#drugs

“A Clear Watering Down”: Drug Transparency Bill Stripped of Critical Provisions Ahead of Senate Vote --- The Clear Labels Act was designed to alert consumers to where their drugs are coming from. After two major changes to the bill, experts worry it won’t be as effective. https://www.propublica.org/article/clear-labels-act-drug-safety-senate-vote?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #FDA #Drugs #Transparency #Law #Senate #Health #Safety #Government

It's long past time we reform the insane drug war. https://youtu.be/TjLDM3oFd5k #drugwar #drugs

New from the people who brought you "sunscreen causes skin cancer" and "vegetables are toxic, actually": "nicotine is good for your brain!" How the pro-nicotine ‘wellness’ movement rebranded an addictive drug https://theconversation.com/how-the-pro-nicotine-wellness-movement-rebranded-an-addictive-drug-290129 #Drugs #MedicalMisinformation #MAHA

If you do not have a stockpile that will last a long long time, the second best time to do so is today... "U.S. Government to Block International Prescription Shipments Next Month U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has enacted a new policy governing international mail shipments , with key requirements scheduled to take effect on October 22, 2026. We have just learned that, under the planned implementation by CBP and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), virtually all prescription-medication parcels will be prohibited from entering the United States beginning on that date." #prescription #drugs #international #mail

Just say no, bros. #grickledoodle #mariobros #nintendo #drugs #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

Meal deal: meth found hidden inside McMuffin during a police car search in Western Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/meth-hidden-in-mcmuffin-burger-police-car-search-western-australia-ntwnfb #Crime #Australia #Drugs

Gangs using Airbnb-type rentals as drug stash houses, top Belgian official says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/11/airbnb-type-rentals-drugs-crime-gangs-belgium #WorldNews #Crime #Drugs

All Pilots & Cabin Crew In Malaysia Face 30-Day Drug Test Deadline After Smuggling Scandal http://dlvr.it/TTxVM8 #aircraft #Airlines #asia #Drugs

NEXT WEEK ON #ThePlaylist There will be no next week! Because we'll be at Discworld Con and I'm far too lazy to pre-record a show. But... ON THE 17TH OF AUGUST ON #ThePlaylist... Yet another guest theme, this time from @RealAleRocks@mastodon.social and Ben Gray, who, because they're drug dealers or they work in a pharmacy or something, would like to suggest: Pharmacy A terribly difficult one, I know, as there are basically no songs about drugs. HOWEVER, they're ACTUALLY asking for songs about a pharmacy. So bear that in mind. Or not. Whatever. I'm not your mum. Dispense your suggestions this way with #ThePlaylistSuggestion, and with any luck we'll get high on our own supply. // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK // // https://djdarren.site/archive/podcast/ // #Music #Podcast #Drugs #BootsTheChemistCanPissUpARope

"On the betting websites Kalshi and Polymarket, people can now wager on whether the Food and Drug Administration will decide this year to approve medicines for cancers of the lung, breast, pancreas and blood. Kalshi also plans to allow users to bet on whether drug trials will succeed." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/business/kalshi-polymarket-prediction-market-drugs.html #healthcare #FDA #drugs #biomedical #science #research #gambling

In 2020 as Kentucky faced a spike of deadly overdoses, Gov. Andy Beshear set out to help more people access drug treatment by loosening Medicaid spending controls. But as the costs piled up, so did the warnings that the system was being abused. https://www.propublica.org/article/andy-beshear-kentucky-opioid-drug-crisis-medicaid-spending-fraud?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Kentucky #AndyBeshear #Medicaid #Fraud #Healthcare #Health #Drugs

Todos lo sabemos ya, pero no hay que dejar de decirlo Estados Unidos es el Narco https://youtu.be/0ViPDcr_nSc?si=PPmdlszzmBg0ARlI #usa #drugs #mexico #drogas

The Harlem Hamfats Even though they were the best of their time and became immortal thanks to hits like ‘Wet It’ and ‘If You’re a Viper’ – nobody listens to them anymore. Such sad times, without drugs and sex. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDU9OkmyUxU https://word.undead-network.de/2026/07/28/the-harlem-hamfats/ #drugs #jazz #music #sex

Have you seen my unicorn? #meme #dankmemes #funny #humor #commentsbelow #unicorn #drugs

A U.S.-Mexico Impasse Will Test How Far the Trump Administration Will Go to Fight Drug Trade --- Under Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, security forces have worked with the U.S. to destroy drug labs and kill or capture crime bosses. But the president is saying she won’t extradite members of her own political party. https://www.propublica.org/article/us-mexico-drug-trade-sheinbaum?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Mexico #Crime #Drugs #Politics #Trump #USPolitics

Melbourne injecting room cut ambulance callouts by 70pc, report reveals By Rachel Eddie Data from a new paper shows the number of heroin-related ambulance call-outs dropped from 48 a month to 14 a month in the first five years following the Richmond medically supervised injecting room's opening. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/medically-supervised-injecting-room-statistics/106893388 #Drugs #PublicHealth #Heroin #LocalGovernment #RachelEddie

Thai authorities say drug trafficking networks are targeting airline crew through social media recruitment schemes, following the arrest of a Thai Airways flight attendant in Australia for allegedly smuggling heroin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/05/asia-pacific/crime-legal/thai-air-crew-drug-gangs-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #drugs #organizedcrime #thailand #organizedcrime #gangs #mafia #smuggling #socialmedia

‘He Who Sups With The Devil Should Have A Long Spoon’ Who kan sey bet than he? who kan do werse? Whan he hath al wel seyd, thanne hath he doon; Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon That shal ete with a feend,’ thus herde I seye. Not long enough Starmer. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/01/us-uk-drug-deal-could-result-in-229000-excess-deaths-in-england-analysis-suggests #Drugs #NHS #Starmer #Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/keir-starmer-britain-pharma-deal-covid https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/keir-starmer-medicines-deal-donald-trump-cost-british-lives "In the face of Trump’s bullying, the #Government will double how much it spends on #drugs as a share of national income, going from 0.3% now to 0.6% in a decade. It also accepts that the money will come from the #NHS budget. The BMJ analysis suggests that over the next couple of years the NHS will have to find almost 3 times the amount pledged by [Wes] Streeting. By the end of the decade... the cost will be a total £44.7bn."