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According to private data collected through IMS Health (a commercial information service), the top 10 most prescribed "psychiatric" pharmaceuticals in 2009 include three benzodiazepines--alprazolam (Xanax), lorazepam (Ativan), and diazepam (Valium)--which were prescribed over 83 million times in the United States last year.

Entheogenesis Australis 2010 (Dec 4-5) in Melbourne: www.entheogenesis.org

Connecting the Microdots: State of the Stone 2010 Since Terence McKenna delivered his last "State of the Stone" talk, digital communication has continued to evolve, novel psychoactives have emerged, and formal psychedelic research has gained ground: What does psychedelic culture look like now?

Peyote in the Wilds of Texas Amazing field work in a poorly understood field. Trout and Norton present an in-depth description of factors in Lophophora williamsii's development from seed, including local soil creation and the role of 'crust communities', with numerous photos of cacti in various stages of growth.

What Drug Is in My Drug? In September 2010, Erowid analyzed two samples of 5-MeO-DALT, both initially acquired through online vendors. Not surprisingly, results varied. UK researchers are finding that these days, one can unknowingly be in possession of a controlled substance.

Teatime: Psychedelic Emergence Kit The Teafaerie describes the value of thinking ahead, revealing the contents of her own tried-and-true kit of tools and toys that might come in handy during psychedelic explorations...

Video of presentations made at the Psychedelic Science conference in April are now available online. Fire and Earth's talk -- the basis of their Connecting the Microdots article above -- can be found at the url below. Note that slide transitions did not translate to video.

http://vimeo.com/15545957

What To Reveal... Keeping in mind very real concerns about repercussions of revealing substance use to a physician, the authors make the case for full disclosure in emergency department contexts.

1. Cannabinoids Vault
   A new vault for documenting both natural and synthetic cannabinoids, especially those available online, whether in pure form or as part of the various "herbal" cannabis-replacement smoking blends.

• My First Week of Bliss (JWH-018), by Bonsai Amazing

EcstasyData.org is a project of Erowid Center that conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets and publishes these and other testing results online.

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  PURPLE STARFISH (Las Vegas, NV)
  Contains TFMPP, BZP, and MDMA
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  ELEPHANT (San Diego, CA)
  Contains MDMA and caffeine.

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