On Sunday, rapper Juice WRLD was pronounced dead at a hospital after suffering a seizure deboarding a plane at Chicago’s Midway Airport. He was 21 years old. Now, sources aboard the plane and from law enforcement tell TMZ that he took several “unknown pills” prior to the seizures. Juice’s history abuse …
Feral hogs in Italy have destroyed a stash of cocaine worth about $22,000 in the Valdichiana Valley forests. In their wild state, they dispersed what was left of the drugs throughout the forest. The condition of the hogs is unknown. Read this next: Cocaine and ketamine have been found in …
Every so ten we hear festival attendees going above and beyond to smuggle drugs in, but this one just might take the cake. A man by the name Benjamin De Luca was caught trying to smuggle ecstasy tablets into Melbourne’s Listen Out festival last year. He was reportedly stopped by sniffer …
As researchers continue to explore the effects drugs on our brains, we continue to experiment with them. But what actually happens when you use cannabis and/or popular party drugs such as MDMA, cocaine, and hallucinogens? Although the fleeting high can feel amazing, there are potential side effects with any drug, …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic firebrand and freshman congresswoman from New York – affectionately known as “AOC”, just voiced her support for the decriminalization of marijuana and psychedelics. Yesterday, in a personal video message played during the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, AOC said, “We are fighting …
A new $500,000 grant from California’s Bureau Cannabis Control will have Coachella swimming in green next year… and we don’t mean money. According to London Free Press, the grant will be used “for commercial cannabis equity programs that focus on inclusion and support persons and communities that were negatively or disproportionately …
Lil Peep‘s mother, Liza Womack, is reportedly suing her son’s management and the company that ran his final tour. She says his team normalized and even encouraged drug use, supplying him with Xanax and other substances to keep him on the road. Furthermore, she believes First Access Entertainment and associates pushed Lil …
A Canadian law firm called Calex Légal is preparing a class action lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games, claiming that they knowingly made the video game too addictive. According to Techspot, the lawsuit claims that people who play Fortnite experience a dopamine release in their brain similar to when taking …
“Are you worth someone trying to spike your drink?” The owner Rapture Nightclub in Perth is under some serious heat for the way he responded to a young woman’s concerns about security at his club. Shantel Smith, 19, believes something was slipped in her drink at the establishment. She attended …
Mac Miller died this month last year an apparent overdose. Earlier this month, Cameron James Pettit, 28, was arrested on suspicion selling Miller the fentanyl-laced drugs that largely contributed to his death. Now, a second man has been arrested, this time in Arizona, in connection with the rapper’s death. According to CBS, …
An Austria couple received quite the surprise in the mail one recent morning. A parcel arrived unexpectedly, containing nearly 25,000 ecstasy tablets. The package was supposed to contain dresses purchased from an online retailer in the Netherlands. Instead, it was a bundle purple pills worth approximately €500,000. The unnamed woman who retrieved the …
Researchers at King’s College London are looking for volunteers to try out a new non-invasive screening test for the detection of MDMA. Participants will deposit sweat a fingerprint placed onto a single-use sweat test cartridge, which will determine the presence of MDMA. No information or material will be retained and …
One year following Mac Miller‘s tragic death, a celebration at the made-famous Blue Side Park in Pittsburgh welcomed family, friends, and fans to get together and remember his legacy. In attendance was Mac’s father, Mark McCormick, who broke his silence following the arrest his son’s apparent drug dealer. “So they finally caught the …
The pushing drugs on popular social media apps such as Snapchat and Instagram is becoming a problem. Now, the government is being urged to force these platforms to turn in drug dealing accounts to the police. This comes as a quarter young people (ages 16 – 24) reported seeing cannabis, …
Joe Rogan made his EDM debut last month with Beardyman on “6am (Ready to Write),” which sampled Rogan’s reading the infamous daily routine Hunter S. Thompson. As absurd as the routine is, the music video for the track is even more so. The video pulls no punches from the start, …
Hurricane Dorian is bringing more than doom and gloom to the east coast right now. It’s also causing bricks cocaine to wash up on beaches. More than one instance residents finding drugs on their beaches have been reported to police in the past few days. According to KTNV in Las Vegas, …
Yesterday, Twitter and was flooded with accounts inappropriate searches and sexual assault at Electric Zoo festival in New York this past weekend. According to many users, it was the same man conducting searches that appeared to be the most culpable in these acts, described as a man with a man-bun …
An arrest has been made and charges have been brought forward in connection with the death of Mac Miller, real name Malcolm McCormick, who died aged 26 on September 7 last year from a fatal cocaine, fentanyl and alcohol overdose. 28-year-old Hollywood Hills resident Cameron James Pettit has now been …
At 25, Justin Bieber has experienced (probably more than anyone else) the ups and downs fame. Now, he’s finally ready to open up. In the post below, the singer/songwriter details the ramifications his superstardom. From the failed relationships, to heavy drug use, to struggles with childhood fame — from the …
Goldie has admitted that his new-found celebrity status in the ’90s “troubled me incessantly”. In an interview with the Guardian, Goldie speaks of his second album ‘Saturnz Return’ in celebration of its 21st anniversary and reissue. The interview sees Goldie speak of the uncertainty of label executives and music critics …
Pusha T has released new song ‘Coming Home’ featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill. The track follows the release of ‘Sociopath’ featuring Kash Doll, released earlier in the week. Both songs were produced by Kanye West, with ‘Coming Home’ also featuring the help of Charlie Heat and Mike Dean. Speaking to Ebro …
In the wake four deaths this past weekend in the UK, it’s obvious that the services and education (or lack there) that the government is providing is not enough. While DanceSafe and Bunk Police work tirelessly in the US to educate people all walks life, not just ravers, about drugs …
A new study examines the use drugs at EDM-related events and the adverse effects such in order to better inform prevention and harm reduction. The research, published in the International Journal Drug Policy, gathered data from 1,029 adults, all whom attended EDM events in New York City in 2018. Participants …
First teased early last month and then ficially announced just last week, Rezz’s debut Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 is finally here. A huge moment in any artist’s career, the Essential Mix is an opportunity for any producer/DJ to dig deep into their repertoire and put their best foot forward …
A 17-year-old girl has died a suspected drug overdose at Leeds Festival. The teenager from Oldham reportedly passed away on site the music festival in Bramham Park, West Yorkshire in the UK. Details the young woman’s identity have not been revealed to the public immediately. Exact cause death has yet to be …
A judge in Mexico has approved the recreational use of cocaine for two people in what is being called a “historic step” by Mexico United Against Crime (MUCD) – the organization behind the case. The court order means the two claimants are allowed to “possess, transport and use cocaine” but …
One small step for man… a judge in Mexico has just approved recreational cocaine use for two individuals in a first its kind ruling. The two people who brought the cases, whose names were not disclosed, will be able to “possess, transport and use cocaine,” but not to sell it. …
Malta has outlawed N-Ethylnorpentylone, a dangerous designer drug known as ‘Chinese ecstasy’, which resembles MDMA in look and smell but is reportedly three-times stronger and causes psychosis and paranoia, as well as potentially being lethal. The drug has become increasingly prominent in the black market since 2016, and has been …
A synthetic drug from China has been outlawed in Malta after being linked to over 125 deaths. It’s described as a substance “three times stronger” than MDMA, but looks and smells the same — which makes it especially dangerous. In addition, the United Nations (UN) has called for a worldwide ban on N-ethylnorpentylone. …
A 27-year-old man found unresponsive at Bonnaroo and later transported to a hospital where he died has been found to have overdosed on drugs including fentanyl, autopsy findings released Friday show. The man, who was unnamed in the initial reports, has been revealed as Ryan Dunleavy Brentwood, Tennessee. He was found …
