Originally published in 2009 'Nemu's End -- History, Psychology, and Poetry of the Apocalypse' by Reverend Nemu is an exploratory work of non-fiction. The premise of the book is a deconstruction of social, historical, philosophical and scientific strata. And at the same time it posits the idea of 'apocalypse' as a revelatory force of change in both ourselves and society.

A book of this nature is difficult to comprehensively review. The amount of diverse ground it covers means anyone wishing to test the numerous facts would have to set aside a good deal of time to reveal and investigate all its various sources and references. Though, it should be said, the fundamental aspect of the book i.e. the message of apocalypse, the possibility of a catastrophic change in perspective for the Self, is the consistency that binds all the many fields together...

Drinking several cups of tea or coffee a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year-long study from the Netherlands has found.

It adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting health benefits from the most popular hot drinks.

Those who drank more than six cups of tea a day cut their risk of heart disease by a third, the study of 40,000 people found.

Consuming between two to four coffees a day was also linked to a reduced risk.

While the protective effect ceased with more than four cups of coffee a day, even those who drank this much were no more likely to die of any cause, including stroke and cancer, than those who abstained.

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An Indianola teenager who smoked a potent, yet legal, drug reportedly suffered a severe panic attack, told friends he was "going to hell," then went home, and shot and killed himself.

David Rozga, 18, had graduated from Indianola High School just days before his death on June 6.

On that day, Rozga and two friends smoked K2, a synthetic version of marijuana that is sold in a few Des Moines-area stores as incense. Teenagers and young adults like to smoke it because it can alter their perceptions.

Rozga's death prompted the director of the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy to issue a statewide warning last week about K2, also known as Spice. Gary Kendell also said he would seek a ban on the substance when the Iowa Legislature convenes in January.

K2 can be more dangerous than marijuana, Kendell said. "It causes hallucinations. That doesn't happen with marijuana."

It's so shocking to some people, they have a hard time believing it's true -- but it is.

Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Director Darrell Weaver said it's the leading cause of drug-related deaths in Oklahoma.

District 18 District Attorney Jim Bob Miller says it's behind the biggest drug problem in Pittsburg County.

It's not methamphetamine.

It's not cocaine, or any of its derivatives, such as "crack."

And it's not heroin.

It's prescription drugs.

However, the part that shocks many people is the way the pills are sometimes ingested.

Law enforcement officers say that in some cases, all kinds of prescriptions -- which have usually been stolen -- are thrown randomly into bowls at parties. Participants reach in and take whatever they pick up -- without having a clue what it is.

Such a practice is most prevalent among young people -- many of whom still believe they are invulnerable and "bullet proof," according to law enforcement officers.

It can have tragic consequences.

"Eighty-six percent of overdose deaths are from prescription drugs," said OBNDD Director Weaver.

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Over-the-counter headache pill paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, reduces the pain of social rejection according to a new study just published in Psychological Science.

Based on past findings of an overlap between the brain circuits involved in physical pain and those involved in feeling rejected, the researchers wondered whether painkillers would also ease emotional distress stemming from exclusion.

Not all painkillers work the same though: some work by numbing the local nerves - like benzocaine-based sort throat lozenges that make your mouth go numb, while others affect the brain systems that process pain no matter where it originates from in the body.

Paracetamol is largely of the second type meaning if social rejection and physical pain really do share some of the same brain circuits, the drug should dull the hurt from both.

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Set between 1975 and 1979, The Mad Artist explores Roger’s experiences of psychedelic awakenings – the trials and tribulations – against the backdrop of his time at art college. The novel manages to combine the best elements of biography and literary flair and carves for itself an exhilarating picture of psychedelic Britain in the late 1970s. To read more about The Mad Artist please visit PsypressUK’s literary review of the book.

Understanding drug literature as a genre is important in coming to know how the spread of ideas contained within the texts has disseminated through society. With this in mind PsypressUK asked Roger what the major psy-literary influences have been on him: “As with so many other people, the first work of psy-lit to make a big impact on me was The Doors of Perception, which I read in my late teens. Aldous Huxley was already familiar to me as a novelist and his literary skill made the psychedelic experience come alive on the page and captivate my imagination.”...

It sounds strange that a drug addiction could be successfully combated using another recreational drug, but it appears that certain psychedelic drugs can have a positive influence when combined with psychotherapy...

After a one year follow up, Krupitsky and his colleagues found that 50% of those who received multiple sessions of ketamine-assisted therapy remained abstinent compared to 22.2% of those who received only a single session. Traditional forms of heroin treatment, such as the use of naltrexone, typically have abstinence rates of about 20%.