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A North Carolina dad lost his job for doing coke, and he's currently awaiting trial for dealing. But he still has partial custody of his kids — and because she won't let them go to his house, his ex-wife could go to jail. More »
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Frances claims the cat died "after getting entangled in piles of [her mom's] Etsy fabrics, boxes of paperwork, trash and other possessions." The dog died after swallowing a pile of Courtney's pills. The restraining order that now keeps Courtney away from Frances also bars Courtney from any contact with Frances's dog, Uncle Fester. All this is in the new eBook, Courtney Comes Clean. Sigh, you know? If you ever claimed your mom was ruining your life when she really wasn't, call her and apologize. More »
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Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, we ingest mind-altering amounts of tabloid gossip, chasing the dragon of Truth. This week: Illuminati heir to the throne Blue Ivy Carter already has diamond jewelry; Cameron Diaz has a new face; Kim Kardashian is dead inside; and Demi Moore has been ingesting all kinds of interesting things. More »
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A new study shows that coke addiction might look different depending on the gender of the addict. While ladies are more likely to crave the drug in response to stress, guys seem to want coke in response to ... coke. More »
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Indiana Republican Jud McMillin has withdrawn his bill that proposes to test welfare recipients for the presence of illegal drugs after a Democrat in the state's General Assembly tacked on a provision in the bill that would require that legislators themselves also be tested for drugs. From this, we can safely conclude that Jud McMillin might be on mushrooms as we speak. More »
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Somewhere there is a drug dealer who is really pissed that 30 pounds of his choice coke has gone missing. But if he wanted it so badly, he shouldn't have mailed it to the United Nations. The cocaine was sent inside fake diplomatic pouches, and ended up in the UN's mailroom last week. People there immediately recognized the pouches as knock-offs. The real diplomatic mail bags have "United Nations" printed on them, as well as the logo. But these only had the logo, and didn't have any address, manifest, or anything—and yet for some reason DHL delivered them no questions asked. It's highly unlikely that some diplomat was having a load of coke delivered for a party. Instead, they think the fake pouches, which originated from Mexico, were meant to ensure the packages made it through border security without being inspected—but it looks like the plan worked a little too well. More »
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The Huffington Post has launched a new "Global Motherhood" section, sponsored by none other than Johnson & Johnson. But the pharmaceutical giant hasn't exactly been a friend to moms — or people in general — in the past. Let's take a look at some of J&J's less savory activities. More »
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Well, you have to hand it to drug dealers. They're nothing if not enterprising, and they're not going to miss out on making a buck off the latest pop culture obsession just because that obsession is a tiny, innocent baby. Yes, Blue Ivy Carter, the blessed child of Beyonce and Jay-Z, may be just a week old, but she already has a strain of weed named after her. It's all downhill from here, kid. But seriously, "OG Blue Ivy" is actually on sale at pot dispensaries in LA. So, if you're still looking for that perfect baby gift for Beyonce and Jay-Z, you know what to do! More »
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A woman who arrived at a New Orleans hospital with an arm infection left sans one arm, thanks to recreational injections of bath salts, an increasingly popular and incredibly dumb drug that no one should ever use, ever. Seriously. Don't inject yourself with bath salts, you guys. Good lord. More »
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Pharmaceutical companies have long been jockeying to produce the next awesome weight-loss drug that will make you lose control of your bowels and die. The quest suffered a major setback in 2010 when two drugs were rejected for little things like wiping people's memories and giving rats cancer. But now both drugs are back, and one is emerging as a frontrunner. Let's learn a little more about Qnexa, the drug that could be giving you heart palpitations very soon. More »
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Yesterday, Novartis Pharmaceuticals announced it would be recalling some bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X. Now they've explained why: the bottles could have super-strong painkillers in them instead. More »
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A gentleman named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop has been arrested in Madison, Wisconsin for — shocker — possession of drug paraphernalia. More »
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While Amsterdam has a reputation for being the weed capital of the world, college students looking to do something vaguely rebellious during their junior year abroad should set their sights on a different hemisphere. It turns out that residents of the land Down Under consume more marijuana than any other people in the world. More »
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As always, Snoop Dogg has an innovative approach to getting things done. He told Hot 99.5's Toby Knapp that he would convince President Obama to change the drug laws by first getting him nice and relaxed... More »
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Since parents aren't sufficiently stressed out and germophobic as it is, researchers set out to learn what nasty microbes are lurking on the tables where they change their babies in public. A study conducted on more than 100 changing tables in shopping centers, hospitals, police stations, and churches found that more than 92% contained traces of cocaine. Officials say the results are "shocking" and may be indicative of the increase in cocaine abuse in the region, but considering that money (and plenty of other things we touch) are coated in traces of the drug too, it seems unlikely that the contamination is solely due to addicts doing lines off of Koala Kare changing stations. Though, you should still be cautious about putting your precious child directly on those tables, because according to our scientific research they're coated in baby poop. More »
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Drug store chain CVS has issued an apology to a man who says he was denied access to Plan B and a pregnancy test because he lacks a uterus. By this logic, women shouldn't be allowed to buy men's razors, condoms, or Gold Bond powder, unless they can produce evidence that the Gold Bond powder is not to be used on balls. More »
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While the teen pregnancy rate plummets, American adolescents are occupying their spare time with a different sort of mischief: marijuana smoking. To put it in terms of terrible puns: they may be much less likely to have a bun in the oven, but that doesn't mean that they're not baked. More »
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Well, sort of. Despite earlier concerns that stimulants taken for ADHD could cause heart problems, a new study has found that the drugs don't increase takers' risk of heart attack or stroke. The sound you hear is thousands of sleep-deprived college students applauding. More »
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According to a new study, hugs from rat mothers make baby rats less likely to grow up into little rat drug addicts. Go home and hug your rats, everybody! More »
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A woman's attempt to turn her local Wal-Mart into a makeshift meth lab ran afoul of the law after spending six hours unsuccessfully trying to concoct crystal meth in the store. This is the best store related illicit multitasking since Horne's Department Store recruited perfume counter employees for prostitution work at One Eyed Jack's! More »
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Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius decided not to allow stores to sell Plan B over the counter to kids under 17, because she wasn't convinced the FDA had conclusively proved teens could safely take it without talking to a doctor. We decided to compare it to a few other medications children can legally obtain over the counter. Below, take a look at how Plan B stacks up against some extremely common remedies. More »
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Two separate incidents of questionable requests at fast food restaurants have led for renewed calls from the nation's lazy, horny potheads for diversified services at burger joints. More »
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The city of Evanston, Illinois, home of the Northwestern University Wildcats, is about to get decidedly more chill. Last night, the city council approved a measure that would essentially decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana; if you're caught with under 10 grams of the stuff, instead of jailed, you'll be fined a small amount, patted on the head, and sent skipping off along your merry way. More »
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Did you know that every single day, America's troops put their lives on the line so that we can be free to sit in recliners and watch Fox News? Well, looks like some terrible things are afoot in Detroit, where one brave white man has endeavored to expose the treachery of black factory workers partying during their lunch breaks. And all the bald eagles weep gratefully. More »
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A new study supports what that kid slouching in the back of math class with the black clothes and the copy of Das Kapital always claimed: smart people are more likely to do drugs. More »
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A Craigslist poster has some weed to offer — and he or she is asking for an unusual form of payment. Below, the full ad: More »
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Today's Worst Doctor Award goes to Joshua Baron, a pediatric neurologist who was just charged with giving out various painkillers in exchange for sex. He advertised these exchanges on Craigslist. More »
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A Florida judge has issued a temporary injunction that will stop enforcement of a measure that requires welfare applicants to be tested for drugs before receiving benefits. Now, if only a judge could declare the myth of the drug-addled welfare queen "dead." More »
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You probably sensed this, but here it is: The use of antidepressant drugs has skyrocketed since 1988. Blame the shitty economy and slick ad campaigns: Antidepressants are the most frequently used medication. One in four women ages 40 to 59 take 'em, and one in 25 teens. More »
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On Friday, three elderly people from Southern California brought a hackneyed sitcom scenario to life when they unwittingly downed pot brownies at a friend's memorial. During the service someone passed around a tray of brownies, but didn't tell anyone they contained medical marijuana. Sadly, the ensuing hijinks don't sound all that hilarious: Three seniors in their 70s and 80s were admitted to the hospital with nausea, dizziness, and the inability to stand unassisted. More »
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Parents can stop wringing their hands about Four Loko because there's a new product that's said to be encouraging kids to try illicit substances. "Pothead Ring Pots" and "Pothead Lollipops" don't actually contain marijuana, but many fear it's prepping kids to transition from an innocent sugar high to a drug high. More »
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Sometimes two things that you love combine to form something even more amazing—like when your best friends got married and had the cutest baby ever, or like when people started putting lots of delicious salt into already delicious caramels! Now it seems that another of these magical combinations has just been discovered: marijuana wine! Whoaaa, dude, are you serious? Totally, man. Pot brownies are one thing, but pot wine is, like, on a whole different level. More »
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Today in depressing: a widely-used anti-miscarriage drug that didn't actually work has been found to cause breast cancer, infertility, and a whole mess of other problems in the daughters of women who used it while pregnant. The drug's crappy effects are so far reaching that researchers also suspect that it may cause reproductive health issues in the granddaughters of women who used it. More »
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While it's gotten a reputation as a club drug, ecstasy could have unexpected benefits — as a treatment for PTSD. More »
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School have confirmed what believers have been saying for years: Shrooms open your mind, man. After giving patients the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," doctors found they had an enduring and positive personality change. Study author Roland R. Griffiths said: More »
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Yes, Oscar winner Lee Daniels working on an adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel about pill-popping, fame and women with ambition. For TV. (The book was turned into a film in 1967.) Hopefully NBC doesn't want a watered-down version and lets Daniels keep the drugs and the abortion in the story. More »
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Vice sent someone named Elektra to the Topshop Unique fashion show. On acid. The story is narrated by her editor: "I swear I'm not making this up, but when Elektra asked: 'Do you mind if I get a picture with you?' Naomi turned to her and said, 'I'm sorry, but I'm not speaking.' Which was weird, because she had to speak in order to say that." So there are drugs, queues, non-sequiturs, and people acting standoffish. Sounds like fashion week, all right. [Vice] More »
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Elizabeth Gilbert's onetime love-nest is apparently turning into a den of iniquity: Bali has seen a sharp increase in meth-smuggling arrests, including that of a woman who was hiding the drug in her intestines. Locals apparently call the drug shabu-shabu, which raises the possibility that this is all a misunderstanding, and Balinese citizens are merely in the grip of an addiction to delicious Japanese food. More »
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If you're pregnant and feel you're running low on things to worry about, we have some news you'll want to hear. A new study presents troubling information about a possible link between anti-inflammatory drugs and miscarriage, complete with conflicting expert advice on how alarmed you should be. More »
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The North Korean women's national soccer team has been banned from competition in the 2015 Women's World Cup after five members of the team tested positive for performance enhancing drugs derived from the musk hormones of deer. Musk is a smelly brownish secretion that male deer rub all over trees and other inanimate objects in an attempt to attract a mate. The ladydeer go nuts for it. Think Axe Body Spray commercial, but in the forest. More »
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