Erowid Announcement #52
February 18, 2005
Friends of Erowid,
Ten Years Ago...
In the present, Erowid continues to grow and thrive with the help of contributors, members, and volunteers. The recent matching grant offer was a heartening success. In just three months, 285 people responded to the generous matching grant offer backed by four Erowid supporters (two anonymous members, Sean Hailey, and the Interface for Humanity Trust). They joined the growing number of people who make Erowid possible through financial contributions. Thanks to you all.
There are several major projects underway at Erowid. The first is a series of gatherings we're calling Erowid Revisioning Meetings. We are meeting with Erowid funders and crew in several cities across the U.S. to look at what we've done over the last ten years, what has changed about drug information on the internet, and what we should focus on in the future.
The second project is the finalization of a new online publication, The Erowid Review, a book and movie review section that should be launched with the next announcement. Third is that we are nearing completion of downloadable archives and a mirror of the Erowid site.
Fourth, beta-testing of the new experience triaging system is underway with a second major version launched in late January. If you read a lot of experience reports and can make a serious commitment to some rather tedious reading and grading, please consider volunteering. We are looking for another 10 or so beta-testers over the next two months.
Erowid.org/general/about/about_volunteers.shtml
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire & earth
INDEX
For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to: Erowid.org/new.php
ECSTASYDATA.ORG
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets (NOTE: co-pay is now $30).
Between Jan 14 and Feb 17, results were posted for 15 new tablets.
http://www.ecstasydata.org/results
Thanks to those who donated Memory Sticks, we now have enough!
DONATE OR BECOME A MEMBER
If you find Erowid a useful resource and are interested in supporting its future development, please consider donating or becoming a member. Erowid.org/donations/
PAYPAL DONATIONS
Erowid.org/donations/donations_paypal.php
LIST SUBSCRIPTION INFO
Ten Years Ago...
...Erowid didn't exist. After over a year of thinking about a name for
(as yet unidentified) future projects, Earth and Fire spent some
concentrated time brainstorming. In February 1995, the name "Erowid" was chosen.
In the present, Erowid continues to grow and thrive with the help of contributors, members, and volunteers. The recent matching grant offer was a heartening success. In just three months, 285 people responded to the generous matching grant offer backed by four Erowid supporters (two anonymous members, Sean Hailey, and the Interface for Humanity Trust). They joined the growing number of people who make Erowid possible through financial contributions. Thanks to you all.
There are several major projects underway at Erowid. The first is a series of gatherings we're calling Erowid Revisioning Meetings. We are meeting with Erowid funders and crew in several cities across the U.S. to look at what we've done over the last ten years, what has changed about drug information on the internet, and what we should focus on in the future.
The second project is the finalization of a new online publication, The Erowid Review, a book and movie review section that should be launched with the next announcement. Third is that we are nearing completion of downloadable archives and a mirror of the Erowid site.
Fourth, beta-testing of the new experience triaging system is underway with a second major version launched in late January. If you read a lot of experience reports and can make a serious commitment to some rather tedious reading and grading, please consider volunteering. We are looking for another 10 or so beta-testers over the next two months.
Erowid.org/general/about/about_volunteers.shtml
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire & earth
- Wild Lettuce Vault
Erowid.org/plants/lactuca/
Basics, law page and links about Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa), also called Opium Lettuce.
- Contaminated Heroin Linked to Deaths
Erowid.org/chemicals/heroin/heroin_health3.shtml
Info and links about incidents in Scotland and the Northeast United States of heroin contaminated with clenbuterol.
- Visuals Vault
Erowid.org/psychoactives/visuals/
Collected links related to the phenomena of "visuals" and the brain.
- Diphenhydramine Vault Additions
Erowid.org/pharms/diphenhydramine/diphenhydramine_dose.shtml
Erowid.org/pharms/diphenhydramine/diphenhydramine_effects.shtml
Effects and Dose pages for Diphenhydramine (e.g. Benadryl).
- Misreported LSD Death Now Believed to be 5-MeO-AMT Related
Erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/lsd_media2.shtml
A summary of a situation where initial news reports blamed a death on LSD but it was later found, surprising no one with knowledge of the field, that there was no LSD present.
- Japanese Death Associated with 5-MeO-DIPT
Erowid.org/chemicals/5meo_dipt/5meo_dipt_media1.shtml
A death was reported in Japan in July 2004 is believed to have been the result of an overdose of 5-MeO-DIPT.
- Law Vault Additions
U.S. Attorney General Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Ayahuasca Injunction
DEA Requests to Schedule Zopliclone
Greek Drug Law & Policy
We continue to regularly update law information for various psychoactives.
- Art Vaults
Eight new artist have been added to the art vaults this month.
February Featured Artist: Punkadelic
- 136 New Experience Reports
Erowid.org/experiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2005&M1=01&D1=20&Y2=2005&M2=02&D2=16
- Books Added to the Library / Bookstore
Erowid uses printed reference materials to help maintain the accuracy
of our online library. Please consider contributing a book--see
Erowid's Amazon.com wishlist--or contact us about donating from your
own collection.
We've added 27 new books to our library this month, including:
Absinthe
A Short History of Wine
The Natural History of Medicinal Plants
Animals and Psychedelics
Just the Facts: Fluids & Electrolytes
For a more complete listing of What's New at Erowid go to: Erowid.org/new.php
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets (NOTE: co-pay is now $30).
Between Jan 14 and Feb 17, results were posted for 15 new tablets.
http://www.ecstasydata.org/results
Thanks to those who donated Memory Sticks, we now have enough!
If you find Erowid a useful resource and are interested in supporting its future development, please consider donating or becoming a member. Erowid.org/donations/
PAYPAL DONATIONS
Erowid.org/donations/donations_paypal.php
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