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Media Dustup Pits Bloggers and Wired Against NYTimes

Posted by kdawson on from the evidence-please-not-bullet-points dept.

destinyland writes "Wired magazine ran a table listing the scientific effects of prescription drugs (and one illegal drug) — leading to an accusation from the NYTimes that they were 'promoting' drug use. But this routine controversy led to a fierce pushback online from bloggers and from Wired's reporter, who discussed his past drug use on his own blog and called for an honest discussion of scientific evidence and straight talk about medical effects."

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  1. Methamphetamine is NOT illegal! by Ellis+D.+Tripp · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is listed in DEA schedule II. Truly illegal drugs (like heroin and pot)are Schedule I.

    Methamphetamine is available on prescription under the brand name Desoxyn:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desoxyn

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    1. Re:Methamphetamine is NOT illegal! by tshetter · · Score: 5, Informative


      All DEA Scheduled drugs are legal given proper permits.

      Schedule 2-5 usually only require a prescription from a doctor with proper DEA licensing.

      Schedule 1+ can also be had, but with more restrictive DEA licensing.


      Alexander Shulgin may be the best known for his DEA Schedule 1 license and his ensuing discovery of numerous psychoactive substances.

  2. Re:LOLOUTRAGE!!1!11! by Bullet-Dodger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wired is wrong to promote drug use, especially stuff like meth. I work with recovering addicts and believe me, some gullible young kids ARE swayed by this sort of stupid publicity by those self-appointed arbiters of coolness. Yes, wired promoted using meth by saying it causes "Parkinson's-like symptoms, addiction, stroke, psychosis, prison, death" and "Prolonged use can also make you stupid and crazy.".

    How dare they make it look so cool and sexy!