Young peoples drug use drops 30% over the last 15 years

Apparently drug use amongst young people has dropped by over 30% over the last 15 years.

In the largest ever survey of drug use among British clubbers, published in this month's edition of Mixmag, there were found to be large year-on-year falls in the number of people taking cannabis (by five percentage points), ketamine (10), ecstasy (five) and cocaine (20). The British Crime Survey tends to underestimate drug use (because it does not include people who are homeless, in prison, or living in student accommodation), and these falls are not the first, but they do cement a trend that is now too solid to ignore. In this country at least, for reasons that remain mysterious, drugs seem to be going out of fashion....

Is this due to the decline of electronic music scene/raves/super clubs from the mainstream population? It can't be a coincidence. Generation ecstasy have all grown up and got kids now and the party days are over for most.

Plus lets be honest how many times have you heard people say that they (cocaine/ecstasy)just aren't as good as they used to be. If dealers sell rubbish drugs for lots of money, people eventually wont bother to buy them, they will find something else....The new generation of kids have found legal highs and super weed which is more available and reliable.

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Watch our for your heart if you are a cocaine user

Its always been talked about, the risk of taking cocaine causing a heart attack.  Now it official.  0.9% of all heart attacks were caused by cocaine use.   On an individual basis, taking cocaine was shown to raise a person’s risk of having a heart attack 23-fold, according to the  study, led by Dr Tim Nawrot, from Hasselt University in Belgium.

In comparison, air pollution led to a  5 per cent extra risk, but since far more people are exposed to traffic fumes and factory emissions than cocaine, the danger posed by Cocaine use is in reality much higher.

Traffic exposure was blamed for 7.4 per cent of heart attacks, followed by physical exertion with 6.2 per cent.

Overall air pollution triggered between  5 per cent and 7 per cent of heart attacks, while drinking alcohol or coffee accounted for 5 per cent.

Other risk factors included negative emotions (3.9 per cent), anger (3.1 per cent), eating a heavy meal (2.7 per cent), positive emotions (2.4 per cent) and sexual activity (2.2 per cent). Cocaine was to blame for 0.9 per cent of heart attacks, but this was because of limited exposure to the drug among the population.

MDMA ‘Doesn’t Cause Brain Damage'

A new huge US study of the effects of MDMA ‘specifically designed to minimize the methodological flaws in earlier studies . . . found no ominous, concerning risks to cognitive performance’, US scientists announced this week.

Study chief Doctor John Halpern MD said ‘ecstasy users in the new study showed no signs of cognitive impairment attributable to drug use’ adding ‘ecstasy use did not decrease mental ability.’

The drug expert carried out the research for America’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and ‘eliminated several sources of potential error in previous studies’ they explained in a report published in medical journal Addiction.

“As well as the actual pill-poppers, the non-using control group were also apparently "members of the 'rave' subculture,’ the statement said, “And thus repeatedly exposed to sleep and fluid deprivation from all-night dancing - factors that themselves can produce long-lasting cognitive effects".

Instead Doctor Halpern blamed the dangers associated with ecstasy on its illegality and warned that using it currently remains potentially risky.

“Illegally-made pills can contain harmful contaminants,” the Dr pointed out, “There are no warning labels, there is no medical supervision, and in rare cases people are physically harmed and even die from overdosing. It is important for drug-abuse information to be accurate.”

The most notorious inaccurate ecstasy research was published by US ‘scientist’ George Ricaurte in 2002, when he announced that ecstasy users risked developing Parkinson’s Disease from one night of E-fueled raving, as well as a one in five change of death.

His findings were immediately leapt on by ‘Just say no’ zero tolerance campaigners who were far less vocal when six months later he was forced to admit he’d tested the wrong drug- ultra-strong methamphetamine- by mistake.

"I'm surprised that senior researchers could make an error like that," British drug expert Dr John Henry told New Scientist following Ricaurte’s retraction.

"They should have known from the general background of their work that this was extremely unusual,” the Doctor noted.

Every Drug Should be Legal - Stand up comedy fun

Great fun on drugs from this American comic

lol piss take piece on Bob Ainsworth ex Labour Defense ministry

Ainsworth a 'world class LSD fiend'

FORMER defence secretary Bob Ainsworth was today accused of backing the legalisation of drugs so that he can feed his insatiable desire for psychedelic freak-outs.

Ainsworth became defence secretary just so he could get his hands on cheap Afghan smack

Ainsworth, who oversaw drugs policy under Tony Blair, said the war on drugs was unwinnable because, you know, it was his job to think about that kind of stuff.

Sighing heavily, he added: "Do I really have to explain this?

"Okay. I used to work in a big building in London where there were lots of people who knew about drugs and I would have meetings with them and actually listen to all the different things they were saying to me. And that's pretty much it."

But Ainsworth was immediately dismissed by his Tory successors at the Home Office who claimed he was a typical LSD fiend, hungry for his next freaky trip.

Crime prevention minister, James Brokenshire, said: "Look at his moustache and his Woolworths spectacles. He loves drugs.

"In fact I would go so far as to say that his choice of tie demonstrates that he is clearly mashed off his big hippy tits. Probably on funky mushrooms."

He added: "Keep well away from him as he will try and coax you into his camper van and offer to paint swirly patterns on your belly."

Mr Brokenshire then described decriminalisation as a 'simplistic solution that fails to recognise the complexity of the problem' before drifting off the subject and staring at his feet until he suddenly pointed towards the window and screamed 'OH MY GOD, WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?' and ran out of the room.

This is in response to the following article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12005824

God squad come to the Drugs advisory council...?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/jan/25/gp-drugs-advisory-council

Not sure these are the sort of enlightened open minded people that should be getting positions of responsibility advicing others on drugs policy.    Apparently the new GP members is a right wing Christian off anti drugs and anti guy leaning.

He also seems to have no pass history of doing research on drugs or there effects.... so what makes him an expert capable of advising others.

Interesting article on legal highs explaining their origin

Just read an interesting article in Nature about legal highs and their origin.  Well worth taking 5minutes out to give it a look.

Legal High article


Synthetic chemist David Nichols describes how his research on psychedelic compounds has been abused


Fantazia Legal High information

More experts call for legalisation of Cannabis

A leading doctors journal it is reported today in the Telegraph has called for Cannabis to be sold openly in shops along side Tobacco and Alcohol.  The British Medical Journal says that banning the drug is just not working.  It quotes stats that an 18 fold increase in budget for enforcement between 81 and 2002 in the USA had failed to close the market for the drug.  There is no reason to think that the UK is any different.

With tax revenues desperately needed in the UK and cost cutting a must the new government could get a double hit with a cut in policing costs and increase in taxation. Tempting?  I doubt if they would be brave enough, there are to many over 50 voters and not enough under to make it worth the political risk.  However give us another 10 years and another new voting generation.....

Governments make things worse as always

Talking of legal highs, now Methadrone has been banned by the previous government it is being announced by hospitals that one of its replacement drugs is now much worse, with symptoms being more adverse and with more hospital casualties.  Ivory Wave create feelings of hallucinations and agitation and sometimes aggression which doesn't sound very specific.

History is littered with these stories of meddling leading to worse creations and more deaths and destruction.  Heroin was invented as a substitute to Opium only to discover it was in fact more addictive not less. Lea Betts died due to misunderstanding advice about the consumption of water whilst taking ecstasy.

Isn't it time the government stopped making the youth into lab rats and started offering them an alternative that was tested, graded and safer than stuff labelled as plant food? Products with government warning labels  and heavy taxation are the way forward.

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If you invented a new legal high what would you call it? What legal use would it have?

If you were a mad bad scientist and had just invented a new legal high what name would you give it?  What would you legally describe it to be used for (to stop it being banned)?

Can you be a good Drug dealer? Try this game

Just for fun see if you can be the best drug dealer.  Will kill a few minutes of your day!

Drug Dealer Game

Post your score.  I didnt get anywhere near the high scores

Will California vote to legalise Cannabis?

California already has fairly lax rules on Cannabis and it is available by prescription already, been in a forthcoming public vote people will be given the chance to vote to make the drug legal.  The war on drugs in America has been lost and the huge waste in resources locking people up can't reasonably been continued indefinitely can it?  Turning otherwise law abiding citizens into criminals makes no sense to me for a drug that is generally accept to be less harmful than alcohol.  Its not clear event if the vote is a yes where the Federal Government (President Obama) will over rule it.

Scientists are not happy!

It looks like the governments new anti drug campaign has made the scientist community none to happy. The stereo typing on them as mad evil types is not one they like.....

Crazy Chemist Campaign warning students against legal highs

The government have this week launched a campaign warning students about the dangers of legal highs. Whilst all eduction is good and helps to give an informed choice to people, in the past these campaigns have often be seen by the young adult target audience as making drugs cool.  Also if the message is too strong and does not match the reality when people actually experiment with them, then the cry wolf effect could actually damaged any future drug advice the government might want to give on drugs that are actually dangerous.  I am sure that this was the case with Ecstasy in the early 90's.

Do drugs make you ugly? Dramatic change in some...

Bit of a shocker but is this typical and do they have the same effect on all or are these people just not looking after themselves?  Well I won't be doing Meth so not sure I will ever know thank god, but for the people in the video I hope it can be reversed!

George Michael goes to prison for Cannabis crash

Oh dear poor George Michael sentenced today to 8 weeks in prison for a drug fuelled car crash.  Now I could not care less what the once Wham front man gets upto in his home but there is not excuse for driving whilst so drugged to the eyeballs that you crash into a building!  Not only is that bad, but this was his second charge offence.  George has widely made it know that he like a toke but he really is not helping the legalise cannabis campaign with his stupid activities.  Thank god there was no one on the pavement.  Could have set back legalising the drug by a decade (heaven forbid if a child had been walking by).

Shame on your George.   With the money he has why hasnt he a driver!

Another expert calls for Cannabis legalisation

Cannabis for recreational use should be available in shops under similar restrictions to those used to control the sale of alcohol and tobacco, according to Britain's leading expert on the drug. 

Under one scenario, people would be able to apply for a licence to buy cannabis products once they reach the age of 21, provided they have the approval of a doctor, he said. 

The drug would be regulated by a body that ensures the quality and safety of the products before they go on sale. 

A rethink of the laws surrounding cannabis and related products was necessary to take cannabis out of the hands of criminals, said Roger Pertwee, professor of neuropharmacology at Aberdeen University. 

In the 1970s, Pertwee co-discovered THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. 


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The Great Cannabis Conspiracy

Not one for the kids, lol, Hemp Pants

Introduction to Cannabis / Hemp