Substance found in everyday plastics associated with heart disease deaths in new research.
Research indicates that chemicals present in plastics may pose several health risks, and now there’s evidence linking them to increased mortality rates from heart disease. In a study conducted by NYU Langone Health, it was discovered that everyday exposure to certain household chemicals could contribute to the deaths of over 356,000 individuals from heart disease […]
Michael Jordan’s Son Admits to Substance Abuse Following Arrest
Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested for possession of cocaine, resisted arrest and admitted to substance abuse after causing property damage to a DUI. As reported by Breitbart News in February, Marcus Jordan was arrested in Florida and for resisting arrest. He is said to have been drinking at the Florida […]
Marcus Jordan says he has substance abuse issues after DUI arrest
Marcus Jordan says he has a drug abuse problem following the arrest of Florida DUI last month. In court applications obtained by multiple outlets, Jordanian lawyers asked the court to allow his client to enter a substance abuse program and added that if the judge grants the claim, he would waive the right to speedy […]
Colombia Asks U.N. to Remove Coca Leaves from Harmful Substance List
Foreign Minister Colombia Laura Saravia on Monday urged the United Nations Narcotics Commission (CND) to remove the main ingredient of cocaine – coca leaves from its list of harmful substances. Sarabia, representing Colombia at the 68th session of CND in Vienna, Austria, claimed during her speech that if coca leaves were removed from the list, […]
Separating show and substance as Trump addresses Congress
It's been exactly five years and a month since President Trump last worked on a joint Congressional session, but the biggest story of the week wasn't about what he said in an hour-old, 18-minute Stemwinder. Maybe that's not a surprise. Such a speech from the President's reelection year is always more of a campaign kickoff […]
Dangerous ‘gateway drug’ can lead to other substance use, addiction experts warn
The majority of American adults say they consumed alcohol at one point, but experts warn that alcoholic beverages could be “gateway drugs” for more harmful substances. According to the 2023 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), more than 84% of US adults reported drinking alcohol in their lifetimes. That same study found that […]
NBA All-Star Draymond Green says games are ‘boring,’ have ‘no substance’
The 3-pointer has changed the basketball game and Draymond Green is not excited about it. Approximately 75 3-pointers have been attempted per game this season. Just five years ago, those numbers were hovering at around 68 years old. Ten years ago, I was under 45. To put that into perspective, the Denver Nuggets film NBA-low […]
Tennis star Iga Swiatek accepts 1-month suspension for banned substance
Five-time women's tennis Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Tennis Integrity Authority (ITIA) announced on Thursday. Swiatek, who has held the world No. 1 ranking for most of the past two seasons, tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart disease drug better known […]
Arizona flight passenger goes viral after leaving unmarked powdery substance in luggage, TSA inspects her bags
A recent mistake by an airline traveler led to her luggage being flagged by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). After arriving at her destination, Anna McKay of Phoenix, Arizona, noticed her bag was being searched along with a note from TSA. “I opened the package and put the inspection tag on it and everything seemed […]
Kari Lake's office receives 'suspicious envelope' of unknown substance
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake received an envelope containing an “unknown substance” at her campaign office building on Tuesday, Phoenix police said. Police announced Tuesday that the substance had been “tested and determined to be non-hazardous” after police officers and firefighters cleared the building to send in a team to examine the substance. Police […]