QKqNRySpFCAnat-geo-science-cannabis-101Nat Geo Science | Cannabis 101Cannabis is the most frequently used illicit substance in the United States. Find out about the history of marijuana use, the chemistry behind a "high", and the possible dangers and benefits of cannabis.
ZJqmyLCfA-Ipbs-eons-the-hazy-evolution-of-cannabis-2024PBS Eons | The Hazy Evolution of Cannabis (2024)How did such a strange plant like cannabis come to be in the first place? When and where did we first domesticate it? And why oh why does it get us high?
UietLgWQzokflakka-the-designer-drug-destroying-communitiesFlakka | The Designer Drug Destroying Communitiesα-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class developed in the 1960s that has been sold as a designer drug. Colloquially, it is sometimes called flakka. α-PVP is chemically related to pyrovalerone and is the ketone analog of prolintane.
TlF8M_U7khIla-confidential-drugs-inc-the-fixL.A. Confidential | Drugs, Inc: The FixThis enhanced episode breaks down the truth behind the players, dealers, and doctors behind the drug trade in “the City of Angels”, Los Angeles.
4itF-rsJKt0the-power-of-the-drugs-mafia-cocaine-and-the-netherlandsThe Power of the Drugs Mafia | Cocaine and the NetherlandsOrganized crime in The Netherlands is flourishing in tandem with the cocaine trade. A key witness is shot dead, along with his lawyer. A journalist is murdered in downtown Amsterdam. The drugs mafia earns billions and deploys increasingly brutal tactics.
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QKqNRySpFCAnat-geo-science-cannabis-101Nat Geo Science | Cannabis 101Cannabis is the most frequently used illicit substance in the United States. Find out about the history of marijuana use, the chemistry behind a "high", and the possible dangers and benefits of cannabis.
6TgnrDIjrocnat-geo-science-alcohol-101Nat Geo Science | Alcohol 101The earliest known alcoholic beverage dates back to about 9,000 years ago. Find out which civilizations produced the first beers, wines, and spirits; the chemistry behind alcohol's mind-altering effects; and the surprising ways alcohol has influenced culture.
o0W_0MuvlwQnat-geo-science-caffeine-101Nat Geo Science | Caffeine 101Nearly 90% of the United States population has at least one caffeinated beverage every day. Learn about the chemistry of caffeine, how it causes increased alertness and focus, and how caffeine is capable of causing overdoses.
eJ0I7HyZNiIthe-shabu-trap-crystal-meth-and-cartels-in-the-philippinesThe Shabu Trap | Crystal Meth and Cartels in the PhilippinesAt the start of 2015, Mexican national Horacio Hernandez Herrera, allegedly third in command of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in the Philippines’ capital, Manila, at the center of a 12 million peso ($255,000) drug bust.
zL3UHF5SlEUugandas-moonshine-epidemic-2012Uganda's Moonshine Epidemic (2012)Ugandans are the hardest drinking Africans in the motherland, both in terms of per capita consumption and the hooch they choose to chug. Waregi, or "war gin," is what they call the local moonshine, and it makes the harshest Appalachian rotgut taste like f
Y8vaRVwF0xAthe-rise-of-psychedelic-truffles-in-amsterdam-2012The Rise of Psychedelic Truffles in Amsterdam (2012)We took a trip to Amsterdam to learn about the ban of psychedelic mushrooms and the rise of truffles that contain psilocybin (the stuff that makes you trip balls).