Most people would agree that “Commander of the Order of the British Empire” sounds pretty darn impressive. After all, you’re not just a commander, but the commander of an empire! Titles such as this and others like knight, dame, and royal victorian are given out each year by Queen Elizabeth and other members of the British royal family, and receiving one is understandably a...
For kids who grew up in the 1980s, Koko the gorilla was a familiar face who made appearances on numerous TV shows. She challenged the way we look at animals and gave us some incredibly adorable and heartbreaking moments. Most notable of course, was the fame she achieved for becoming the first gorilla to become fluent in American Sign Language. Born in at San...
Proponents of marijuana legalization have long said that legal marijuana could curb the ever-increasing abuse of opioids. Now, two new studies add powerful support...
America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed...
In 2001, in the midst of a heroin crisis, Portugal's government took the radical step of decriminalizing the possession and consumption of all illegal...
