Tag: drugs

TIL Stephen King would do so much cocaine he had to stuff cotton up his nose to stop blood from dripping on his typewriter.

Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax

Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax Anxiety has become our everyday argot, our thrumming lifeblood: not just on Twitter (the ur-anxious medium, with its constant updates), but also in blogger diaries, celebrity confessionals (Et tu, Beyoncé?), a hit Broadway show (“Dear Evan Hansen”), a magazine start-up (Anxy, a mental-health publication based in…

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About the [Opioid] Epidemic

About the [Opioid] Epidemic FACT SHEET: The Opioid Epidemic – By The Numbers (PDF – 365 KB) This two-page fact sheet from HHS highlights statistics about drug overdose deaths and opioid abuse, the economic impact of the opioid epidemic, progress from the last year, and next steps in addressing the epidemic. Understanding the Epidemic Each…

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An American Suicide Jolts Taiwan

An American Suicide Jolts Taiwan Geez, real horror story… Upon hearing his sentence through an interpreter, Marhanka appeared incredulous and was heard repeating, “Four years?” – to which the interpreter answered that he could appeal the sentence if he wished to. Marhanka said he didn’t want to, while becoming more and more agitated as the…

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