drugs

The Surprisingly Mundane Family Life Behind The World’s Biggest Drug Kingpin, Pablo Escobar

These rare photos of Pablo Escobar's family, including his wife and children, provide a seldom seen glimpse at the man behind the myth.

By Alexander Baldwin • Jul 25, 2016

The Surprisingly Mundane Family Life Behind The World’s Biggest Drug Kingpin, Pablo Escobar

These rare photos of Pablo Escobar's family, including his wife and children, provide a seldom seen glimpse at the man behind the myth.

By Alexander Baldwin • July 25, 2016

Three Of The Most Ruthless, Powerful Gangsters Alive Today

Al Capone was pretty bad, but modern prohibition and global terrorism have bred a new crop of infamous gangsters that would have him running for cover.

By Richard Stockton • Jun 16, 2016

Three Of The Most Ruthless, Powerful Gangsters Alive Today

Al Capone was pretty bad, but modern prohibition and global terrorism have bred a new crop of infamous gangsters that would have him running for cover.

By Richard Stockton • June 16, 2016

The History Of Beer And Why Civilization As We Know It May Have Started Because Of It

Civilization started because of agriculture -- that much is known. But what if agriculture started because of beer?

By Nickolaus Hines • May 17, 2016

The History Of Beer And Why Civilization As We Know It May Have Started Because Of It

Civilization started because of agriculture -- that much is known. But what if agriculture started because of beer?

By Nickolaus Hines • May 17, 2016

Magic Mushrooms Alleviate Depression, New Study Finds

A new study vindicates all the hippies and stoners who have long advocated for the beneficial properties of hallucinogenic drugs: A chemical in magic mushrooms might help treat depression. The 12 subjects of the study — conducted by Imperial College London and published in The Lancet — suffered from depression...

By All That's Interesting • May 17, 2016

Science News

Magic Mushrooms Alleviate Depression, New Study Finds

A new study vindicates all the hippies and stoners who have long advocated for the beneficial properties of hallucinogenic drugs: A chemical in magic mushrooms might help treat depression. The 12 subjects of the study — conducted by Imperial College London and published in The Lancet — suffered from depression...

By All That's Interesting • May 17, 2016

Private Prisons: American Slavery, Under New Management

With U.S. crime down yet prisoners up, and private prisons raking in billions off their labor, it's becoming increasingly clear that American slavery has returned with a new name.

By John Kuroski • May 5, 2016

News

Private Prisons: American Slavery, Under New Management

With U.S. crime down yet prisoners up, and private prisons raking in billions off their labor, it's becoming increasingly clear that American slavery has returned with a new name.

By John Kuroski • May 5, 2016

This Is Your Brain On LSD

This incredible video shows you LSD's effects on the human brain like never before. You won't believe how powerful this drug truly is.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Apr 15, 2016

This Is Your Brain On LSD

This incredible video shows you LSD's effects on the human brain like never before. You won't believe how powerful this drug truly is.

By Elisabeth Sherman • April 15, 2016

Your World This Week, Apr. 10 – 16

This week in health: marijuana for menstrual cramps, saving millions for five dollars each, Whoopi Goldberg’s Campaign Might Get Approval On Medical Marijuana For Menstrual Cramps Late last week, New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill that would loosen the state’s notoriously tight medical marijuana restrictions to allow for its usage...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 11, 2016

Science News

Your World This Week, Apr. 10 – 16

This week in health: marijuana for menstrual cramps, saving millions for five dollars each, Whoopi Goldberg’s Campaign Might Get Approval On Medical Marijuana For Menstrual Cramps Late last week, New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill that would loosen the state’s notoriously tight medical marijuana restrictions to allow for its usage...

By All That's Interesting • April 11, 2016

Morphine, Santa Claus, And Nazis: The Secret History Of Coca-Cola

From morphine to Santa Claus to Nazis, this Coca-Cola history lesson will reveal how one sugary drink created the America we know today.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 6, 2016

Morphine, Santa Claus, And Nazis: The Secret History Of Coca-Cola

From morphine to Santa Claus to Nazis, this Coca-Cola history lesson will reveal how one sugary drink created the America we know today.

By Richard Stockton • April 6, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Mar. 27 – Apr. 2

Nuns selling weed, stunning art made with leaves, living with corpses in Indonesia, the world’s weirdest sex laws, and travel expectations vs. reality. These California Nuns Grow, Smoke, And Sell Marijuana The Sisters of the Valley in Merced, California are spreading the word of God — and weed. As you...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 1, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Mar. 27 – Apr. 2

Nuns selling weed, stunning art made with leaves, living with corpses in Indonesia, the world’s weirdest sex laws, and travel expectations vs. reality. These California Nuns Grow, Smoke, And Sell Marijuana The Sisters of the Valley in Merced, California are spreading the word of God — and weed. As you...

By All That's Interesting • April 1, 2016

Seven Dangerous Medications The FDA Should Never Have Approved

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

By Callie Stewart • Mar 31, 2016

Seven Dangerous Medications The FDA Should Never Have Approved

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

By Callie Stewart • March 31, 2016