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Many urban legends and misconceptions about drugs have been created and circulated among young people and the general public, with varying degrees of veracity. These are commonly repeated by organizations which oppose all classified drug use, often causing the true effects and dangers of drugs to be misunderstood and less scrutinized.
Many article in the South African media on 'whoonga', 'nyaope' or ‘sugars’ contain claims that have later been shown by scientific studies to be urban legends. [5] Among others these urban legends include: Bluetoothing. In early 2017, sensationalist media reports claimed that ‘nyaope’ users shared the drug-induced high through small ...
Cannabis is illegal in Nigeria, yet the country is a major source of West African-grown cannabis, and ranked the world's third highest consumer of cannabis. [1]Cannabis is widely grown across the States of Nigeria, including Lagos State, Edo State, Delta State, Osun State, Oyo State and Ogun State.
The Claudia Black Young Adult Center, a drug treatment provider in Arizona, likewise insists that "fentanyl-laced marijuana is on the rise," citing the 2021 report from Connecticut.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Number referring to cannabis 420 originally "4:20 Louis" Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School, by Benny Bufano (1940), site of the earliest 4:20 gatherings in 1971 Observed by Cannabis counterculture, legal reformers, entheogenic spiritualists, and general users of cannabis ...
An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular culture.
As a result, countries central to West African drug routes—Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau—have all seen a rise in domestic drug consumption and abuse. [8] In countries like Nigeria, there are few government health and rehabilitation services available, leaving addicts and their families to deal with adverse ...
North Carolina's first marijuana dispensary will open on April 20. It will be the region's first opportunity to purchase the drug, which has been legalized by nearly half of American states while ...