Recreational drug use

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from recreational nitrate products, commonly known as poppers. The drugs are intended to be inhaled, but according to the FDA, people are getting seriously hurt or even dying from ingesting poppers that look like energy-shot products.Read more... The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from recreational nitrate products, commonly known as poppers. The drugs are intended to be inhaled, but according to the FDA, people are getting…

Magic mushrooms might have helped alleviate color blindness in at least one case. In a paper this week, doctors describe a man who experienced modest, long-lasting improvements in his red-green color vision after a single dose of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. The report is only an anecdote at this point but should merit further research, the authors say.Why Hollywood Writers Are Striking Over AI | Future TechPsilocybin is the primary active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms. It and other psychedelic drugs have…

Archaeologists recovered ancient hair from a cave in Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands, and found it contained compounds that can cause hallucinations or altered states of consciousness in humans. In other words, the team found evidence of an ancient trip.The organic compounds found in the hair are opium alkaloids that, when ingested, can cause delirium, feelings of excitement, and rushes of energy, among other effects. The alkaloids naturally occur in some plants (including nightshade), and the research team posits…