High School Drug Arrests Oct 14, 2008
Findlen said the students also sold police other prescription medication and a hallucinogen billed as Ecstasy. Some of the sales took place during school hours. (KCRA 3, CA)
Dow rises 936. Happy days are here again? Oct 14, 2008
Driven to ecstasy by news of worldwide bank nationalizations, the investor class celebrates. The Dow surges. (Salon)
Can Taking Ecstasy Once Damage Your Memory? Oct 12, 2008
Can Taking Ecstasy Once Damage Your Memory ... Can Taking Ecstasy Once Damage Your Memory ... 11, 2008) Academics at the University of Hertfordshire are issuing new warnings about the dangers of ecstasy and its effects on the brain. (Science Daily)
Frenchman gets Nobel Prize for literature Oct 10, 2008
The academy called Le Clezio, who also holds Mauritian citizenship, an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization.". Le Clezio made his breakthrough as a novelist with "Desert," in 1980, a work the academy said "contains magnificent images of a lost culture in the North African desert contrasted with a depiction of Europe seen through the eyes of unwanted immigrants.". (Boston Globe)
Drug-driver jailed for killing man and dog Oct 8, 2008
" Mr McGregor, of Kirriemuir, Angus, who had daughters aged six and four, had taken out the family's labrador on 24 June last year and was knocked down a short distance from his home. A Vauxhall Astra had been seen moving erratically about the road, and it crossed to the opposite carriageway and then mounted the pavement, hitting Mr McGregor and throwing him into trees. Smith, of Kirriemuir, the mother of a nine-year-old boy who attended the same school as Mr McGregor's children, admitted... (Scotsman)
Program focuses on prevention Oct 5, 2008
Other drugs kids have access to include Ecstasy, which causes depression. A new form of ecstasy from Canada is laced with meth. (Pekin Times, IL)
Risque business: sex toy parties take off Sep 25, 2008
Finally, we feel ecstasy. "I should have been a '50s housewife," she says and smiles wickedly. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Send Iemma, Watkiss the bill Sep 23, 2008
The agony and the ecstasy: what you love about living in Sydney, what really annoys you and why you're still living here anyway. Transport, crime and culture, jobs and leisure: your chance to talk about life in this big city. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Visa ruling came after donation Sep 20, 2008
Madafferi, 47, was charged by federal police last month in Melbourne in connection to a syndicate allegedly involved in the world's largest seizure of ecstasy. His involvement in an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy occurred just over two years after Ms Vanstone granted him a visa. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Terrace drug-trafficking ring busted, 9 arrested Sep 19, 2008
Investigators conducted surveillance activity and telephone interceptions and had seized a cache of cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy, he said. The drug ring originated in Terrace and expanded outward, he said. (CBC.ca)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 17, 2008 Sep 18, 2008
" Just another way to put the screws to the Latinos in Escondido. A retraction was only printed because obviously although Mr. Gallo hates the Latinos but also wants to be re-elected so he is pandering for their vote hence the letter lying to the public regarding his prospective on this subject. Truth Not Sexism wrote on Sep 17, 2008 4:17 PM:You know, Ron repeats the talking point about liberals demeaning women by saying that Palin can't be both a VP and a mother at the same time. Makes false... (North County Times)
Cruise ships diverted to New Orleans Sep 16, 2008
The Carnival Conquest and the Carnival Ecstasy will both disembark passengers in New Orleans instead of Galveston, Texas, this week following Hurricane Ike ... The Ecstasy is expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon. (KHOU.com, TX)
Ecstasy safer than alco binges Sep 12, 2008
Australian professor claims ecstasy 'safer than booze binges ... Professor Jake Najman, a leading Australian drugs expert, has said ecstasy is cheaper, safer and a lesser evil than alcohol following the publication of research showing young people are switching from alcopops following the new Government tax ... Ecstasy is relatively benign if taken in small quantities, the director of Queensland s Alcohol and Drug Research Center told the Brisbane Times. (inthemix)
Using the Internet to Get High: Abusing Herbal... Sep 10, 2008
"SNURF" produces a high similar to that of ecstasy, PCP or LSD and it s just as dangerous, said one doctor ... Herbal Ecstasy: Sold under the names Cloud 9, Rave Energy and Ultimate Xphoria, herbal ecstasy is a combination of herbs that are legal, inexpensive, and marketed as a "natural high." In addition to being sold online, the drug is sometimes sold in gas stations and convenience stores. (Fox News)
U.N. says Asia driving new meth demand Sep 9, 2008
The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said while the use of drugs like meth, amphetamine and ecstasy has stabilised in developed countries, people in fast-growing economies are getting a taste for the brain-damaging drugs. They are being used as "a cheap and available tonic for our fast and competitive times, for entertainment in discos (mostly in the West), and for greater stamina in assembly lines and behind a steering wheel in the East," UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa said,... (International Herald Tribune)
UN report says amphetamine use on the rise Sep 9, 2008
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Demand for amphetamines, Ecstasy and other synthetic drugs appears to have stabilized in the West, but the problem is worsening in developing countries and rapidly spreading to new markets in the Middle East, a U.N. report said Tuesday ... Europe, a longtime supplier of Ecstasy to global markets, meanwhile, continues to be the major source of that drug trafficked internationally, but its importance is diminishing as manufacturers shift to regions closer to their consumer... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Forecast: Don't take Brees for granted Sep 9, 2008
The line between ecstasy and agony in the NFL is razor thin. Just ask Patriot fans. (WWLTV.com, LA)
'Street' Drug Use Down, Prescription Drug Abuse Rising Sep 6, 2008
There were reductions in the use of almost every type of illicit drug, including marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens, LSD, Ecstasy and methamphetamine, and in the abuse of such prescription drugs as pain relievers. Alcohol use in this age group decreased from 17. (MEDLINEplus)
Prescription drugs a gateway for teen drug abuse Sep 5, 2008
From 2002 to 2007, the survey found a decrease in the rates of adolescent substance abuse for almost every type of illegal drug, including marijuana, cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy and meth as well as prescription drugs. "If there is less use overall, that's a positive sign," said Feehery, who said his clients are taking antidepressants, sleeping aids and pain pills in combination with alcohol, marijuana and other stimulants. (Houston Chronicle)
Valium on the rise in heroin shortage Sep 5, 2008
"Users may be more inclined to inject rather than smoke the drug during times of shortage or poor quality. A 10 milligram dose of the drug nicknamed "blues" or "vallies" now costs around 1 per dose.The price of heroin per gram has risen from 46 in 2006 to 49 this year, it said, and cocaine has dipped by 1 a gram to 42.The charity's annual Street Drug Trends Survey also found high-strength skunk cannabis grown at home on a commercial scale is dominating the cannabis market. The potent drug... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Cruise Extended Because Of Hurricane Sep 1, 2008
The Carnival Ecstasy, which visited Progreso in the Mexican state of Yucatan, will "remain at sea at a safe distance away from the storm" and will return to Galveston on Wednesday, the cruise line said in a written statement. The next cruise on the Ecstasy, which had been scheduled for five days, has been changed to a three-day "Cruise-To-Nowhere" that will leave late Wednesday afternoon and return to Galveston on Saturday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Galveston dodges Hurricane Gustav, enjoys Labor Day holiday Sep 1, 2008
According to the company s Web site, the Carnival Ecstasy, which departed Galveston on Thursday, would return Wednesday because the Port of Galveston was closed from the hurricane. The ship s status could not be confirmed Sunday night. (KHOU.com, TX)
Carnival cruise alters path to avoid hurricane Sep 1, 2008
ABOARD THE CARNIVAL ECSTASY In the past few hours, the cruise ship s captain has and in an attempt to steer clear of Hurricane Gustav. Untitled Document. (KHOU.com, TX)
How hazardous are herbal remedies? Aug 29, 2008
"One product we found, called Original Herbal Ecstasy, contained nutmeg - which is hallucinogenic in sufficient quantities - hallucinogenic mushrooms and a lot of stimulants," he says. "Yet there is no way of telling how much of these substances is in there. Most packets contain no information about side effects or the potential of mixing these substances with things such as alcohol or other medications. They could cause a range of psychiatric disturbances from anxiety to panic attacks to... (Hindu)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 28, 2008 Aug 29, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Global-warming deception. (North County Times)
Rap Mogul Arrested On Battery Charges Aug 29, 2008
The rap mogul is accused of having the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested. Knight's lawyers, and , declined immediate comment. (WNBC.com, NY)
Illicit drugs policy is working: AFL Aug 28, 2008
" While the 14 positive tests for drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana is an increase on the nine players who tested positive to similar recreational drugs in 2006, Demetriou said the league had carried out more than double the number of drug tests in 2007. That means a smaller percentage of players have returned positives, with more than 1,100 tests carried out last year compared to 486 in 2006. But the AFL introduced a number of tweaks to the illicit drugs policy, including carrying... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* World News Quick Take Aug 24, 2008
Canada is one of the top three world suppliers of the psychedelic drug ecstasy and a significant supplier of marijuana to the US, the government admitted on Friday. A survey of organized crime by Criminal Intelligence Services Canada found that it, the Netherlands and Belgium were the primary sources of ecstasy, an illegal drug that is popular at clubs, raves and rock concerts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Two drug hot spots raided, 17 arrested Aug 20, 2008
The police report said they seized 55 packages of narcotics, two packages of marijuana, a package of crystal methampethamine -- known as shabu-shabu, 56 ecstasy pills, one electric scale, insulin, cash and a dagger. The arrested suspects, including a family of four, later underwent urine tests at the city police headquarters, nine of whom were tested as drugs positive. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
SDSU drug cases ending with little fanfare Aug 18, 2008
Guns and bags of marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy were laid out for the cameras. In a flash, the news went national. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
ATL exec admits online drug fraud Aug 16, 2008
They accused Wheat of being a life-long drug dealer he was arrested for selling the illegal amphetamine ecstasy when he was 19 years old and the overseer of a continuing criminal enterprise, a charge usually associated with large-scale illegal operations that carries a minimum sentence of 20 years. Other allegations were more sensational. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'The Office' Actor Faces Felony Drug Charges Aug 16, 2008
According to the criminal complaint released Friday, police in Culver City arrested Robinson on June 29 on suspicion of possessing MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, and methamphetamine. He was released the same day after posting bail, jail records show. (Click2Houston, TX)
DIY drug test kits help identify problems Aug 15, 2008
The seven-drug test costs about 28 and also tests for ecstasy, amphetamines and PCP. The 12-drug test costs about 38 and also tests for methadone, oxycodone, barbiturates, benzedodiazsephines and tricyclic antidepressants. Other kits, costing 16, test for specific drugs, including marijuana, cocaine and a combination of methamphetamine and ecstasy. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
LSD, Ecstasy Tested on Terminally Ill Patients Aug 15, 2008
Researchers are exploring the use of hallucinogenic drugs like LSD and ecstasy as a form of psychedelic psychotherapy for terminally ill patients, London s Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday ... Scientists are also looking into the possibility of using ecstasy to treat patients dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder ... European researchers are hoping LSD and ecstasy will have similar effects. (FOXNews)
Two more arrested in huge ecstasy probe Aug 13, 2008
The number of people charged over last week's ecstasy operation in Melbourne now comes to 22 with the arrest of two men, aged 30 and 26, today. The 26-year-old is alleged to have sold almost 2000 ecstasy tablets to an undercover agent last week and has been charged with trafficking in both a marketable quantity and a commercial quantity of the drug ... The 30-year-old has also been charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of ecstasy. (Sydney Morning Herald)
US-China Hoops: Everyone Scores Aug 11, 2008
Though he sank a three-pointer for the first bucket of the game, sending the crowd into ecstasy, he finished with 13 points on an ugly 3-10 shooting night. "He's not where he going to be," says U.S. point guard Chris Paul. (Time.com)
Brokeback Comics Craze Aug 10, 2008
Asuka's lean body is damp with moisture, his face is twisted in ecstasy. Saliva drips from his lover's parted lips as he breathes heavily. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
FLASH: Cheney and Bush both speaking first night of convention... Aug 9, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: Cheney will speak at GOP convention - Politico. Nancy Pelota, More unopular than the extremely unpopular Cheney. (The Drudge Report)
Ecstasy haul unlikely to make any difference: experts Aug 9, 2008
Police have described the ecstasy haul as the world's biggest ... Researchers say the world's largest ever ecstasy seizure will ultimately make little difference to the supply of the drug here in Australia. (ABC Online)
Drug Use By Europe’s Young People Leads To Risky Sexual Behaviour Aug 1, 2008
Those who consume alcohol, cannabis, cocaine or ecstasy under the age of 16 are likely to have had sexual relations before this age too, the researcher told SINC. The study shows that early sexual activity is most common among females. The researchers have also found demographic variations in terms of the reasons for the use of different drugs, with higher levels of ecstasy consumption among males to prolong the sexual experience and higher use of cocaine by men to increase sexual excitement and... (Science Daily)
The Big Question: Is the 'war on drugs' really making the problem ... Jul 31, 2008
Street prices for heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis have all fallen since the start of the decade. The average price for a gram of heroin in 2000 was 70, but that had fallen to 45 by last year. (Independent)
Suddenly, there was camelina Jul 27, 2008
Its starting to fulfill the promises that have sent neighboring Montana into ecstasy in the last few years to the point that Gov. Brian Schweitzer has been known to introduce the plant as his girlfriend, camelina. Thats because camelina grows very fast once it decides to grow, it has a seed full of high protein oil, it is hardy and can survive Wyomings weather. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Constable on charges of drug dealing Jul 27, 2008
A SYDNEY police officer was allegedly moonlighting as an ecstasy and amphetamine dealer at one of Sydney's trendiest nightclubs, a court has been told ... On one occasion Brennan, who joined the force in 2006, allegedly offered to obtain 1000 ecstasy pills for his cousin, Parramatta Bail Court heard ... He also allegedly boasted of selling 60 ecstasy tablets to patrons of the popular Surry Hills nightclub, Arq, in one evening. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Crusading dad vows to rid area of drug plague Jul 27, 2008
Anna died in 1995 after taking an ecstasy tablet at a dance party. "Two years after Anna's death I gave up on the police because they kept telling me it was a case of [a lack of] resources and we couldn't do anything about the drug problem. "Now I think we can. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Why Are Critics Slobbering Over Mad Men? Jul 25, 2008
On the basis of this season's first two episodes, the last question's the easiest to answer: There are far better ways to use Joan Hollowaythe red-headed office manager who wields her considerable bust as both a shield and a battering ramthan to have her stand around worrying about where to put a Xerox machine the size of a compact car, and the gratuitous mention of the Irving Stone novel The Agony and the Ecstasy only provokes one of those emotions. The tempo, thus far, is notably... (Slate)
HEALTH BLOG: Mental health news and notes Jul 23, 2008
Mental health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Study: Viagra might help some women. (USA Today -- Money)
Can Oxytocin Ease Shyness? Jul 23, 2008
That's not unlike the drug ecstasy, which triggers the release of serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin in the brain and heightens users' feelings of trust and intimacy, even among complete strangers. Concerns that oxytocin might be similarly abused as a recreational drug seem unfounded, however, given that the hormone doesn't produce a high, says zoologist Sue Carter of the University of Illinois at Chicago, who pioneered oxytocin research in voles. (Time.com)
Loud Music Can Make You Drink More, In Less Time, In A Bar Jul 22, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 21, 2008) Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment -- in this case, music -- can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices, and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads to more drinking in less time. (Science Daily)
10 arrested during series of Lowell gang raids Jul 20, 2008
Savong Moun, 22, was charged with three counts of distributing the drug ecstasy. Eric O'Brien, 23, was charged with three counts of distributing benzylpiperazine and three counts of distributing a counterfeit drug. (Boston Globe)
Click for Full Story Jul 20, 2008
A smoky fire broke out aboard the cruise ship Ecstasy just two miles from the Florida shore, forcing the ship's return to port. Five years ago: General John Abizaid, the top commander of coalition forces in Iraq, predicted that resistance toU.S. forces in Iraq would grow in coming months as progress was made in creating a new government to replace the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein. (KWTX.com, TX)
FOXSexpert: Reach for the Pinnacle With Transcendent Sex Jul 18, 2008
People who have been swept into transcendent ecstasy, according to developmental psychologist Dr. Jenny Wade, have reported. Seeing visions. (Fox News)
Europe's approach to drugs is more enlightened ... it's tougher Jul 18, 2008
A parliamentary proposal to allow regulated, large-scale marijuana production was voted down, and the government moved vigorously against the psychedelic drug ecstasy. Switzerland (which runs supervised-injection sites but also has thousands of treatment beds) voted against decriminalizing marijuana. (Globe and Mail)
French Combat Youth Binge-Drinking Jul 18, 2008
Etienne Apaire, president of France's Interministerial Mission Against Drugs and Addiction, says alcohol is now being used both with and like banned substances cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy "to attain an immediate state of intoxication." Apaire says a rising number of young people begin abusing booze immediately and never learn how to drink responsibly. "It's part of the globalization of behavior that, as far as drug and alcohol abuse is concerned, at the European Union level is evidenced in all 27... (Time.com)
Police probe drug dust links Jul 14, 2008
Seven people will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today, accused of attempting to import ecstasy, cocaine and the drug ice, with an estimated Australian street value of more than $31 million. The drugs were concealed in a shipment of massage chairs and spa baths en route to Australia from Canada in May. (ABC Online)
Study Finds 'Magic' Mushrooms May Produce Long-Term Feelings of Well-Being Jul 2, 2008
"There was this sense of relief and joy and ecstasy when my heart was opened.". With further research, psilocybin may prove useful in helping to treat alcoholism and drug dependence, and in aiding seriously ill patients as they deal with psychological distress, said study lead author Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins. (Fox News -- Politics)
Jakarta teens enlisted in fight against drugs Jul 2, 2008
"Many street vendors pretending to sell food near schools are actually selling drugs," she said, adding that ecstasy pills were becoming popular among young teens. She said these vendors often approached groups of students by telling them the pills were vitamins. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
MCI-Concord officer charged with drug trafficking Jun 30, 2008
Police executed a search warrant at his address after the arrest and seized two pounds of marijuana, 100 bottles of steroids, and six tablets of ecstasy, Leone's office said. Investigators do not believe Sweeney sold drugs while on the job or used his position for criminal activity, the office stated. (Boston Globe)
Why does gas cost so much? Jun 30, 2008
cross1242 wrote on Jun 29, 2008 11:35 AM:" This week, Prof. Clayson asks a good question: Whats the cause of the steep rise in oil prices? Unfortunately, he fails to provide and equally good answer.He considers a variety of answers that mostly consist of his usual suspects.He considers the answers of the left or, at least, what he imagines that lefties would say had he really asked any before divining what their collective response would be. He imagines that the left... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ode to Recovery Jun 29, 2008
They describe a 21st-century America where easy access to drugs makes it tempting for young people to blot out difficult situations with prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, marijuana, Ecstasy and cocaine. Theirs is a story that begins with pain and ends with poetry. (New Haven Register, CT)
21 comments Jun 24, 2008
" That's what we said about Hillary, remember? And as first Lady, she tried to commandeer a 3 Trillion dollar Marxist Health Care Bill to the floor of Congress , wherein the Wisdom of Crowds shot it down. So don't tell me Spouses are not part of a Campaign. Besides that REALLY CREEPY smile of hers, Michelle Obama will be an Activist Marxist first lady that will make you ashamed of your beloved America, just like Michelle Obama is ashamed of this country. It will reflect in her policies. She's a... (Human Events Online)
Speak your mind Jun 23, 2008
As a child I bubbled over with the ecstasy of speaking and singing and shouting, much to the irritation of older brothers and the exasperation of parents. Every thought was deserving of an airing, dead air being anathema, at very best a waste. (Globe and Mail)
Harm minimisation: just say no Jun 19, 2008
As they do each year, they ordered her favourite meal, Peking duck, and remembered the 15-year-old girl who died in 1995 after taking ecstasy for the first time ... The Woods say drug educators went to schools after Anna's death and told students it wasn't ecstasy that killed her but an overdose of water ... " At 13, Hidden started smoking marijuana heavily, and later "dabbled" in methamphetamines and ecstasy. He says he became paranoid and suffered "mental health effects". Expelled from school... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Twelve Arrested In Texas Drug Ring Probe Jun 19, 2008
During the arrests, authorities confiscated more than two gallons of liquid PCP, 4,000 ecstasy pills and 30 pounds of marijuana in the homes. Authorities also seized almost $30,000 in cash, weapons and at least nine vehicles. (KWTX.com, TX)
Getting AIDS Back into the Conversation Jun 19, 2008
For the rest of that decade, I didn't know any gay men who had AIDS, but I knew plenty who took ecstasy every weekend. And now, the hangover. (Time.com)
Cannabis house goes up in smoke Jun 17, 2008
au/news/national/drug-bust-police-seize-1000-ecstasy-pills/2008/06/06/1212259044275 ... Drug bust: police seize 1000 ecstasy pills. (Sydney Morning Herald)
