Drug News

Rumor has it that some new drugs are sending idiots to the emergency room.

Krokodil - aka Desomorphine. Popular in Russia and the Ukraine because it can easily be synthesized from codeine, and codeine is readily available there.

Wasping - seems to involve combining bug killer with crystal meth. What a good idea.

Kratom - (Mitragyna speciosa) is a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family native to Southeast Asia. . . . it has been used in traditional medicines since at least the nineteenth century. Kratom has opioid properties and some stimulant-like effects.

Khat - or qat (Catha edulis) is a flowering plant native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Khat contains the alkaloid cathinone, a stimulant, which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. Among communities from the areas where the plant is native, khat chewing has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years analogous to the use of coca leaves in South America and betel nut in Asia.

Much of the trouble seems to come from unknown substances that get mixed in with the drug during processing / preparation. If drugs were legal we wouldn't have so many problems caused by unknown substances.