A music course that supports people who face disadvantages such as homelessness and addiction has been praised by participants who said it helped them turn their lives around. Musication was launched by Tang Hall Smart CIC in York and focuses on…
A music course that supports people who face disadvantages such as homelessness and addiction has been praised by participants who said it helped them turn their lives around. Musication was launched by Tang Hall Smart CIC in York and focuses on…
Alcohol claims about 178,000 lives each year in the US, outstripping the peak of about 105,000 annual overdose deaths from all other drug abuse combined. Its overall annual economic impact is projected to reach $588billion, factoring in inflation, lost productivity,…
Organizations like Smart Approaches to Marijuana have warned about the harms of high-potency marijuana for years – now an unlikely ally joined the effort: the Drug Policy Alliance. The pro-legalization lobbyist recently released a report about marijuana’s growing threat to…
Operation Understanding started in 1976 at a historic press conference in Washington DC, organized by Marty Mann and the National Council on Alcoholism. 52 prominent Americans – including astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actor Dick Van Dyke, Senator Harold Hughes – shared…
Virginia Commonwealth University introduced a prototype for a THC breathalyzer that could bring roadside marijuana testing closer to practical use. The proposed breathalyzer is a compact, inexpensive device designed to work without the need for laboratory back up. It resembles an asthma inhaler and relies on…
Today, most illegal drugs are made in unregulated labs around the globe, from big enterprises in China and India to single-person operations run from apartments. Almost any esoteric molecular structure or chemistry study published online is instantly available to amateur…
Floating off the Australian coastline is one of the world’s most luxurious rehabilitation and mental health programs. On superyacht Mischief, an Ocean Blue trip costs $600,000 a week. Reached via private jet, Ocean Blue is rehab for the ultra-wealthy: C-suite…