Placebos
Ergotropics & Nootropics
Sedatives
Inhalants
Alcohol
Analgesics
Stimulants
Tobacco
OTC Drugs
Psychiatric Drugs
Hallucinogens
Marijuana
Laws

Placebos

• Placebo effect is shown to be twice as powerful as expected by D. Goleman (NYT 8/17/93)
• Purported Aphrodisiac Has Deadly Side Effects (CDC 11/25/95)
• Quest For Sexual Stimulants Goes On by J. Brody (NYT 8/16/93)

Ergogenic & Nootropic Drugs

• Another Cause for Concern: Synthetic Growth Hormone Abuse (Emergency Medicine 2/88)
• Hormone can reset one's body clock by J. Brody (NYT 9/28/95)

Sedatives

• 'Date rape' drug GHB making inroads on the club bar scene by D. Leinwand (USA Today 1/28/02)

Inhalants

• 14-year-old dies after huffing Green Bay (AP 3/14/02)
• Dental group says gas thefts no laughing matter by J. Manning (MJS 11/24/94)

Alcohol

• .08 Law from WI DOT (9/03)
• Alcoholism: Drug to fight drug addiction appears to prevent relapse by A. Hostetler (AP 11/92)
• Alcohol: Friend or foe? by J. Barbour (AP 12/16/93)
• Alcohol poisoning claims many (Universal Press Syndicate 2/24/92)
• Antigo teen drinks himself to death Antigo (AP 10/27/90)
• Coroner: Alcohol overdose led to Misoni's death (SPJ 1/23/02)
• Data: Drinking and driving don't mix by J. Brody (NYT 12/30/88)
• Deaths alarm colleges (SPJ 4/20/02)
• Doctor says food may have intoxicated woman Waukesha (AP 3/18/93)
• DPI survey finds parents soft on underage drinking Madison (AP 3/17/93)
• Drinking holds back poor countries Washington (AP 7/8/91)
• Drinking, walking, prove to be deadly Atlanta (AP 9/24/93)
• Drug appears to reduce alcoholics' craving for a drink by K. Griffin (MJS 1/8/00)
• Drunkenness at college makes sober students suffer by B. Coleman (AP 12/7/94)
• Heart attack risk cut by moderate drinking by D. Haney (AP 2/16/93)
• Intoxication aided drowning La Crosse (AP 10-22-97)
• The key word is moderation (United Feature Syndicate 12/29/94)
• Local man, 23, dies of alcohol overdose (SPJ 7/26/93)
• Man convicted of 17th drunken driving offense Green Bay (AP 4-9-02)
• MIT death refocuses attention on student drinking Cambridge (AP 10/1/97)
• Pregnancy doesn't slow drinking Atlanta (AP 11/89)
• Report sharp drop in heavy drinking Madison (AP 6/22/88)
• State ranked first in binge drinking (AP 10/2/91)
• State students say they use alcohol Atlanta (AP 4/25/97)
• State (WI) tops US for pregnant drinkers by A. Hostetler (AP 4/7/95)
• UW students top drinking average Madison (AP 12/7/94)
• WI tops nation in binge drinking: report Atlanta (AP 8/1/97)
• Younger college students drink more, survey finds Washington (AP 5/20/93)

Analgesics

• A new type of pain reliever introduced by J. Brody (NYT 7/21/94)
• Concerns voiced over OxyContin drug by R. Alford (AP 3/12/01)
• Heavy use of Tylenol tied to kidney ills (Chicago Tribune 12/22/94)
• More aggression against pain urged by D. Haney (AP 3/6/92)

Stimulants

• Caffeine has no adverse health effects (8/16/93)
• Caffeine overdose kills student Morehead City, NC (AP 1999)
• Caffeine withdrawal hazardous by D. Haney (AP 10/15/92)
• City house raided, crack cocaine seized (SPJ 7/1/97)
• Conn. approves Ritalin law by M. Daly (AP 7/17/01)
• FDA wants limits on ephedrine diet supplements Washington (Reuter 6/02/97)
• Government orders indepth study of the herb ephedra Washington (AP 6/15/02)
• NY bans ephedra supplements (11/4/03)
• Attention deficit disorder abused by S. Buzbee (AP 2/15/95)

Tobacco

• Cigarette smokers have another hazard to face La Crosse (AP)
• Cigarette use increases among state residents Madison (AP 11/93)
• Effects of smoking cost state $1 billion Milwaukee (AP 1992)
• Percentage of smokers levels Atlanta (AP 5/23/97)
• Report smoking is leading cause of premature death in WI Madison (AP 4/10/90)
• Secondhand smoke: Report could trigger avalanche of rules by P. Raeburn (AP 1/93)
• Smoking may raise broken-bone risk Boston (AP 2/10/94)
• Smoking takes its toll in county, state SPJ (3/93)
• Snuffing out the urge to light up: Nicotine patch helps smokers kick the habit by K. Berg (SPJ 4/1/92)
• Cigarette use starts young Milwaukee (AP 8/17/95)
• Tobacco blamed for 7,700 deaths Milwaukee (AP 6/6/97)
• Tobacco, congress and hypocrisy by A. M. Greeley (8/7/95)
• 'Uniquely perilous,' and protected by A. Quindlen (NYT 4/15/93)

OTC Drugs

• Firms eye nonprescription drugs by M. Freudenheim (NYT 9/30/94)
• Keeping your wits in the jungle of cold remedies by J. Brody (NYT 1/23/93)
• Scientists: Herbal research needed by E. Thompson (AP 3/03/00)
• Allergy remedies may impair driving by B. Bergstrom (3/07/00)

Psychiatric Drugs

• Depression treatment numbers soar Chicago (AP 1/9/02)
• Pharmaceutical companies offer coupons by L. Johnson (AP 6/1/01)
• Prozac's good, not wonder drug by D. Goleman (NYT)
• Psychoactive drug sales jump NY (AP 10/12/01)
• The pied piper of prozac by A. Brandt (AP 2/12/94)

Hallucinogens

• Toad-smoking gains on toad-licking among drug users by B. Richards (WSJ 3/7/94)
• 5 hospitalized after eating jimson weed Madison (AP 10/6/02)
• Party pill gets tryout in therapy by J. Zink (5/9/05)

Marijuana

• Legalizing pot in medical prescriptions - right move by A. Trebach

Law

• Drug war a costly failure by A. Lewis (NYT 2/16/96)
• Heavy TV exposure NY (AP 1/89)
• Mandated sentences come under attack Washington (AP 5/10/93)
• Pot commercialization increases use Washington (AP 10/3/97)
• Nearly 2,000 deaths blamed on alcohol Madison (AP 5/24/90)
• Psst...drinking law is mini-prohibition B. Berry (SPJ 10/17/97)
• Record numbers entering U.S. prisons by M. Sniffen (AP 12/4/95)
• Repeal of today's prohibition is past due by P. Roberts (MJS 1/21/95)
• War on drugs costs nearly $24 billion Washington (AP 12/2/93)