Casey Calvert Autopsy Results
Posted on 17. Dec, 2007 by Daniel Taylor in Lifestyle, Music
Autopsy results for Hawthorne Heights guitarist Casey Calvert, who was found dead on the band’s tour bus last month, were released today, with cause of death being attributed to “acute combined effects of opiate, citalopram and clonazepam intoxication.”
The autopsy listed Calvert’s death as accidental, though it added that it was brought on due to “substance abuse.” Both citalopram (also known by the brand name Celexa) and clonazepam (also known by the brand names Klonopin and Rivotril) are prescription drugs, the former an antidepressant and the latter used [...]
CIA Torture Jet Crashed with 4 Tons of Cocaine
Posted on 13. Dec, 2007 by na3s in Crime
From Daily Kos:
This Florida based Gulfstream II jet aircraft # N987SA crash landed on September 24, 2007 after it ran out of fuel over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula it had a cargo of several tons of Cocaine on board now documents have turned up on both sides of the Atlantic that link this Cocaine Smuggling Gulfstream II jet aircraft # N987SA that crashed in Mexico to the CIA who used it on at least 3 rendition flights from Europe and the USA to Guantanamo’s infamous torture chambers between 2003 to [...]
Ecstasy
Posted on 26. Nov, 2007 by spencer in Lifestyle
Researchers are trying to prove that ecstasy can be used for more than dancing to mind-numbingly awful techno.This Washington Post article on Research into the medical use of MDMA, aka ecstasy, is pretty interesting. It talks about treatments in post-traumatic stress disorder, double-blind studies, and includes the views of important figures on both sides of the debate over medical use of ecstasy.
It also introduced me to my hero of the day, Alexander Shulgin (formerly of Dow Chemical).
“I understood that our entire universe is contained in the mind and the [...]
Fighting Meth – With TV commercials
Posted on 18. Oct, 2007 by Jana in Film, Internet, Science, TV
Montana Meth Project
(It’s worth watching)
The Montana Meth Project is a large-scale exercise in prevention, aimed at significantly reducing Meth use in Montana. The integrated program consists of an ongoing, research-based marketing campaign—supported by community outreach and public policy initiatives—that realistically and graphically communicate the risks of methamphetamine to the youth of Montana.
The Meth Project was conceived and founded by businessman and Montana rancher, Thomas Siebel. The purpose is to inform potential Meth consumers about the product attributes and actual risks associated with methamphetamine. The goal is to substantially reduce [...]
