Monthly Archives: July 2024
In Praise of Non-Human Witnesses
These days, machines seize every opportunity to speak on behalf of humans and make decisions on our behalf, and often we simply resign ourselves to it. Google auto completes our search queries, showing us what it wants us to see before we have even completed our thought about what we want to look for. … Read More »
Scopolamine, the Scariest Drug Not to Be Categorized as a Controlled Substance
Schedule I controlled substances are the most illegal drugs in the United States, but the categorization of drugs into the five schedules of controlled substances is not directly related to the risk of death from overdose or adverse effects from the drug. For example, heroin and MDMA are Schedule I controlled substances, and both… Read More »
New Florida Domestic Violence Laws for 2024
Police get calls about domestic violence all the time; some couples and families have such a volatile relationship that the police know which house to go to before the 911 dispatcher even tells them the address. Sometimes the incident turns out to be a tempest in a teacup, where two members of the same… Read More »
Drug Mule Diaries
When you are a kid, your parents, your teacher, and the media send the message that music stars are the coolest thing in the world, and drugs are the scariest. News reports full of police sirens and crime scene tape and “drugs are bad” assemblies in school focus on what drugs will do to… Read More »
