All posts tagged "Drugs"

  • Odd News
    1990s Odd News: “Too Cool to do Drugs” Pencils

    Pencils produced in the 1990s with the anti-drug slogan “Too Cool to Do Drugs” were recalled because, when sharpened, they read “Do Drugs.”

  • Odd News
    Man Busted With $19,000 in Cocaine Under His Crotch

    U.S. Customer and Border Protection offers busted a Jamaican man at JFK airport with about $19,000 of cocaine stashed in his underwear.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Burundanga Business Card Attack

    An email and subsequent Facebook post claims that women are being given business cards laced with a drug called Burundanga in order to assault and rob them. Today we’ll take a look at this warning a little closer.

  • Odd News
    Florida Woman Arrested After 11-Month Old Pulls Cocaine From Shirt

    A woman was arrested for various drug charges after the 11-month-old she was holding pulled a baggie of cocaine out of her shirt during a traffic stop.

  • History
    Coca-Cola, Cocaine, and the True Rumors of Addiction

    Those who enjoy drinking Coca-Cola, commonly referred to as “Coke,” have likely heard the rumor at one point or another that the soft drink used to contain cocaine. It would be understandable for the savvy reader to dismiss this rumor as yet another urban legend, likely based on the beverage’s unique name....

  • History
    Dream Fish: Recreational Drug of the Roman Empire

    It is a fairly common understanding that many drugs used in modern times, whether for recreation or to treat illnesses, have their origins in the plant and animal kingdoms. The nature of a certain plant or creature, when ingested, to produce a desirous effect on the human body was often discovered long...

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Is Molly a Dangerous New Drug?

    An online warning claims to discusses a new drug known as “Molly”, supposedly a mixture of cocaine, crack, ecstasy, meth, and bath salts. Is this accurate?

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Strawberry Quick Meth: Anatomy of a Hoax

    Today we look at rumors of a new kind of meth called “Strawberry Quick” that looks like Pop Rocks and tastes like strawberry and is being targeted toward children.