Flies, Too, Drink to Get Over It

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2012 While studying the relationship between stress and alcohol in fruit flies, a group of neuroscientists found that sexually frustrated male flies were more likely to prefer food spiked with alcohol than their carnally satisfied peers, suggesting that humans aren't the only species to self-medicate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Snoop Dogg Has Some Ideas About Legalizing Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2012 Snoop Dogg would like to speak to President Obama on behalf of a friend of his, and her name is Mary Jane. The pot-friendly rapper, né Calvin Broadus, also has visualized how this meeting would ideally take place at the White House. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Come to Egypt, but Leave Your Vices Behind

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2011 Given this year's political turmoil in Egypt, it's not surprising that, as interim leader Kamal el-Ganzouri tearfully lamented at a news conference Sunday, tourism in the North African nation has taken a big hit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

University of Hypocrisy

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 16, 2011 In the firmament of celebrated Americana, there is Mom, apple pie, football and beer -- but there most certainly is not marijuana. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American Officials Enjoy Lives Without Shame

Derek Lazzaro / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 Three recent news headlines illustrate how shameless some American officials have become when it comes to breaking the rules or messing up and pretending that everything is still OK. They also prove that in modern America, it’s possible for screwups to continue their lives and careers with hardly a blip.Three recent news headlines illustrate how, in modern America, it's possible for some well-placed screwups with the right connections to continue their lives and careers with hardly a blip. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

You Don’t Get to Know the Calorie Count of Your Movie Popcorn

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2011 Soon, Americans won't be able to hide from the sometimes dismaying nutritional readouts on menus at their favorite chain restaurants -- and even on some vending machines -- but they still can in the soothing, darkened space of their local movie theater. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Getting Under Your ‘Skins’

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Feb 10, 2011 American parents owe a debt of gratitude to MTV for its series of public service announcements illustrating the dangers of illegal drugs, excessive drinking and casual sex otherwise known as "Skins." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: Drunk Drivers Hit the Road With Nukes in Tow

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2010 As if driving drunk wasn't deadly enough On Monday the Office of Secure Transportation released a report spanning 2007 to 2009 that disclosed some seriously unsettling findings about drivers hired to tote nuclear weapons and materials around the country (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FDA: No More Caffeine Buzz in Alcoholic Drinks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2010 Fans of Four Loko alcoholic "energy drinks" are about to discover that their favored concoction, which blends the downer that is alcohol with the upper that is caffeine, is about to lose that speedy sensation, thanks to the vigilant work of the FDA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Women Can Double Up on the Drinks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2010 There has been some good news regarding women and booze of late Back in August, a study out of Norway explored the potentially fortuitous link between drinking and intelligence, and now there's another that (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Alcohol More Harmful Than Crack

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2010 Startling but true, according to one of those expert sources that make these kinds of pronouncements: Alcohol is more harmful to both users and those around them than crack cocaine. It's worse than heroin too. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Drink Your Way to Peak Fitness

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2010 In a surprising new study, a fake scientist consulted by the source that at least admits it makes everything up, the Onion News Network, suggests that Americans perform the bulk of their fitness regimes while in a state of acute inebriation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )