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The Ayahuasca Monologues

homunculus — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:14 -0800

Surrendering to the Spirit Vine. Artist Alex Grey (previously) describes his experience with "the champagne of ayahuascas."

Being Productive on Salvia

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:15:56 -0800

Driving on Salvia, from the series Being Productive on Salvia. Previously

Practising drugs safely?

daksya — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:43:05 -0800

Towards a culture of responsible drug use - an essay by the creators of Erowid [via]

Why?

fearfulsymmetry — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:51:14 -0800

'There are two Americas - separate, unequal, and no longer even acknowledging each other except on the barest cultural terms. In the one nation, new millionaires are minted every day. In the other, human beings no longer necessary to our economy, to our society, are being devalued and destroyed' David Simon on The Escalating Breakdown Of Urban Society Across The US

Return of the Beat Generation

tkolar — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:43:05 -0800

Binaural Beats have been mentioned before, but that was when they were innocent, before someone thought of the children.

Police raid mayor's house, shoot dogs, recommend land war in Asia.

Optimus Chyme — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:11:03 -0800

A SWAT team in Maryland raids a city's mayor's house and kills his dogs. Oh, and the warrant was wrong.

Narco-State

homunculus — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:25:44 -0800

Is Afghanistan a Narco-State? "Drug-related corruption pervades the government in Afghanistan, a former U.S. counternarcotics official says."

The Breakfast Manifesto

The Card Cheat — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:21:25 -0800

The Coffee Junkies Guide to Caffeine Addiction. Caffeine's a hell of a drug. In fact, it's the world's most popular psychoactive drug. And more and more of us are getting hooked on the stuff. From the first link: "In a relatively short amount of time, we have become a nation of caffeine addicts. Science has barely had time to study the effects of consumption at this volume. New research does, however, suggest that caffeine may not give us the instant jolt of productivity, alertness, and happiness we think it does. And most of us, it turns out, are using the drug all wrong."

We can be heroes just for one day

panboi — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:01:21 -0800

Christiane F was a 1981 German film that portrayed the life of young heroin addicts growing up in 1970's Berlin. Notable for the collaboration of David Bowie, the film became well known for its realistic portrayal of drug use. The film's impact was helped by the involvement of David Bowie who agreed to the use of his songs for the film and also performed during a concert scene. The album released at the time also provides a very good selection of Berlin-era Bowie songs, such as Heroes and the haunting instrumental Sense Of Doubt. Based on the book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, itself based on interviews and articles in Stern magazine, the plot follows the true story of Christiane Felscherinow and her gradual descent into drug use and prostitution. Although the story is very harrowing, there remains a sense of hope at the end. Following the film's release, Christiane became something of a cult figure and attracts the interest of various fan sites. Christiane Felscherinow now lives in Berlin with her son.

Crack Lung

Artw — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:47:24 -0800

Amy Winehouse has Emphysema. The 24 year old artist, whose career has netted multiple awards but has often been overshadowed by her drug use, now faces a lung condition that can be slowed but never reversed, with effects ranging from shortness of breath to cyanosis and heart faliure.