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Easy to make and hugely profitable (a "point," or 0.1 gram, sells for about $A50 in Australia but costs only about $A1 to make), ice is as toxic to societies as it is to users. Addicts are prone to reckless criminality and extreme violence as well as paranoia and convulsions. Countries like Australia and New Zealand (where high-purity crystal meth is fast displacing less potent forms of the drug) are robust enough to absorb some of the damage. Island societies are not. Ice abuse has caused social and economic mayhem in Guam, Palau and Hawaii, says Shaun Evans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ice: From Gang to Bust | 6/15/2004 | See Source »

...been hammered by the low-carb lifestyle, is taking carbs out of its Smart Ones lineup; Nestle is doing the same with Lean Cuisine. Heinz pulled 75% of the carbs out of its flagship ketchup for a One Carb version that hit stores last week. Hershey has introduced 1 gram Sugar Carb chocolate bars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Low-Carb Frenzy | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

Officers additionally confiscated a pipe, a 200-gram weight and scale, a large black hunting knife, a small box of rolling papers, a bag of potting soil and a hydroponics grow kit, according to the Karns’ report...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mather Student Arrested on Drug Charges | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

Though police dogs have played an important role in the $19 billion war on drugs, their noses simply aren't as keen as Hunt and Stubbs' creation, which can sniff out a few trillionths of a gram of an illegal substance. The two scientists say their device--which is still a prototype but will probably cost considerably less than the $80,000 worth of crime-lab equipment now being used for such tasks--makes economic sense. And because the artificial nose, according to Stubbs, "determines on the spot whether cocaine or other substances are present," it could also eliminate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wizards Of Smell: How To Put A Police Dog On A Chip | 1/12/2004 | See Source »

Just remember that there's a smart way to include fat in your diet and lots of unhealthy ones. Good fats contain double the calories (9 calories per gram) of either proteins or carbohydrates (4 calories per gram). So there's little room for error. If you eat nuts, you're going to have to eat less of something else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: How to Eat Smarter | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

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