People who are looking for cheap ways to get high always find new sources of inspiration. Take anti-diarrhea pills, which apparently get you high while also stopping your bowel movements. These medications are over-the-counter, costing around $10 for 400 pills, and are generally a really bad idea.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration loperamide is being abused by opioid addicts as a way of staying high or of keeping their withdrawal symptoms at bay (Via Freeps.com).
While the recommended dose for loperamide is eight milligrams a day, addicts are taking between 50 and 300 pills a day, inducing a high that’s similar to that of heroin, morphine, or oxycodone, which can lead to heart problems, kidney and liver failure, and even death. While it may sound crazy to take 300 pills in just one day, experts believe it’s happening a lot.
“Folks that are desperately addicted, folks that are looking to stave off withdrawal symptoms will do whatever it takes sometimes, really extreme things. So in the scheme of things, taking 300 pills is not unheard of.”
Google saves lives. This technological tool can help you do anything: Improve your work performance, teach you how to complete a tough homework assignment, give you advice on a new experience, suggest ideas for presents, you name it. Google connects you to whatever it is you’re looking for in just a few clicks. While almost anyone can Google, there are ways of knowing how to use it well, and they’re pretty simple once you get the gist of it.
Bright Side compiled some Google hacks that everybody should know about. Check out 5 of their most useful:
It’s very common to not know exactly what you’re Googling. Instead of just adding a bunch of words, use the symbol “|” or the word “or” to separate both of the things you’re Googling. By using these words and symbols, Google will provide you with answers that reply to all the words you searched for, allowing you to choose the option that is closer to what you’re seeking.
Using The Squiggly Symbol
The squiggly symbol (~) is cute, but it can be kind of useless. When it comes to Google, it’s perfect because it allows you to search for a website instead of pointing you to articles that contain the keywords you entered on the search bar.
Google allows you to skip that extra step of going to the website by simply typing the address of the site and a keyword from the article you’re trying to find. If you can’t remember the name of the article, you can add several keywords to help Google tailor your search.
Using The Asterisk
When you can’t remember a word or a number you’re Googling, fill out the missing bit of information with an asterisk (*), and Google will try to fill you in and provide different options that work.
When you’re Googling a phrase and you can’t remember the exact words, try to fill in the first and last parts of it. Then, in the middle part of the phrase put AROUND + (amount of missing words you’re missing). This works well when Googling quotes, lyrics, and long phrases.
The gap between Spotify and Apple Music might be closing. At the beginning of 2018, Spotify reported more than 70 million paid subscribers—that’s 40 million more than its competitor reported last September.
But according toThe Wall Street Journal, Apple Music is increasing in subscribers at an impressive rate: five percent each month compared to Spotify’s two percent. They predict that by summer, Apple Music will have more paid subscribers in the US than Spotify.
While Spotify remains ahead globally, this is still an impressive feat for Apple Music, a service that a short while ago wasn’t considered much competition for the Swedish company. There have been tons of rumors surrounding Apple and their evolving music model, with many sources claiming that they’ll drop iTunes completely so that they can focus on improving their streaming services.
And it’s a change that Apple will need to conform to if they want to compete in the market, considering that in recent years, streaming has become the main source of music for people. The Vergereports that streaming makes up a whopping 62 percent of the industry’s revenue.
This steady increase in Apple Music users is due to the amount of people who own Apple devices. Apple Music comes preinstalled in all of these items, including phones, laptops, and other hardware. You can expect Apple Music to rise for as long as the company keeps selling products. And with those amazing ads and their incredible influence, we don’t see that ending any time soon.
If you’re looking to spice up your Valentine’s Day in a way that might cost you your life, head on over to Glasgow, Scotland, where a gelato so spicy awaits, you have to be at least 18 years old to order it.
The special edition ice cream comes courtesy of the Aldwych Cafe that recently launched the world’s most dangerous gelato that while not an aphrodisiac, is certainly a hot publicity stunt.
It might be cold outside but our brand new limited edition “Respiro Del Diavolo” will be sure to warm you up with just one spoonful. Handmade in our Cardonald Ice Cream Parlor with great caution this ice cream is so hot that you must be 18 years old and sign a disclaimer before we can hand it over.
Coming in at 1,569,300 on the SHU scale the chilli’s used to make Respiro Del Diavolo are 500 times hotter than Tabasco sauce making even the hottest vindaloo seem like baby food!
If you think you can take the heat or want to treat someone you love with a special surprise get in the car and come on over before it’s all gone..
Ice cream and gelato both include milk and sugar in their bases, but that’s where the similarity in recipes stops.
Gelato translates to “ice cream” in Italian, but this dessert’s texture is denser, smoother, and richer than American ice cream. Like ice cream, gelato uses milk, cream, and sugar, but it differs in proportions. Gelato uses less cream and more milk than ice cream and typically contains no egg yolks or eggs at all.
Gelato is served slightly warmer than American ice cream and is also churned at a slower rate, introducing less air into the product.
You might not believe this, but Attorney General Jeff Sessions has an answer to the opioid crisis. It’s a simple one, actually. So simple you’ll be cursing yourself for not thinking of the idea first.
Sessions was speaking at a Heritage Foundation event celebrating Ronald Reagan’s birthday when he announced his idea. Eager to connect Donald Trump with Reagan’s legacy, Sessions said the Trump administration was also cracking down on drug use and enforcing the War on Drugs. He also expanded on the Trump administration’s plans to address the country’s opioid crisis. Sessions cited that 2017 saw a seven percent decline in opioid prescriptions, and that “my goal in 2018 is to see a further decline.”
“We think doctors are just prescribing too many,” he added.
WATCH: Attorney General Jeff Sessions says his goal for 2018 is to see a further decline in prescriptions of opioids, and says, "we think a lot of this is starting with marijuana and other drugs." pic.twitter.com/paWSsEuNrl
This comes on the heels of a congressional committee accusing regional pharmaceutical companies of “pill dumping” small towns in West Virginia. In one town with a population of only 2,900, two pharmacies just four blocks apart from another received a bewildering 20.8 million prescription painkillers.
“Sometimes you just need to take two Bufferin or something and go to bed,” Session said. Bufferin is an old-school, over-the-counter aspirin.
Opioids have “become so addictive,” Sessions said. “The DEA said that a huge percentage of the heroin addictions starts with prescriptions. That may be an exaggerated number—they had it as high as 80 percent—we think a lot of this is starting with marijuana and other drugs.”
Of course most research stands in stark contrast to Sessions’ latest comments regarding marijuana. In the face of the opioid crisis, cannabis has emerged as a solution, not a problem. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) noted last year marijuana has lowered rates of prescription opioids in legalized states. The Journal of the American Medical Association suggested late last year that cannabis can be a helpful tool to combat our opioid addiction problem. In addition, just last month a HelloMD study showed that 81 percent of patients prefer marijuana over opiates while 97 percent said cannabis helps decrease opiate use.
Again, Sessions appears willfully uneducated on health issues of national importance. Maybe one day he’ll learn, but until then, it’s simply up to the rest of us.
Betina Rodriguez Aguilera, a republican congressional candidate from Florida, claims she was abducted by three aliens, two men and one woman, that reminded her of Jesus Christ.
“I went in. There were some round seats that were there, and some quartz rocks that controlled the ship ― not like airplanes.”
These comments have recently resurfaced due to The Miami Herald (via The Huffington Post), which published a piece where Rodriguez claimed that at age 7, she was abducted by the space people. According to Rodriguez, all of the aliens were tall, blonde, and reminded her of the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. She claims that they still communicate with her telepathically. Yay for friendship.
The article posted in The Miami Herald was not a positive one. In fact, Aguilera released a statement where she called it an “attack piece,” noting that both presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan hadn’t been ridiculed when they openly discussed their views on UFOs. She also claims that Stephen Hawking believes in the possibility of life beyond Earth, so that means she’s not crazy.
I mean, you can say that you believe in UFOs, that’s cool, just don’t say that the aliens who abducted you look like your fantasy version of Jesus. You should keep that to yourself.
Surveillance footage of failed burglary attempts—video where a perpetrator intends malice, but his attempts backfire spectacularly in his face—can be addictively riotous. How can you not laugh when someone gets what they deserve?
One Seattle radio station took the concept to a whole new level, though, when they saw surveillance footage of someone trying to break into an employee’s vehicle in the station parking lot. Specifically, they noticed this perp failing hard and paying the price for it.
So, KIRO decided to have radio personality John Curley deliver play-by-play announcing. Curley counts as the man attempts to bang a mop handle against the pickup truck window to great comedic effect.
“If you’re counting at home, that’s 14 blows against the window with the mop,” Curley announces. “Raining blows down upon the window! 1! 2! 3!”
Last night we captured surveillance footage of a vandal trying to break in to one of our employee's vehicles in our parking lot. While the suspect is still at large, we took the liberty to have John Curley give his play-by-play of the incident.
The man, who is visibly intoxicated in the black-and-white footage, then decides to climb a small rooftop. Stumbling his way across the roof, the man eventually falls, crumpling to the floor, and Curley elates, “somebody get some salami and cream cheese and rub it all over his face!”
For those wondering what happened to the man, KIRO did clarify that the man got up of his own will 17 minutes later and left the scene of the crime. This mop bandit remains at large.
He stayed on the ground for 17 minutes. Then just got up and ran away. We didn't know about it until our engineer reviewed the footage this morning.
Generous thespians share things such as how to get into character, how to play a scene and how to get along with a difficult director. Legendary Oscar-winning thespians, apparently, share how to properly consume cannabis.
In a piece in The New Yorker, Helen Mirren — not only an Academy Award-winning actress but also a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire — and Donald Sutherland — not only a recipient of a lifetime-achievement Oscar but also an Officer of the Order of Canada — were discussing sleeping problems.
Mirren told Sutherland that she sleeps seven hours a night. The actor, whose acting career began in 1962, spoke of his inability to sleep soundly through the night. Mirren, whose career dates back to 1967, gave Sutherland this sage advice:
“Marijuana, darling,” she advised. “That would help.”
Sutherland, of course, is not alone. Roughly 40 million Americans suffer from some sort of sleep issue. Studies have repeatedly shown that cannabis can improve the duration and quality of sleep. A 1973 study suggests that THC reduces the amount of time it takes those with insomnia to fall asleep. Another study found that those that regularly used THC fell asleep faster.
The science of why cannabis promotes sleep is not entirely clear, but some research suggests that the terpenes in cannabis are doing the work. Terpenes are the aromatic compounds in marijuana and they interact with your body in favorable ways.
The terpenes found in lavender and chamomile both promote sleep. Working in combination with cannabis, a soak in a lavender-infused bath or a cup of chamomile tea before bed may work. Aromatherapy is another option.
The two actors have been making the rounds of a publicity tour promoting their movie “The Leisure Seeker.” Sutherland, or at least a character played by him, knows a thing or two about marijuana. Who could forget his classic scene in “Animal House,” where Sutherland’s character, Prof. Dave Jennings, shares a joint with three students?
One of my fondest memories of playing tourist in New York was the day I enjoyed some cannabis and took a stroll through Central Park on a perfect spring afternoon. Right when the herb took peak effect, I was asked to play in a pick-up game of ultimate Frisbee with a bunch of strangers. I’ll never forget that day.
Frisbee — whether it’s Ultimate Frisbee or Frisbee Golf or just tossing the disc around with your friends — and marijuana seem to go together. Of course, not every cannabis enthusiast owns a Frisbee and not every disc lover smokes marijuana. Although this Iowa law enforcement officer in this video may think differently.
Here are five ways cannabis enthusiasts can find enjoyment (or utility) from the ubiquitous plastic disc:
Frisbee Golf
This sport — and it most certainly is a sport if you consider standard golf a sport — has been around for decades. But more and more communities are dedicating open spaces to create disc golf courses.
When I play traditional golf (you know, with clubs and small, dimpled white orbs), there often is a beverage cart on the course selling 16-ounce cold beers. And I often smell the scent of cigars. Frisbee golfers, on the other hand, are more likely to forgo the booze and stogies and enjoy their marijuana.
Ulitmate Frisbee
While Frisbee golf is more of a walking-talking experience, Ultimate Frisbee is the opposite. Ultimate Frisbee, which now is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and may become an official Olympic event in 2024, is a non-contact sport that combines athletic soccer with football. It is a non-stop activity that really gets your heart pumping and requires better-than-average stamina.
A few months ago, competitive Ultimate Frisbee player Bill Nye (The Science Guy) was interviewed and mentioned that some of his teammates played under the influence of the herb. He said he preferred that his teammates refrained from the reefer. He’s not an opponent of legalized marijuana, but he said “those guys, they sucked when they were high.”
Nye may have a point. And yet he could be wrong. Many colleges have Ultimate teams. If you scan the rankings of best teams, you will find universities that also score high in the cannabis-friendly rankings: University of Wisconsin, UC Santa Barbara, Skidmore, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, the list goes on and on.
Tossing The Disc Around
There is something just so right about a perfect spring or summer day at a park or beach and tossing the Frisbee around. Whether it’s two people or 1o, it is an activity that is more fun after consuming a little cannabis.
You don’t have to be athletic or coordinated, you just have to be upright. From San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to New York’s Central Park, from Cape Cod to Malibu and nearly every park and beach in between, you will find a few happy people tossing the plastic disc around. And chances are, a good percentage of them are enjoying it while under the influence of a little herb.
Perfect Tool For Rolling A Joint
Humans have been tossing disc-shaped objects since the cavemen. It’s not something new. The modern-day discs, legend has it, were inspired by cake tins from a Southern California bakery back in the 1930s. By 1957, Wham-O began mass producing and marketing the plastic toy.
Within a few years, marijuana consumers found a new use for the Frisbee. The unique concave edge was a perfect design to assist in rolling joints. The Frisbee can be placed on your lap or table and will keep the bud in one place while you roll.
Residents of Uruguay can go to the pharmacy for their cannabis, attend a social club or participate in home cultivation.
When Uruguay legalized cannabis nationwide in July of last year, they were the first country to do so, setting up for a serious social experiment in South America where the War on Drugs has been raging since the 1970s.
Though it’s been less than a year, that social experiment is winning. In fact, it seems the only complaints about the law is that it’s not liberal enough. For one thing, the law only applies to residents of Uruguay, not to tourists, who possess and grow cannabis.
Since legalization, drug-related crime has dropped 20 percent. Residents can go to the pharmacy for their cannabis, attend a social club or participate in home cultivation.
In 2011, a 66-year-old author named Alicia Castilla was arrested and tried for growing marijuana at her home. Despite a history of pro-cannabis activism in Uruguay, Castilla’s trial was the catapult that sent legalization over the edge. Amidst mass protests of the thought leader’s arrest, laws were first formed to permit home cultivation.
South America’s war against drugs has been absurd, with catastrophic results no matter what indicators you consider, including consumption. If Uruguay’s experience turns out positive, it will be easier for other countries such as Colombia or Mexico, mired in huge problems with powerful narcos, to find a better solution than the disastrous one implemented so far.
And their new model has been a success. From the drop in crime to the release of Castilla, back to her home where she is now legally allowed to grow and process the plant, things are looking up for this small South American country.
Did we mention public consumption also made the law? Residents believe that being able to imbibe outside one’s house makes for a safer environment for everyone, and so far they’re right. It may have taken arresting “the reefer grandmother,” as Castilla was dubbed in prison, but Uruguay is leagues ahead of the rest of the world, where cannabis becomes less controversial, in the majority of eyes, each and every day.
