Today in the news:
– UN World Drug Report says there is a global rise in new ‘legal highs’
– IVs are turning into the new IT bag here in NYC
– and Texas abortion bill falls over protests
According to a UN report, Governments everywhere are struggling to cope with an increase in the number of new drugs known as “legal highs”. These “new psychoactive substances” aka NPS, have not been tested for safety and pose “unforeseen public health challenges”, the report notes. “Sold openly, including via the internet, NPS… can be far more dangerous than traditional drugs. “Street names, such as spice, meow meow and bath salts mislead young people into believing that they are indulging in low-risk fun,” the report adds. The new drugs appear to originate in Asia but are marketed globally online. The biggest market is the US, where use of these substances among youth “appears to be more than twice as widespread than in the European Union.
From the night-life crowd, to celebrities, to the financial world and to the yoga community – intravenous cocktails are the new thing to keep up the energy, combat colds, stay youthful or simply look better. Though they are not FDA-approved as treatments, IVs are becoming more and more popular and are being administered at the offices of even prominent physicians. In many cases, patients first begin with a blood workup, to determine what nutrients they need. Then, they sit with a drip from 30 minutes to an hour, at a cost ranging from $130 to $1,000 per session. Though doctors in a large range of specialties are now offering the IVs, critics say they are nothing more than snake-oil salesmen. Yeah but I think it is still healthier than downing those Cosmos for stress relief!
Despite barely beating a midnight deadline, hundreds of jeering protesters helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the country. A loud crowd of chanting, singing and shouting demonstrators effectively took over the Texas Capitol and blocked a bill that abortion rights groups warned would close most abortion clinics in the state. According to pro abortion groups, if this bill had passed, abortion would be virtually banned in the state of Texas, and many women could be forced to resort to dangerous and unsafe measures, instead.
Today in the news:
– UN World Drug Report says there is a global rise in new ‘legal highs’
– IVs are turning into the new IT bag here in NYC
– and Texas abortion bill falls over protests
According to a UN report, Governments everywhere are struggling to cope with an increase in the number of new drugs known as “legal highs”. These “new psychoactive substances” aka NPS, have not been tested for safety and pose “unforeseen public health challenges”, the report notes. “Sold openly, including via the internet, NPS… can be far more dangerous than traditional drugs. “Street names, such as spice, meow meow and bath salts mislead young people into believing that they are indulging in low-risk fun,” the report adds. The new drugs appear to originate in Asia but are marketed globally online. The biggest market is the US, where use of these substances among youth “appears to be more than twice as widespread than in the European Union.
From the night-life crowd, to celebrities, to the financial world and to the yoga community – intravenous cocktails are the new thing to keep up the energy, combat colds, stay youthful or simply look better. Though they are not FDA-approved as treatments, IVs are becoming more and more popular and are being administered at the offices of even prominent physicians. In many cases, patients first begin with a blood workup, to determine what nutrients they need. Then, they sit with a drip from 30 minutes to an hour, at a cost ranging from $130 to $1,000 per session. Though doctors in a large range of specialties are now offering the IVs, critics say they are nothing more than snake-oil salesmen. Yeah but I think it is still healthier than downing those Cosmos for stress relief!
Despite barely beating a midnight deadline, hundreds of jeering protesters helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the country. A loud crowd of chanting, singing and shouting demonstrators effectively took over the Texas Capitol and blocked a bill that abortion rights groups warned would close most abortion clinics in the state. According to pro abortion groups, if this bill had passed, abortion would be virtually banned in the state of Texas, and many women could be forced to resort to dangerous and unsafe measures, instead.