FLASH: Cheney and Bush both speaking first night of convention... Aug 9, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: Cheney will speak at GOP convention - Politico. Nancy Pelota, More unopular than the extremely unpopular Cheney. (The Drudge Report)
Ecstasy haul unlikely to make any difference: experts Aug 9, 2008
Police have described the ecstasy haul as the world's biggest ... Researchers say the world's largest ever ecstasy seizure will ultimately make little difference to the supply of the drug here in Australia. (ABC Online)
Drug Use By Europe’s Young People Leads To Risky Sexual Behaviour Aug 1, 2008
Those who consume alcohol, cannabis, cocaine or ecstasy under the age of 16 are likely to have had sexual relations before this age too, the researcher told SINC. The study shows that early sexual activity is most common among females. The researchers have also found demographic variations in terms of the reasons for the use of different drugs, with higher levels of ecstasy consumption among males to prolong the sexual experience and higher use of cocaine by men to increase sexual excitement and... (Science Daily)
The Big Question: Is the 'war on drugs' really making the problem ... Jul 31, 2008
Street prices for heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis have all fallen since the start of the decade. The average price for a gram of heroin in 2000 was 70, but that had fallen to 45 by last year. (Independent)
Suddenly, there was camelina Jul 27, 2008
Its starting to fulfill the promises that have sent neighboring Montana into ecstasy in the last few years to the point that Gov. Brian Schweitzer has been known to introduce the plant as his girlfriend, camelina. Thats because camelina grows very fast once it decides to grow, it has a seed full of high protein oil, it is hardy and can survive Wyomings weather. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Constable on charges of drug dealing Jul 27, 2008
A SYDNEY police officer was allegedly moonlighting as an ecstasy and amphetamine dealer at one of Sydney's trendiest nightclubs, a court has been told ... On one occasion Brennan, who joined the force in 2006, allegedly offered to obtain 1000 ecstasy pills for his cousin, Parramatta Bail Court heard ... He also allegedly boasted of selling 60 ecstasy tablets to patrons of the popular Surry Hills nightclub, Arq, in one evening. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Crusading dad vows to rid area of drug plague Jul 27, 2008
Anna died in 1995 after taking an ecstasy tablet at a dance party. "Two years after Anna's death I gave up on the police because they kept telling me it was a case of [a lack of] resources and we couldn't do anything about the drug problem. "Now I think we can. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Why Are Critics Slobbering Over Mad Men? Jul 25, 2008
On the basis of this season's first two episodes, the last question's the easiest to answer: There are far better ways to use Joan Hollowaythe red-headed office manager who wields her considerable bust as both a shield and a battering ramthan to have her stand around worrying about where to put a Xerox machine the size of a compact car, and the gratuitous mention of the Irving Stone novel The Agony and the Ecstasy only provokes one of those emotions. The tempo, thus far, is notably... (Slate)
HEALTH BLOG: Mental health news and notes Jul 23, 2008
Mental health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Study: Viagra might help some women. (USA Today -- Money)
Can Oxytocin Ease Shyness? Jul 23, 2008
That's not unlike the drug ecstasy, which triggers the release of serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin in the brain and heightens users' feelings of trust and intimacy, even among complete strangers. Concerns that oxytocin might be similarly abused as a recreational drug seem unfounded, however, given that the hormone doesn't produce a high, says zoologist Sue Carter of the University of Illinois at Chicago, who pioneered oxytocin research in voles. (Time.com)
Loud Music Can Make You Drink More, In Less Time, In A Bar Jul 22, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 21, 2008) Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment -- in this case, music -- can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices, and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads to more drinking in less time. (Science Daily)
10 arrested during series of Lowell gang raids Jul 20, 2008
Savong Moun, 22, was charged with three counts of distributing the drug ecstasy. Eric O'Brien, 23, was charged with three counts of distributing benzylpiperazine and three counts of distributing a counterfeit drug. (Boston Globe)
Click for Full Story Jul 20, 2008
A smoky fire broke out aboard the cruise ship Ecstasy just two miles from the Florida shore, forcing the ship's return to port. Five years ago: General John Abizaid, the top commander of coalition forces in Iraq, predicted that resistance toU.S. forces in Iraq would grow in coming months as progress was made in creating a new government to replace the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein. (KWTX.com, TX)
FOXSexpert: Reach for the Pinnacle With Transcendent Sex Jul 18, 2008
People who have been swept into transcendent ecstasy, according to developmental psychologist Dr. Jenny Wade, have reported. Seeing visions. (Fox News)
Europe's approach to drugs is more enlightened ... it's tougher Jul 18, 2008
A parliamentary proposal to allow regulated, large-scale marijuana production was voted down, and the government moved vigorously against the psychedelic drug ecstasy. Switzerland (which runs supervised-injection sites but also has thousands of treatment beds) voted against decriminalizing marijuana. (Globe and Mail)
French Combat Youth Binge-Drinking Jul 18, 2008
Etienne Apaire, president of France's Interministerial Mission Against Drugs and Addiction, says alcohol is now being used both with and like banned substances cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy "to attain an immediate state of intoxication." Apaire says a rising number of young people begin abusing booze immediately and never learn how to drink responsibly. "It's part of the globalization of behavior that, as far as drug and alcohol abuse is concerned, at the European Union level is evidenced in all 27... (Time.com)
Police probe drug dust links Jul 14, 2008
Seven people will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today, accused of attempting to import ecstasy, cocaine and the drug ice, with an estimated Australian street value of more than $31 million. The drugs were concealed in a shipment of massage chairs and spa baths en route to Australia from Canada in May. (ABC Online)
Study Finds 'Magic' Mushrooms May Produce Long-Term Feelings of Well-Being Jul 2, 2008
"There was this sense of relief and joy and ecstasy when my heart was opened.". With further research, psilocybin may prove useful in helping to treat alcoholism and drug dependence, and in aiding seriously ill patients as they deal with psychological distress, said study lead author Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins. (Fox News -- Politics)
Jakarta teens enlisted in fight against drugs Jul 2, 2008
"Many street vendors pretending to sell food near schools are actually selling drugs," she said, adding that ecstasy pills were becoming popular among young teens. She said these vendors often approached groups of students by telling them the pills were vitamins. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
MCI-Concord officer charged with drug trafficking Jun 30, 2008
Police executed a search warrant at his address after the arrest and seized two pounds of marijuana, 100 bottles of steroids, and six tablets of ecstasy, Leone's office said. Investigators do not believe Sweeney sold drugs while on the job or used his position for criminal activity, the office stated. (Boston Globe)
Why does gas cost so much? Jun 30, 2008
cross1242 wrote on Jun 29, 2008 11:35 AM:" This week, Prof. Clayson asks a good question: Whats the cause of the steep rise in oil prices? Unfortunately, he fails to provide and equally good answer.He considers a variety of answers that mostly consist of his usual suspects.He considers the answers of the left or, at least, what he imagines that lefties would say had he really asked any before divining what their collective response would be. He imagines that the left... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ode to Recovery Jun 29, 2008
They describe a 21st-century America where easy access to drugs makes it tempting for young people to blot out difficult situations with prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, marijuana, Ecstasy and cocaine. Theirs is a story that begins with pain and ends with poetry. (New Haven Register, CT)
21 comments Jun 24, 2008
" That's what we said about Hillary, remember? And as first Lady, she tried to commandeer a 3 Trillion dollar Marxist Health Care Bill to the floor of Congress , wherein the Wisdom of Crowds shot it down. So don't tell me Spouses are not part of a Campaign. Besides that REALLY CREEPY smile of hers, Michelle Obama will be an Activist Marxist first lady that will make you ashamed of your beloved America, just like Michelle Obama is ashamed of this country. It will reflect in her policies. She's a... (Human Events Online)
Speak your mind Jun 23, 2008
As a child I bubbled over with the ecstasy of speaking and singing and shouting, much to the irritation of older brothers and the exasperation of parents. Every thought was deserving of an airing, dead air being anathema, at very best a waste. (Globe and Mail)
Harm minimisation: just say no Jun 19, 2008
As they do each year, they ordered her favourite meal, Peking duck, and remembered the 15-year-old girl who died in 1995 after taking ecstasy for the first time ... The Woods say drug educators went to schools after Anna's death and told students it wasn't ecstasy that killed her but an overdose of water ... " At 13, Hidden started smoking marijuana heavily, and later "dabbled" in methamphetamines and ecstasy. He says he became paranoid and suffered "mental health effects". Expelled from school... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Twelve Arrested In Texas Drug Ring Probe Jun 19, 2008
During the arrests, authorities confiscated more than two gallons of liquid PCP, 4,000 ecstasy pills and 30 pounds of marijuana in the homes. Authorities also seized almost $30,000 in cash, weapons and at least nine vehicles. (KWTX.com, TX)
Getting AIDS Back into the Conversation Jun 19, 2008
For the rest of that decade, I didn't know any gay men who had AIDS, but I knew plenty who took ecstasy every weekend. And now, the hangover. (Time.com)
NSW dept ordered to review school drug leaflet Jun 17, 2008
The controversial leaflet is titled "Choosing to use but wanna keep your head together", and advises teenagers on what to do if they choose to take substances like ecstasy and cannabis. It is being distributed at schools and community facilities, and includes advice for students to wait until they turn 18 before experimenting with drugs, and then to "use only small amounts and not too often". (ABC Online)
Cannabis house goes up in smoke Jun 17, 2008
au/news/national/drug-bust-police-seize-1000-ecstasy-pills/2008/06/06/1212259044275 ... Drug bust: police seize 1000 ecstasy pills. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Ex-CEO of Broadcom Pleads Not Guilty on 21 Charges Jun 17, 2008
The charges against Nicholas depict a high-flying lifestyle that prosecutors said featured the former CEO jetting around the world in his two private planes, building a secret lair under his house and hiring strippers to party at a private warehouse stocked with cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy. Last month, securities regulators alleged in a civil suit that Ruehle, Nicholas, Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli and Broadcom general counsel David Dull falsified the company's reported income,... (Time.com)
Amphetamine emergencies increase: report Jun 16, 2008
The report also showed arrests for possession and use of ecstasy were up 16. 8 per cent.. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Sugar-free ice cream from NZ Jun 11, 2008
New Zealand Natural's most popular ice cream flavours (in Malaysia) include Chocolate Ecstasy and Vanilla Classic. It currently boasts 33 flavours 25 ice cream flavours, and a range of fat-free sorbets and frozen yoghurt. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Argentine courts let narcotics offenders off without penalty Jun 10, 2008
BUENOS AIRES - After getting caught with contraband like ecstasy tablets and marijuana, a few young Argentines have been asked by judges recently to pay an unexpected price for breaking the nation's drug laws: none at all. That's because separate federal tribunals here have ruled that a law penalizing the personal use of drugs is unconstitutional. (Boston Globe)
Risky Business Jun 10, 2008
What he's seen with local teens is abuse of prescription drugs, cocaine ecstasy, and over-the-counter medications, especially cold medicine. To see the full survey, visit. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Billionaire Henry T Nicholas III 'hosted orgies' Jun 8, 2008
Henry T. Nicholas III, founder of the microchip company Broadcom, is alleged to have given ecstasy to unwitting business associates, hosted orgies at a private drugs warehouse and built a secret party lair under his mansion ... The 18-page indictment on drug charges alleges that he kept four properties in Orange County and Las Vegas, including a warehouse in Laguna Niguel where it is alleged he stashed and distributed cocaine, crystal meth and ecstasy ... At a July 1999 Woodstock concert in... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Tech week in review Jun 8, 2008
1 billion, which would make the combined company the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. over AT&T. While that was, arguably, the week's biggest news, it couldn't match the jaw-dropping word that Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas is accused by the government of storing drugs in a warehouse for more than nine years, and of spiking drinks of industry executives and customers with ecstasy ... Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas maintained a warehouse for more than nine years where he kept drugs... (InfoWorld)
Broadcom co-founder facing drug charges Jun 7, 2008
Henry Nicholas 3rd, the co-founder and former chief executive of the chip maker Broadcom, has been indicted in California on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges, including allegations that he spiked the drinks of other executives with ecstasy ... But ecstasy is described as a particular favorite. (International Herald Tribune)
Nightclubs get NHS drugs advice Jun 6, 2008
The study authors found that the main drugs linked to ill-health among clubbers were GHB and stimulants such as ecstasy and cocaine. These produced symptoms ranging from problems with breathing having taken GHB, to high temperature, heart rate and blood pressure with the stimulants. (BBC News -- UK)
Amphetamine Abuse Linked To Heart Attacks In Young Adults Jun 6, 2008
26, 2003) The illegal drug MDMA (Methylene 3, 4 dioxy-methamphetamine) more commonly known as "Ecstasy" or "XTC," can trigger heart attacks, according to a case report in the December issue of. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Report: Sexual Activity Rises, Condom Use Declines Among High School Youth Jun 6, 2008
Hispanic students were more likely than either blacks or whites to use cocaine, heroin or ecstasy, attempt suicide or ride with a driver who had been drinking alcohol. The survey did not collect information on the parents' income or education levels. (Fox News -- Politics)
Broadcom's ex-chief indicted on drug charges Jun 6, 2008
Henry Nicholas 3rd, the flamboyant co-founder and former chief executive of the chip maker Broadcom, was indicted Thursday in California on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges, including allegations that he spiked the drinks of other executives with ecstasy ... But ecstasy is described as a particular favorite. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Why big decisions are best made on a full stomach Jun 6, 2008
Too little leads to depression, while too much can produce feelings of 'loved up' euphoria - as happens when people get high on drug ecstasy. Common antidepressants such as Prozac work by maintaining higher levels of serotonin in the brain. (Daily Mail)
Fewer U.S. High School Students Engage in Risky Behaviors Jun 6, 2008
Hispanic teens were also more likely than black or white students to have attempted suicide, or use cocaine, heroin or ecstasy. Hispanics were also more likely to be in a car with a driver who had been drinking. (MEDLINEplus)
Can Coldplay Do Anything Else? Jun 6, 2008
It's a neat trick, turning discipline into ecstasy, and Coldplay executes it with enough variations to keep things surprising. Strings pop up everywhere--not to grease your tear ducts but to enrich the sound and drive the countermelodies. (Time.com)
Hispanic Teens Try Drugs, Suicide More Jun 5, 2008
In addition, Hispanic students were more likely that either blacks or whites to attempt suicide, ride with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, or use cocaine, heroin or Ecstasy. Hispanics also most often drank alcohol on school property, were offered or sold illegal drugs, and occasionally skipped school because they feared for their safety. (KSBW 8, CA)
Study: US teens having less sex, drugs... Jun 5, 2008
"Hispanic students were more likely than either black students or white students to attempt suicide, use cocaine, heroin or ecstasy, ride with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, or go 24 hours or more without eating in an effort to lose weight," Wechsler said in a conference call with reporters. "Hispanic students were also more likely than both black students and white students to say they did not go to school on occasion because of safety concerns, were offered or sold illegal drugs on... (The Drudge Report)
Risky teen behavior on the decline, but Hispanic trends still ... Jun 5, 2008
They also more often skipped school because they felt unsafe; they used cocaine, Ecstasy or heroin; and they were more likely to have been offered or sold an illegal drug on school property. During a CDC briefing, Glenn Flores, a pediatrician at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, said the data reflect good news overall in the decline of risky behavior among adolescents but bad news for Hispanics. (Arizona Republic)
Survey: Most Staples students use alcohol Jun 5, 2008
Use of "other" was 7 percent and ecstasy, 4 percent, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, and steroids at about 2 percent or less. More than 83 percent said they had never used "another person's prescription drugs or over the counter drugs for other than its intended purpose." "To get high" was the top reason for using alcohol, at 45 percent, and and for using illegal drugs, at 36 percent. (Westport Minuteman, CT)
Attorney: Bacliff strip club served girl, 20, alcohol before drowning in pond Jun 3, 2008
New Jersey resident Keith McLean said he was at the club the night of the wreck, and Kristen appeared drunk about 2 a.m. She wrecked in Texas City about 3:41 a.m. Tests showed her blood-alcohol level was more than limit for driving, and she had the illegal party drug Ecstasy in her system. McLean said he arrived at the club about 1:20 a.m., 40 minutes before closing. (KHOU.com, TX)
Drink culture Jun 3, 2008
Could it simply be that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ecstasy was all the rage, in the mid-1990s it was alcohol, and now it's something else ... Could it simply be that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ecstasy was all the rage, in the mid-1990s it was alcohol, and now it's something else. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Ecstasy Deaths Linked To Raised Body Temperature Jun 2, 2008
1, 2008) A University of Adelaide study has revealed that effects of the drug ecstasy are compounded when taken in warm environments ... Preclinical research undertaken by Pharmacology PhD student Emily Jaehne shows that ecstasy deaths, which are invariably related to elevated body temperature, may be related to drug users failure to recognise their body is abnormally hot ... The 25-year-old student has spent the past three years investigating how ecstasy can increase body temperature, and to... (Science Daily)
Autopsy: Woman who drowned in car was drunk, high Jun 1, 2008
176 more than twice the legal limit and that she had traces of the party drug ecstasy in her system. Sanchez was killed April 26 when her car slid off State Highway 146 in Texas City and flipped over into a small pond. (KHOU.com, TX)
Dispatcher recalls effort to save woman trapped in flooded car Jun 1, 2008
It also found that she had ecstasy in her system. Inside KHOU.com. (KHOU.com, TX)
Comic powerhouse Harvey Korman dies at 81 May 31, 2008
"It was very dangerous for me to work with him because if our eyes met we'd crash to floor in comic ecstasy. It was comedy heaven to make Harvey Korman laugh.". On television, Burnett and Korman developed into the perfect pair with their burlesques of classic movies such as "Gone With the Wind" and soap operas like "As the World Turns" (their version was called "As the Stomach Turns"). (FOX 11, AZ)
State track meet about the roar of the crowd and the ecstasy of competition May 31, 2008
Published - Saturday, May 31, 2008. For a few moments the crowd grows quiet. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Ecstasy harms brain on first use, study finds May 31, 2008
People who use ecstasy for the first time could suffer impaired memory and harm to their brains, a new study of the dance drug's effects reveals ... "Therefore, we cannot conclude that ecstasy, even in small doses, is safe for the brain, and people should be informed of this risk." ... 6% of 16 to 59-year-olds reported using ecstasy, suggesting that around half a million had used the drug in the previous year. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Comedian Harvey Korman dies May 30, 2008
"It was very dangerous for me to work with him because if our eyes met we'd crash to floor in comic ecstasy. It was comedy heaven to make Harvey Korman laugh.". He also appeared in the Brooks comedies High Anxiety, The History of the World Part I and Dracula: Dead and Loving It, as well as two Pink Panther moves, Trail of the Pink Panther in 1982 and Curse of the Pink Panther in 1983. (KHOU.com, TX)
Cocaine-Induced Emergencies Quadruple May 25, 2008
Two are already behind bars for their role in importing a million Ecstasy pills. Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt reports. (Sky News)
* World News Quick Take May 24, 2008
A judge has ordered a teenager caught with Ecstasy to write a 2,000-word essay on the dangers of using drugs ... But Justice George Fryberg also ordered the teen to write a researched essay on the effects of cannabis and Ecstasy after he admitted experimenting with other drugs and using marijuana since he was 15. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mokbel 'ran drugs while on the run May 21, 2008
The 42-year-old is facing multiple charges of trafficking methylamphetamine and ecstasy dated between 2001 and last year from various locations in Victoria as well as in Greece. Mr Gray remanded Mr Mokbel in custody until June 24. (The Australian)
HPD orders last call for after-hours clubs May 20, 2008
Police found cocaine, Xanax, ecstasy and marijuana dumped into a couple of trashcans or simply tossed on the floor. Around 5 a.m., two hours into the operation, police and EMS personnel are distracted when they hear a loud crash outside. (KHOU.com, TX)
Forecast: Spurs are perfect villain for big game May 20, 2008
We bond with our teams through either the ecstasy of the big victory or the heartache of a crushing loss and the memory it leaves. That s what sports are really about. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Best Chocolate May 20, 2008
And it's likely because cocoa butter melts in your mouth, providing "a moment of ecstasy," said Elizabeth Somer, a registered dietician and author of "Food and Mood.". . (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Derby death has horse racing on the defensive May 16, 2008
Its a scenario that has been played out repeatedly in the years since television gave viewers an up-close and sometimes far too personal view of the ecstasy and agony of horse racing. But the outcry following the death of the filly Eight Belles shortly after she crossed the finish line in the Kentucky Derby has been different. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Teen Depression Worsened by Marijuana, Government Says May 11, 2008
They are also the ones who "accidentally" substituted amphetamines for ecstasy to show that substance caused brain damage ... You know, if you visit Amsterdam you'll see what happens when marijuana and hash is legalized giving the police time to focus on the really bad stuff--the heroin, the crack cocaine, the ecstasy, the meth ... Legalize marijuana, tax the sales, issue licenses for growing, and let law enforcement focus on the real killers of not only our teens, but our society as a... (U.S. News & World Report)
