scare stories
‘Monkey Dust’ and the Anatomy of a Tabloid Drug Scare Story
A damning new study examines the British media’s response to monkey dust, a drug that supposedly turned users into “zombies” with "superhuman" strength.
Mephedrone, Psychosis, and a Severed Penis: When Drugs Are Blamed in British Courts
This week, a man who stabbed his mother several times before severing his own dick used a "drug-induced psychosis" defense. But how legitimate is it for offenders to lay all the blame on narcotics?
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