Friends of Erowid,

We had three weeks to raise $3,000 in larger donations, and we did it! By February 12, enough donations of $300 and higher were made to Erowid to meet the requirements of the short "3K in Three Weeks" matching donation offer. These contributions were doubled by an anonymous donor, effectively raising a total of $6,000. A heart-felt thanks to all our supporters!

We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.

peace,
fire & earth

Mind States Costa Rica
June 13-18 : Costa Rica
http://www.mindstates.org/costarica.html

* Early-Bird Price Expires in 2 Days *

We are looking forward to speaking at the Mind States Costa Rica event tis June. We have loved the past international Mind States events so much that we attended the 2005 conference in Oaxaca even though we weren't speaking. Come hang out for 5 days with us, the other presenters, and a group of interesting participants!

Mark Pesce, playful visionary and technological artist, made a short promo video for Mind States Costa Rica:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ouk0FneZc3c

As of Feb 15 (Feb 16 if you mention Erowid), the early-bird discount and 50%-deposit-offer expires. For details, see the Mind States website.

1. The Erowid Review
   Two new great book reviews were published:
   
   "The Road to Eleusis", reviewed by Lux
   Erowid.org/library/review/review.php?p=222
   
   "A Scanner Darkly", reviewed by Lux
   Erowid.org/library/review/review.php?p=223
   
   
2. Erowid Media & Journal Mentions
   Erowid.org/general/mentions/mentions.shtml
   
   We've just added more than 90 entries to our Erowid Mentions page where we track media and journal articles that mention, discuss, or reference Erowid. Most of these are peer reviewed scientific journal articles, some recent and some from as long ago as 2000. New entries are marked.
   
   
3. Oxymorphone Vault
   Erowid.org/pharms/oxymorphone/oxymorphone.shtml
   
   Oral oxymorphone tablets are back on the market after a 30-some year hiatus. We've added a new vault for the substance including legal information, bits & pieces and links.
   
   
4. DOI Described in Patent as Glaucoma Treatment
   Erowid.org/chemicals/doi/doi_bits.shtml#glaucoma-patent
   
   A U.S. patent application was filed on March 15, 2001 for the use of DOI as a topical treatment to reduce intraocular pressure and specifically as a glaucoma treatment.
   
   
5. Over 100 Years of National Drug Related Headlines
   Erowid.org/psychoactives/media/psychoactives_media8.shtml
   
   An interesting list of hundreds of drug war related headlines from the past 100 years. It's interesting to see patterns repeat over time...
   
   
6. Mescaline: The Chemistry and Pharmacology of its Analogs (1973)
   Erowid.org/chemicals/mescaline/mescaline_journal7.shtml
   
   A 1973 article by Alexander Shulgin based on an April 24, 1972 presentation at the Symposium on Peyote, Houston, Texas.
   
   
7. New Image Vaults
   
   4-fluoroamphetamine
   Erowid.org/chemicals/4_fluoroamphetamine/4_fluoroamphetamine_images.shtml
   
   mCPP
   Erowid.org/chemicals/mcpp/mcpp_images.shtml
   
   
8. New Image Additions
   Sixteen new images were added, including:
   
   DMT extracted from Mimosa hostilis rootbark
   Erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=mimosa/dmt_extracted__i2006e0790_disp.jpg
   
   DOB Blotter
   Erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=dob/dob_blotter__i2005e1421_disp.jpg
   
   Psychotria viridis berries
   Erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=psychotria/psychotria_viridis_berry__i2003e0106_disp.jpg
   
   Mescaline crystals
   Erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=mescaline/mescaline_crystal__i2005e1683_disp.jpg
   
   
9. Art Vaults
   Erowid.org/culture/art/
   
   Five artists were added to the Visionary Art Vaults this month.
   
   February Featured Artist: Nemo Boko
   Erowid.org/culture/art/artists_b/art_boko_nemo.shtml
   
   
10. New Books in Library/Bookstore
    Erowid.org/library/books/
    
    Eight New Book Added to the Library/Bookstore, including:
    
    Chemical Warfare, by James Ketchum
    Erowid.org/library/books/chemical_warfare.shtml
    
    Psilocybin Mushroom Handbook, by Nicholas & Ogame
    Erowid.org/library/books/psilocybin_mushroom_handbook.shtml
    
    Drug Antiques, by Jed Power
    Erowid.org/library/books/drug_antiques.shtml
    
    
11. 160 New Experience Reports
    Erowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2007&M1=01&D1=24&M2=02&D2=13
    
    

For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to:
Erowid.org/new.php

Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets.

Between Jan 23 and Feb 13, no new results were posted.

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