Last fall, a man who calls himself Chemical Analyst allowed two New York Times reporters to watch on a secure video call as he packaged ultrapotent synthetic drugs for distribution. These chemicals now flood the modern drug market. Many have psychoactive effects that are much more intense than those of traditional drugs. One newly emerging…
Illicit labs are creating new synthetic drugs at breakneck speed. Dangerous, untested compounds are reaching users long before health agencies know they exist. Older drugs are regularly modified to create novel threats. Ecstasy is a prime example. The party drug MDMA has been illegal since 1985. Its molecular structure can be drawn like this: But…
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Skaggs throws at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona on March 9, 2011. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic Dback0310 Late Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had been abusing prescription drugs since at least 2013, with a former teammate serving as one of his…
