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Breaking Bad Blue Meth Rock Candy Halloween Props

Looking for something to give your Breaking Bad Halloween costume the edge it deserves? Are you worried about not standing out amidst the sea of identical Walter Whites and Jessie Pinkmans this October? Don’t worry, we’ve found something to give … Continue reading

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Opioid Manufacturers Seek to OK OxyContin Rx for Children

In pediatric conditions involving moderate to severe pain it’s not uncommon for physicians to prescribe oxycodone or hydrocodone off label to their patients. But recent moves by Purdue Pharma (the manufacturer of popular opioid OxyContin) to seek FDA approval to … Continue reading

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Could DIY Drugstores Be The Next New Thing?

A team of Glaswegian scientists are hoping to develop a machine that serves as an ‘on-demand’ drug store. The machine would concoct the specific drug you’re prescribed on the spot and churn it out for you like a vending machine. … Continue reading

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How to Prevent the Spread of Flu During Holiday Travels

Get These Motherfucking Aches of this Motherfucking Plane. The majority of flu transmission occurs five to seven days after a person becomes sick, meaning that about 87% of people who spread the flu know that they have it. Over 200,000 … Continue reading

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Probiotic Bacteria May Lessen Anxiety and Depression

Could a form of bacteria actually make you feel better if you ate it? For the first time scientists are studying what they call the gut-brain axis and finding a link between the bacteria in your stomach and the way … Continue reading

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Top 10 Legal Drugs That Will Soon Be Illegal (Thanks to the Man!)

In a country ruled by the Man, there are very few drugs that have remained legal. You see, in the Man’s world anything that brings pleasure—or makes your lifer easier or more tolerable—must be regarded with the utmost skepticism. From … Continue reading

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Largest Robotic Pharmacy Opens at UCSF Medical Center

We had mentioned it before but now just recently The University of California San Francisco Medical Center debuted the world’s largest robotic pharmacy. Costing upwards of $15 million the ground breaking technology was created in hopes of raising productivity while … Continue reading

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Weed, Booze, Cocaine and Other Old School “Medicine” Ads

Granted, hindsight is 20/20, but some awfully strange substances have been used for pharmaceutical purposes in the past — and some might argue, continue to be used today. Here are some vintage advertisements touting items that we might balk at … Continue reading

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18 Celebrities Who Died from Prescription Drugs

Just because they’re legal doesn’t mean that pharmaceutical drugs are any less dangerous than illicit drugs. They are potentially deadly when taken in large doses or when combined with alcohol or other drugs. Sometimes it takes high-profile cases to remind … Continue reading

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Top 10 Performance-Boosting Drugs (And Athletes Who Took ‘Em)

It seems that you can’t go a day anymore without news of another professional athlete getting busted for performance-enhancing drugs. (Ironically, studies have shown that many of them don’t necessarily improve performance and might actually detract from overall athletic function … Continue reading

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