Drug Use by Decade, Part I
Recreational drug use, however it’s been perceived, or whatever the legality, has been a social norm in many countries since the 16th century. At that time, Europe and most of Asia had hundreds of opium dens, buildings that functioned as meeting places, brothels, and...
The Legal History of Addictive and Illegal Drugs
Not everyone knows that much of the illicit drug market had humble or medicinal beginnings. This means, of course, that at some point, virtually every addictive drug, or some form of it, was not only legal, but used to be openly and widely promoted. Some of the worst...
Lean: A Codeine Cocktail
Opioids. The term probably makes you think of pills and needles, heroin, Oxycontin, Vicodin, morphine, the list goes on. But Codeine (another variation of opiate) is prescribed in liquid form as cough syrup, meaning that patients will drink it as their manner of...
Drugs and Stereotypes
Who is addicted to what? This is a question asked not only on a micro-, person-to-person level, but also of our society. What is it that makes certain drugs attractive, and others less attractive? (Hint: cost plays a role is nearly every transaction between users and...
Addictive Properties of Popular Drugs
What makes a drug addictive? The easy answer is simply to say that exposure to some substances carries the risk, and that people should stay away if they don’t want to become addicted. But that’s the simple answer. The actual answer is far more complex: it begins with...
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