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Did Man Who Used LSD Believe Himself To Be a Glass of Orange Juice?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 10, 1999 The "orange juice man" was one of the most ubiquitous pieces of LSD scarelore in the 1960s.
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Police Chief Warns of Fentanyl Overdose Risk from Residue on Shopping Carts?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 7, 2017 The likelihood of such a scenario is scientifically dubious and the law enforcement agency that ...
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Urgent Warning About Gardasil

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 22, 2009 The Gardasil HPV vaccine hasn't been proved to have caused the deaths of 32 women.
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Bread, Food, Cornbread

Do Poppy Seeds Alter Drug Test Results?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 1, 2002 Drug tests are not infallible.
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Was Nelly Arrested on Drug Charges in April 2017?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 23, 2017 A 2015 news story about the musician's being detained was repackaged and recirculated as current ...
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Can Marijuana Use Lead to Simultaneous Screaming and Vomiting?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 7, 2017 A story employed the colorful portmanteau term "scromiting" to describe an illness potentially r ...
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Did Senator Tom Cotton Call for Drug Testing for Social Security Recipients?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan 24, 2018 The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social ...
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Can Common Household Plant Seeds Be Used As a Party Drug?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 7, 2018 The seeds of a number household plants can cause psychoactive effects, but they are far from a n ...
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Doctor writing a prescription on a prescription pad with an open container of marijuana buds.

Two New Studies Suggest Opioid Prescriptions Drop in States with Legalized Marijuana

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Apr 4, 2018 The findings run counter to political arguments against legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
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Did the World Health Organization Declare Medical Marijuana Has No Health Risks?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Apr 11, 2018 A December announcement by a WHO committee stated that one specific component of marijuana is sa ...
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Donald Trump

Did President Donald Trump Call Senator Antonio Trillanes IV Trillanes a 'Little Narco?'

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 9, 2017 Rumors that Trump implied a legislator from the Philippines was a drug smuggler originated with ...
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Can the New Drug 'Gray Death' Be Transmitted Through the Air?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 17, 2017 A potent new mix of drugs includes carfentanil, which is used to tranquilize elephants.
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Can Marijuana Help Heal Broken Bones?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 26, 2016 Several studies suggest that a specific constituent of cannabis could aid in the healing of brok ...
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Mother Overdoses on Heroin at Store With Toddler

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 23, 2016 The child was taken into protective custody and the mother has been charged with child endangerment.
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Congress to Question Mylan's Chief Executive Officer About EpiPen Price Spike

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 14, 2016 Pharmaceutical executive Heather Bresch has come under scrutiny after the price of the life-savi ...
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Ohio Police Post Graphic Photograph of Adults Passed Out from Heroin with Child in Car

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 9, 2016 East Liverpool, Ohio, police posted a photograph of two adults who were passed out in their car ...
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Florida Frat Brother Bit Victim's Face After Fatal Knife Attack

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 17, 2016 Austin Harrouff was believed to have been under the influence of a dangerous hallucinogen.
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'Weed Dealers' Using Pokémon GO to Hook Children on Drugs

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 10, 2016 The claim that marijuana dealers are using the game to sell "weed needles" comes from a satire page.
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Subway Worker Cleared After Being Accused of Spiking Officer's Drink

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 8, 2016 The worker was arrested but eventually cleared of charges involving putting anything in a police ...
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Hepatitis C Treatment Highlights Disparity in Worldwide Drug Prices

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
May 2, 2016 A meme suggests that a course of treatment costing $900 in India carried a far heftier price tag ...
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