Year: 2015

For decades, psychedelic drugs have been considered an illicit substance for some, and a trippy pastime for others. However, that may soon change -- as recent research suggests that these drugs could help in treating mental illness. According to a Sept. 9 Clapway.com article, psychedelics such as LSD, DMT, MDMA and others showed positive results among patients with mental illnesses, a recent analysis published in the journal Canadian Medical Association Journalstated. “The re-emerging paradigm of psychedelic medicine may open clinical doors and therapeutic doors long closed,” writes Dr. Evan Wood, Professor of Medicine and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. The journal's analysis outlined several recent studies that hint at successful psychedelic trea...

UPDATED 8/6/20 In the media, amicable divorces and legal separations are few and far between. But one couple on the outs couldn't help but celebrate their recently filed divorce with a selfie. According to Huffington Post, Canadian couple Shannon and Chris Neuman filed for a divorce in late August after 11 years of marriage. Then, they took a selfie and uploaded it to Instagram. In the photograph, the two don't look like a typical couple after a divorce; rather, they looked accomplished, happy even. The Instagram caption read: "Are we smiling because the partner we chose for forever turned out to not to be the forever partner we needed? Of course not. We're smiling because we have done something extraordinary (we think anyway!) We have respectfully, thoughtfully an...

A Lincoln Park man who has chosen to remain anonymous won $4 million on a $30 World Class Million scratch off lottery ticket. "I scratched the numbers on the ticket first, before revealing the prizes," said the winner, who did the game right there in the store. "When I saw I had a match, I figured that I had won my $30 back. As I scratched the prize off, I quickly realized it was more than $30. Once I saw the '4MIL' symbol, I could barely breathe and thought I was having a panic attack." Only a few people were in the store at the time, all of whom kept staring at the winner "because I was acting pretty funny," he said. He handed the ticket to the clerk so he could scan it, who then started screaming, and told the winner to sign the ticket quickly. When the winner got home, his girlfrie...