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Archive for January, 2003

Can Marijuana Help You Drive?

Tuesday, January 28th, 2003

While no responsible person would ever advocate the use of drugs for drivers, tests using a recently developed video game called Burnout have thrown up some surprise statistics. The testers found that a moderate amount of cannabis actually improved driving performance among those they studied. Results from another recent study apparently also show that people drive both faster and safer while under the influence of the drug.

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“Go” Pills For F-16 Pilots Gets Close Look

Saturday, January 4th, 2003

The Air Force calls them "go" pills, and that is what they do: keep pilots going in the air long after their tired minds and bodies would have preferred to fall asleep.

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What An Amazing Scientific Study

Friday, January 3rd, 2003

The people forcing Oregon teenagers to participate in drug research published their early data this week, and the results were hardly shocking: A school that randomly demands urine samples from students appears to have a lower rate of drug use than a school that doesn’t. Head researcher Dr. Linn Goldberg is already using the results as proof that drug testing likely "works." We question that logic, as well as the judgment of school leaders who require students to be laboratory rats in order to participate in school activities.

The research should be permanently suspended.

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