Drugs

Do you have a rodent problem? — When I got home, the posse of glue-sniffers was making themselves at home on my cigarette-burned chaise lounge. They were a dastardly horrible bunch, pupils dilated like black holes where time and matter ceased to be relevant, their mouths encircled by aggressive and persistent red chemical rashes. I have always…

13 drugs were approved by the FDA in the first quarter; 4 of them for rare diseases, 3 for cancers. Name — Active Ingredient — Disease Indication Leqembi — lecanemab-irmb — To treat Alzheimer’s disease Brenzavvy — bexagliflozin — To improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus…

In the realm of mental health treatment, there’s always a quest for new frontiers, novel approaches that hold promise for those grappling with conditions that seem impervious to conventional therapies. One such frontier, brimming with intrigue and possibilities, lies within the realm of psychedelic therapy. As psychedelic research surges forward…

A story of…I don’t know what, you call it. — I almost died when I was 26. You could almost say, I was supposed to die at 26, at the very latest. Because the truth is, there were numerous times before that I could’ve died. Through my own actions and decisions, as well as those of others. Which would’ve been…

Hot Vultures: Part I / Verse I — It was a dogged existence. The council; were flushing out the last of the junkies and the romantics, and the place had never seemed so desperate. The decibel level of the collective shouting was so high that it became imperative to firmly place one’s hands over their ears, as the…

“Call us when a crime has been committed.” — I spend an inordinate portion of my life in Canada, specifically British Columbia. I was a hippie living in a remote shack in the woods, horseshoe-ing (is that a verb?) for a living. I campaigned for the New Democratic Party that brought in universal free healthcare in the 1970s. I…

Addiction has been a recurring theme in my life. First, as a child, I was addicted to caffeine, and would endure terrible migraines if I went more than a day or so without it. And, to those who may scoff at a caffeine addiction, as I used to, I would…

If a job is appreciated it simply means, that job shall be repeated Construction work is going on in my street to lay water and sewerage lines. This construction work will take a week at least. There is a lot of mess around my house as a consequence I can’t…

I just finished another blog, “A Moral Case for Drug Use”. Upon completing it, and nearly publishing it, something dawned on me. I realized the blog could give the impression that I think everyone should do drugs all the time. My intent is not to encourage drug use. My intent…