#drug-use

#drug-use

Drug users have found a dangerous and cheap way to get a high that is fueling a surge in HIV diagnoses. Called 'bluetoothing', the practice involves injecting yourself with the blood of another drug user in an effort to share in their high. Already common in Fiji, the practice has driven an 11-fold surge in HIV cases on the Pacific island nation in just a decade.

My previous posts on agreements between relationship partners have focused on sexual agreements, the rules or understandings couples form related to sex with partners outside their relationship (Cain & Starks, 2024). Almost two decades of research has examined the types of sexual agreements couples form, challenges with sexual agreement formation, and associations between sexual agreements and sexual behavior outcomes (most notably sexual HIV transmission risk, use of sexual risk reduction strategies, and drug use). Our recent paper (Starks & Cain, 2025), published in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, extends this work on behavioral agreements to substance use.

Emerson was subdued by the flight crew after trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco on 22 October 2023, while he was riding in an extra seat in the cockpit. The plane was diverted to Portland, where it landed safely with more than 80 people on board. Emerson told police he was despondent over a friend's recent death, had taken psychedelic mushrooms about two days earlier, and hadn't slept in more than 40 hours.

And in whatever chunks of time that I was off the pipe, trying to navigate that, trying to come to terms with it - 'Where did that come from?... Why did that happen? - and then just finally being like, 'So what?' So what? Some of it was weird. A lot of it was f***ing fun, and life goes on.

Burrell's death was caused by a combination of alcohol, antihistamines, and other drugs, according to the New York City medical examiner.

Irune Pedrayes, a 19-year-old suing her former school for 145,000, claims she suffered PTSD after being given mephedrone-laced vape liquid at a private boarding school.

"When he sees someone using a pipe on Mission Street, 'I ask if they could please relocate and keep moving,' said Ronnie Calderon, a worker from Aysing Solutions..."

Musk reignited his feud with Trump over the passing of a spending bill, claiming it signals a one-party country. He suggested a new political party is needed.

"Brendan Paul testified that Combs was 'extremely creative' under the influence of drugs, showcasing how the hip-hop mogul's behavior changed in those moments."

The SIU report highlights that the police conducted thorough searches before the man entered the holding cell, but he managed to smuggle drugs in his underwear.

Around 10:00 a.m., sheriff's deputies patrolling the area on foot surrounded a man being cited for narcotics use, which reflected ongoing law enforcement action against drug-related issues in the neighborhood.

Zuckerberg prioritizes an unaltered state of mind, abstaining from caffeine and drugs to experience life fully. He credits DARE for shaping his views on substance use.

The total amount of cocaine seized in Germany in 2023 amounted to a record 43 tons, more than twice as much as in the previous year.

The actions of the individual, who disrupted a protected public space and endangered the safety of others, are deeply regrettable and strongly condemned.