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Erowid Monthly Index Oct 2016
Erowid's September Public Support Drive was a big success. We got 1,240 donations during the month, 46 more than during the 2015 drive. Thanks to everyone who participated by donating or spreading the word, and a big thanks to those who backed the matching challenge!
We're all keeping an eye on the proposed emergency scheduling of kratom. It appears that the scheduling has been at least temporarily delayed due to public criticism of the proposed ban.
In History...50 Years Ago Today
Oct 6, 1966: LSD became illegal in California, two years before the federal ban. In the same month, Playboy published "a candid interview" with ex-Harvard professor Timothy Leary.
Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics
(Oct 7-9, 2016) in New York, NY, USA
http://horizonsnyc.org
It's Horizon's 10th anniversary event. A great weekend conference that examines all aspects of psychedelic drugs.
National Harm Reduction Conference
(Nov 3-6, 2016) in San Diego, CA, USA
http://harmreduction.org/conference/
Presentation of innovative harm reduction services and policies, sharing of strategies and technical information on program development and implementation.
Prague 1992: Out of the Memory Box
Ann Shulgin reminisces about the 1992 International Transpersonal Association conference held in Prague, and her experience observing the remnants of the Russian occupation.
BoDAC [DEA] Microgram - Issue #7 (1968)
DPT on parsley cigarettes; beedi rumored to contain peyote (disproven), an index of Microgram issues 1-6, a list of drugs controlled by the Drug Abuse Control Amendments of 1965, counterfeit methamphetamine tablets, and TLC & GC identification methods for several drugs.
Fundamentals of Responsible Psychoactive - French version
Notions de Base de l'Usage Responsable #2 - Apprenez les différentes interactions et contre-indications avec d'autres drogues récréatives, médicaments, suppléments ou activités. [Learn about interactions and contraindications with other recreational drugs, medications, supplements, and activities.]
Ecstasy Data
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EcstasyData is an Erowid project that conducts laboratory testing of ecstasy tablets, research chemicals, and other drugs. We publish our results online along with analyses from other testing programs.
Anonymous (New York, NY)
Contains MDMA & 4-Fluoromethylphenidate.
NYC (Florida)
Contains Ketamine, Promethazine, Diazepam & an unidentified.
Mickey Mouse (San Francisco, CA)
Contains Caffeine & Methamphetamine.
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Could drug checking have prevented Prince's overdose death?
STAT (Oct 2016)
"Drug checking in the United States exists on a small scale and with a time lag. EcstasyData.org invites users to send pills or powders to a Drug Enforcement Administration-registered lab for analysis."
The Synthetic Cannabinoids Phenomenon
Current Pharmaceutical Design (Sep 2016)
"...a literature search was performed on two representative databases (Pubmed, Google Scholar), the Erowid Center website (a US non-profit educational organization that provides information about psychoactive plants and chemicals)..."
More New Content
U-47700 Vault
Main index and law page added for this short-acting opioid that was temporarily placed in Schedule I on Sep 7, 2016.
DEA Moves to Ban Kratom and its Active Chemicals
The proposed U.S. emergency scheduling of kratom's psychoactive chemicals, which was to take effect Sep 30, has been indefinitely delayed in response to public outcry.
Erowid Extracts #28 (PDF)
Erowid Extracts #28 commemorates the work of Alexander Shulgin. Includes many photos.
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Psychedelic Hedonism Overload (4-AcO-MET, Cannabis & Mind Machine), by Goddess Mode
"I've started to realize that the kind of altered state I enjoy by far the most is the delirium that accompanies my sensory overload experiences..."
A Natural Radiance (Trichocereus pachanoi), by The Medic
"I felt more in control while on San Pedro than LSD. Never did I once think 'this is too much' or 'I need to clear my head' as I had a few times while on LSD..."
A Seizure the Following Day (Clonazolam), by BenzoEnthusiast
"Of course, this alone does not prove a connection between Clonazolam and seizures. But a few months after my seizure, a friend of mine who had been using Clonazolam the same way I had..."
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"Peyote Drug Scare" (1960s)
Shelves of Books from Alexander Shulgin's Office Library,
by K Trout
The Toad and the Jaguar,
by Ralph Metzner (2013)