Man shows prosthetic leg, then pleads not guilty to drug charges
The boxes contained 21,600 grams of a substance containing cathidone, Trujillo-Vargas said. Cathidone, or bath salts, are synthetic stimulants that have similar effects of cocaine, according to the Department of Justice. Drug Enforcement Agency … Read more on Lake County News Sun
Synthetic marijuana among top three substances abused by high schoolers
Last summer, President Barack Obama signed a ban on synthetic marijuana and bath salts, a synthetic drug that mimics the effects of cocaine. Related; Health department seeks comments on fake pot · Dangers of synthetic drugs discussed in Westminster … Read more on Baltimore Sun (blog)
Did cocaine use by bankers cause the global financial crisis?
Dr Chris Luke, an A&E specialist based at Cork University Hospital, Ireland, who has studied the effects of cocaine on bankers, has stated that "prominent figures in financial and political circles made irrational decisions as a result of megalomania … Read more on The Guardian Blogs (blog)