synthetic drugs
How Synthetic Weed Is Ravaging Brooklyn's Homeless Population
Call it spice, K2, spike, or Flamingo—by any name, it's the cheapest and most dangerous way to get high right now.
Inside New Zealand's Synthetic Drug Scene
"The pioneers of drug use were looking for a particular experience, and they found it after a journey. Now you just get the destination and miss the journey."
Designer Drug Users Could Stumble onto Cures for Mental Disorders
People are already willingly experimenting on themselves—the drug industry should harness that research and see if they're on to something.
What About a Regulated Market For Psychoactive Substances?
In Australia, a blanket ban on novel psychoactive substances is on the cards. Experts say that will drive producers underground.
The Synthetic Drug Called Spice Is Ravaging Russia
Spice has killed at least 24 and hospitalized 700 Russians since September. But it's outpacing the law and is very easy to get hold of.
A Young Chemist Explains How Legal Highs Work
Mathias develops and synthesizes potentially psychoactive chemicals for research purposes, but he says that you're better off taking mushrooms than anything he's cooked up.
A History of Bad Legal Highs
There are a million legal ways to get high, from airplane glue to just holding your breath for a while. In fact, most legal highs suck. But for many people, especially very young people, legal highs are the easiest way to pleasantly scramble your brain...
Here's Why Republicans Should Not Be Getting Into Burning Man
Tax-hater and Congressional bully Grover Norquist just announced that he's attending Burning Man, which is ironic, because the festival is about as bureaucratic as the US government itself.
New Zealand's Synthetic Potheads Have to Go Cold Turkey
The New Zealand government made a sudden reversal on its synthetic drug laws last week.
Synthetic Drugs Are Busted All Over the US
The DEA announced a massive crackdown on synthetic drugs, which has rounded up more than 150 people across 29 states so far.
Why Is Everyone Freaking Out About MDMA?
MDMA has caused something of a stir here in the US recently. Ever since Miley bragged about "dancing with molly" like one of those tedious nerds who brags about ripping bongs for breakfast, columnists have had a field day analyzing why we've all fallen...
The Draining Process of Dealing with Bath Salts
K2, Spice, 'plant food,' bath salts... keeping up with what's popular in the legal, synthetic drug world can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. The problem's especially difficult for law enforcement and regulators tasked with cracking down on drugs...