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Ecstasy Related Deaths in Bring Attention to Raves in Los Angeles
Electric Daisy Carnival or EDC was the site of a huge rave this past weekend. A rave that ended in tragedy for one girl and all of her friends and family. The response to this ecstasy overdose has been surprisingly extreme and it could threaten the rave scene in Los Angeles. read more...
Three Unlikely Partners in Crime Part III: The Taliban in Afghanistan - Heroin Manufacturing Empire
There is a variety of factors which have created a “perfect storm” which has lead to the death of thousands of Americans due to heroin overdose. There factors seem disparate at face value: the prescription drug addiction epidemic, the pharmaceutical industry’s creation of potent addictive drugs like OxyContin, the Mexican farming industry’s desperation to turn a profit, and in this segment: the geopolitical climate affecting heroin creation in Afghanistan. read more...
The War on Drugs Moves beyond the Airwaves into the Concert Halls of Mexico
We have periodically covered the Mexican drug trade and it's negative effects on people who are victims of its violence and drug proliferation in the United States. This article takes a look at how the Mexican government is taking extreme steps to censor the arts as they relate to the Mexican drug trade and also sheds light on how this might surprisingly have an effect on you if you live in the United States. read more...
Pain Medication Overdoses are linked to Higher Dose Prescriptions
It probably doesn't come as any surprise that higher dose prescriptions will cause an increase in painkiller overdose (and most likely an increase in painkiller addiction as well). read more...
Ecstasy Use Killing More Young and Healthy People
It has always been feared that ecstasy is a dangerous and potentially deadly drug. A recent study though, shows just how lethal ecstasy can be and the results are surprising. Young and healthy people, who normally do not do drugs, are dying from ecstasy. read more...
Heroin Purity and Supply Increase Combined With Drop in Price Create a Deadly Phenomenon
2009/2010 Will Be Known as "The Years Heroin Skyrocketed." You can search for the word heroin in the search bar at the top of the page and you will see how much we've written about it. A "perfect storm" of factors including lawless poppy growing in Afghanistan and the OxyContin addiction epidemic in the United States have combined to create an environment where heroin is abuse is rampant throughout the U.S. read more...
Mephedrone - The New and Dangerous Club Drug
Sudden Deaths from Cocaine Use is a Growing Concern
Cocaine is a deadly drug and people who become addicted inevitably start "small" by using it casually. No one plans on becoming addicted to cocaine yet millions of people are. No one plans on a fatal overdose from cocaine but it happens all the time. read more...
OxyContin Killing an Increasing Number of People in Canada
There is a killer in Canada that is taking more lives than heroin, but is sold with a brand name by a corporate entity. The drug is Oxycodone, and is better known by the name OxyContin. read more...
4 Junior High Girls all Suffer Ecstasy Overdose in Central Valley town of Lathrop CA
LATHROP, CA - In a tragic turn of events in California's Central Valley, two 12 year old girls and two 13 year old girls overdosed on ecstasy that was sold to them by a 14 year old boy in Lathrop, CA. read more...
