Shares of psychedelics company Mind Medicine Inc. slid 50% Wednesday, after the company priced a dilutive secondary offering of 7.1 million shares. The offering was priced at $4.25 a share, Read more
Tag: Drug/Substance Use/Abuse
My daughter died from a drug overdose, and two of her kids were raised by their other grandparents. I’m leaving my house to my son’s child. Is that fair?
My husband recently died and I am in the process of getting the financial paperwork into shape, because I am in my 80s and you never know. We made our Read more
FDA warns ‘NyQuil chicken’ is ‘a recipe for danger’
What the actual cluck? The latest seriously questionable social-media trend apparently has people sautéing chicken in over-the-counter cough and cold medicine like NyQuil, presumably to eat. And this “NyQuil chicken,” Read more
Chef Andrew Zimmern on the jobs he’d do for free, and why he’ll never retire
Yes, Zimmern has become famous for his “Bizarre Foods” Travel Channel program, which started airing in 2007. But his career has gone on to encompass a variety of pursuits, culinary Read more
Cannabis activist says convictions amount to modern ‘scarlet letter’ in Senate hearing on marijuana decriminalization
Cannabis activist Weldon Angelos said he still can’t work for a legal cannabis business and has had trouble getting an apartment because of his past federal marijuana-related conviction. Angelos told Read more
More second-chance drug tests for DOT-regulated drivers signal shift away from zero-tolerance policies
More transit drivers and other workers regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation that violated federally mandated drug tests are being allowed back on the job, according to data from Read more
Chuck Schumer leads wide-ranging Senate bill to remove cannabis from federal list of controlled substances
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Thursday introduced a bill to tax and regulate cannabis and remove it from the federal list of controlled substances, but while it’ll open up the marijuana Read more
Starbucks closing 16 stores over employee-safety concerns
Starbucks Corp. said Monday that it is closing 16 U.S. stores after workers reported incidents related to drug use and other disruptions in cafes. Starbucks SBUX, -1.74% said it would permanently Read more
‘He was infatuated with her’: My brother had a drinking problem and took his own life. He left $6 million to his former girlfriend who used to buy him alcohol
Last September, my older brother took his own life after living with depression. My brother misused alcohol as well. I moved away in my mid-20s, which allowed me to grow Read more