Monday, May 31, 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010

it's not the tar; it's the fentanyl, stupid. (or, another AP asshat)

The AP misses the boat, again.
What they describe is, in fact, impossible. They are describing the effects of fentanyl, not heroin. Trust me, addicts would be a lot more excited about black tar heroin if the purity was ever 90%.Heroin does not magically disappear in post-mortem toxicology tests. Fentanyl, on the other hand, requires a specific and often excluded test.
Try again, fools.


AP IMPACT
Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US
WINFIELD, Mo. — Mexican drug smugglers are increasingly peddling a form of ultra-potent heroin that sells for as little as $10 a bag and is so pure it can kill unsuspecting users instantly, sometimes before they even remove the syringe from their veins. ....

Thursday, May 27, 2010

so all of the delicious beer I have tried recently, not just a coincidence?

Heads Up
Tastings With Craft Beers
By Eric Smillie
YOU could be forgiven a bit of indecision when ordering a drink at Beer Revolution in Oakland, Calif. While its coolers glisten with bottles of the world’s choice beers, the bar offers a list of exquisite and rare brews that changes daily — it could take an enthusiast months (or a visit to a potentially far-flung brewery) to catch some of them again.
Painted a deep red appropriate to its name, Beer Revolution (464 Third Street; 510-452-2337; beer-revolution.com), which opened earlier this year, is the latest in a growing number of tasting bars in northern California and Oregon that combine a hyperactive tap list with an exhaustive selection of bottled craft beers that patrons can sample in-house or take away. “There’s a huge craft brewing movement — every month there’s a new small craft brewery opening,” said Rebecca Boyles, a co-owner of the shop with her husband, Mark Martone, who is known as Fraggle. “There’s literally a beer revolution going on,” Mr. Martone said ...

Thursday, May 13, 2010

world hepatitis day is May 19th


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