional, even if the defendant did technically break the law.

ONE MORE LIFE RUINED BY THE DRUG WAR by Jacob G. Hornberger FROM The Future of Freedom Foundation

N.J. man cheated co-workers out of $38-million jackpot, jury says

"Americo Lopes was the guy who ran the lottery pool among his fellow construction workers in Elizabeth, N.J. He's also the guy who tried to swindle them out of a $38.5-million jackpot, a jury ruled Wednesday."

War on drugs has failed, report finds FROM CNN

"More than 40,000 people have been killed in Mexico in the past four years as rival cartels battle each other over lucrative smuggling corridors and as the army fights the cartels."

Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? By Maia Szalavitz FROM Time

"The paper, published by Cato in April, found that in the five years after personal possession was decriminalized, illegal drug use among teens in Portugal declined and rates of new HIV infections caused by sharing of dirty needles dropped, while the number of people seeking treatment for drug addiction more than doubled."

Argentina rules on marijuana use FROM The BBC

"But it also marks a shift a dramatic regional shift to the decades-old US-backed policy of running repressive military-style wars on the drug trade, she adds."