Oxycontin

Health

The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Addiction to Painkillers

05.16.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Health

The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Addiction to Painkillers

05.16.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Health Canada Scrambling to Regulate W-18, a Drug 100 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl

04.22.16

By Allison Tierney
Pulse

The Story Behind That Super Bowl Ad for Americans Constipated by Painkillers

02.08.16

By Keegan Hamilton
Pulse

Presidential Candidates Are Putting a National Spotlight on New Hampshire’s Heroin Problem

02.06.16

By Olivia Becker
Pulse

Heroin Kills White People More Than Anyone Else — And Nobody Is Sure Why

01.27.16

By Tess Owen
Pulse

Cops in Canada Made a Video That Seems to Show How to Make Fentanyl-Laced Pills

09.11.15

By Rachel Browne
Health

The Canadian City Fighting Back Against Its Deadly Fentanyl Problem

07.29.15

By Colin Graf
Drugs

How the War on Drugs Is Hurting Chronic Pain Patients

07.16.15

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

The Truth About Britain’s Looming ‘Middle-Class Heroin Crisis’

01.14.15

By Max Daly
Four Years on Line with the Amityville Horror

09.18.14

By Daniel Genis
Pulse

Leading Anti-Marijuana Academics Are Paid By Painkiller Drug Companies

09.07.14

By Lee Fang

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada