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INCB head Hamid Ghodse (l) briefing reporters in Vienna (incb.org)
INCB head Hamid Ghodse (l) briefing reporters in Vienna (incb.org)

Most of World Lacks Access to Pain Drugs, UN Agency Says [FEATURE]

While the US wallows in a sea of pain pills, much of the rest of the world goes without, the International Narcotics Control Board reported Wednesday. Not to be too liberal, the INCB is also worried about the rise of designer drugs.
No more buzz from Spice or "Bath Salts" in the Beehive State (Image via Wikimedia)
No more buzz from Spice or "Bath Salts" in the Beehive State (Image via Wikimedia)

"Bath Salts," Fake Marijuana Banned in Utah

Utah is the latest state to hop on the fake pot ban bandwagon. The same law also bans mephedrone.
Mephedrone, now available in Europe only via the black market (image courtesy Wikimedia)
Mephedrone, now available in Europe only via the black market (image courtesy Wikimedia)

In a Rush, European Union Bans Mephedrone

The European Union has moved to ban the synthetic stimulant mephedrone, despite a lack of evidence for its harms or related fatalities.