Illegal drug manufacturing is skyrocketing across Europe, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), which revealed in a report on Tuesday that some 52 new psychoactive substances had been discovered in 2021. “Established drugs have never been so accessible, and potent new substances continue to …
Read More »US tested experimental drugs on Ukrainian soldiers – Moscow
The US has been involved in testing experimental drugs on “volunteers” from the ranks of the Ukrainian military, commander of Russian Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov said during a media briefing on Thursday. “We continue to publish information about the research with the participation of Ukrainian …
Read More »Pfizer recalls drugs that could cause cancer
The drug company Pfizer announced Monday it was recalling several lots of its drug Accuretic along with two generic versions, citing unacceptably high levels of a substance that US regulators said could cause cancer. People who used the blood pressure drugs to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attacks …
Read More »Free speech, drugs, COVID controversies: Why Joe Rogan remains the world’s most popular podcaster
Love him or hate him, Joe Rogan is both the most popular podcaster in the world and one of the most controversial, but there’s no doubt about his influence and his millions-strong listener base, which eclipses even those of the corporate media outlets. With a small team, a couple of …
Read More »California mayor declares state of emergency to tackle drugs, street pooping
In a statement on Friday, the Mayor’s Office announced that Breed had declared an official state of emergency in the Tenderloin to allow the city “to waive certain laws to quickly address the crisis of people dying of drug overdoses on the streets.” “Similar to the City’s COVID-19 Declaration of …
Read More »Taliban’s ‘war on drugs’ put into action
Millions of Afghans are addicted to drugs. Up to 10% of the nation’s population – roughly 3.5 million people, including 800,000 women and children – take drugs, according to Ahmed Zahir Sultani, the head of a Kabul hospital responsible for the rehabilitation of drug addicts. Massive drug addiction came as …
Read More »EU drugs regulator investigating possible new adverse effects from Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines
Europe’s medicines watchdog issued statements on Wednesday confirming that its Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) is looking into whether three medical conditions are connected to the administration of Covid jabs made by Pfizer and Moderna, after being made aware of a “small number” of incidences. One of the three potential …
Read More »‘Out of her depth’: Calls for Sturgeon to resign as new data show Scotland boasts most drugs deaths in Europe, by a country mile
On Friday, state archive National Records of Scotland published its latest figures on Scotland’s drug epidemic. The data showed that, in 2020, 1,339 lost their lives in Scotland to drug-related deaths, that’s 75 more than in 2019 and the highest number since records began in 1996. The national rate of …
Read More »EU drugs regulator lists rare neurological disorder as potential side effect of Janssen’s Covid jab
GRBS is a rare neurological disorder caused by the body’s immune system damaging nerve cells, causing paralysis in the most severely affected cases. Most people afflicted by the illness fully recover from it. The EMA said on Thursday that its safety committee, the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), established from …
Read More »‘There’s no drugs’: Manager defends UFC fighter Agapova after rival Moroz makes claims of abuse and wild behavior
In a recent interview with MMA Vestnik, Ukrainian fighter Maryna Moroz accused Agapova of being turfed out of their American Top Team gym after bizarre and dangerous behavior. “She says, ‘I don’t have money for food, I don’t have this. Oh, help,'” Moroz began. “She wrecked her car in a …
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