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We hope July is going well for everyone. Read on to see a few things that Erowid has been working on.

Survey for women who have used psilocybin-containing mushrooms:
The Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Research Project is conducting a survey of adult women who have had a profound experience with psilocybin mushrooms. The survey is an attempt to gain gender balance after a previous survey received significantly more responses from men than from women. If you qualify, help them out by responding! http://csp.org/hopkins/survey
Drug Geek Factlet
Florida's Office of Vital Statistics reported that more than 171,300 deaths occurred in Florida in 2009. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement states that 7 of these deaths included MDMA (Ecstasy) as a causal agent, 1,185 included oxycodone, and over 1,000 included benzodiazepines such as Alprazolam (Xanax). Zero deaths were caused by cannabinoids.
Latest Additions
Two days after ingesting LSD together, Myron Stolaroff, Al Hubbard, and Humphry Osmond discuss interpersonal dynamics and the challenges of working with psychedelics in groups. One of the few extant recordings of Hubbard. Published as part of The Stolaroff Collection.
5-MeO-DMT and DMT (the common name for N,N-DMT) are entirely different substances. Shortening 5-MeO-DMT to "DMT" can present some serious problems. 5-MeO-DMT is also headed for Schedule I.
Research has indicated that a low dose of a neurotoxin can provide protection against more severe damage from a later dose of the same substance. This article examines this phenomenon in relation to MDMA.
Crew Notes
Erowid Center will staff a psychoactive drugs information booth at the Boom Festival, August 18-26 at Idanha-a-Nova Lake, Portugal.
More New Content
  1. Teatime: Artgasm
    The Teafaerie, who describes her own drawing skills as being akin to those of "a talented kindergartener", explores a recent event in Hawaii dedicated to contemporary Visionary Art.
  2. Green Flames: Thoughts on Burning Man, the Green Man...
    Dale Pendell muses on Dionysian anarchism and offers four proposals to Burning Man LLC. From The Entheogen Review, 2008.
  3. Mark McCloud Vault
    Mark McCloud pioneered the collecting of LSD blotter. He beat two conspiracy charges, and has the world's largest collection of this unique form of American Folk Art.
  4. UNODC : World Drug Report 2010 : Statistics and Analysis
    A high-level look at illegal drug use, production, distribution, and sales around the world. Copiously illustrated with statistics, charts, tables, and maps, including trade routes for some substances.
  5. The Confusing Case of NRG-1
    British researcher Simon Brandt looks at the stimulant product NRG-1 in the wake of Britain's April 2010 ban of 4-methylmethcathinone and other cathinones.
Ecstasy Data
EcstasyData is a project of Erowid Center that conducts laboratory testing of street ecstasy tablets and publishes the results online. Tablets can be submitted for testing with a $40 copay.
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