cocaine use

Is It Legal to Use Coca Leaf in the United States?

Question by DeadmanWalks: Is it legal to use coca leaf in the United States?
I chewed once and kinda liked it. I know it is the raw material for cocaine but itself is not harmful.
No not buzz. I was… Continue reading

For Teens, Two Kinds of Cocaine Are Not the Same

For teens, two kinds of cocaine are not the same
“Powder cocaine and crack are commonly collapsed into a single 'cocaine use' category in research, despite different contexts of use, reasons for use, and rates of dependence, and adverse outcomes… Continue reading

Tobacco, Drug Use in Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Stillbirth

Tobacco, drug use in pregnancy can double risk of stillbirth
Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth, according to research funded by the… Continue reading

JAWS and the 2014 Hall of Fame Ballot: Mark McGwire

JAWS and the 2014 Hall of Fame ballot: Mark McGwire
… to a player's integrity, sportsmanship and character, conveniently ignoring both the fact that the clause was penned by a commissioner who upheld baseball's color line for nearly a quarter-century,… Continue reading

Pursuing Your Dreams When Drunk

Pursuing your dreams when drunk
Although he has no real memory about how it went, he figured out than when he took a cab home, he found his passport that he uses to identify himself with in his pocket. At… Continue reading

Drug Testing Index of US Workers Reveals Decline in Drug Use but Rise in

Drug Testing Index of US Workers Reveals Decline in Drug Use but Rise in
The 25th anniversary Drug Testing Index™ (DTI) from Quest Diagnostics has revealed overall drug use among American workers declined 74 percent over the past 25… Continue reading