Huntington Herald Dispatch |
West Virginia drug czar wants rising death toll stopped
Lexington Herald Leader The director of West Virginia's new Office of Drug Control Policy starts his job on Tuesday, and he wants to get out into communities to see what they're doing and to offer the state's help in fighting the opioid epidemic. Jim Johnson tells Charleston ... Smoking rates are still high in region |
Some Drug Users Willing to Be Human Guinea Pigs for Dealers
U.S. News & World Report Some people addicted to deadly drugs like heroin and fentanyl are willing to risk their lives and act like human guinea pigs to test drugs for their potency before dealers put the product out on the street. Sept. 3, 2017, at 12:20 p.m.. Some Drug Users ... |
Some drug users willing to be human guinea pigs for dealers
SFGate AKRON, Ohio (AP) — For drug dealers, one of the biggest challenges of selling synthetic opioids like fentanyl is the likelihood that the product will kill their customers. To reduce that chance, many test the drugs on human guinea pigs. Bryan ... |
Ars Technica |
Neanderthals were distilling tar 200 thousand years ago in Europe
Ars Technica Tar collected in a birch bark container from the "pit roll" experiment. This technique uses only glowing embers placed over a roll of bark in a small pit. Paul Kozowyk. The maximum yield of birch bark tar obtained from a single experimental attempt (15 ... A sticky solution: Know how Neanderthals made the world's first glue |
Baltimore Sun |
Medical marijuana plants have started to grow in Maryland
Washington Post BALTIMORE — The first legal crop of marijuana has started to grow in Maryland. And industry officials say products should be available in medical marijuana dispensaries by 2018. The Washington Post reported Saturday that at least two licensed ... Meet the companies launching Maryland's cannabis industry |