Drugs Archives: 07/2025

‘Perpetual Pills,’ the reusable laxatives of the Middle Ages

Perpetual Pills: the bonkers reusable laxatives of the Middle Ages

They were washed, re‑coated, and used dozens of times by doctors.

Jul 31, 2025

Moe Tucker hates ‘Heroin’- VU drummer talks about recording ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’

Moe Tucker hates ‘Heroin’: The Velvet Underground drummer on the issues of creating rock history

A tale of two stories.

Jul 17, 2025

Brutal, intimate photos depict the 1980s ‘heroin epidemic’ of the East Village

Raw, brutal, and intimate photos depict the 1980s ‘heroin epidemic’ of New York’s East Village

Images that challenge our respect and empathy.

Martin Schneider

Jul 11, 2025

Nina Hagen’s ‘Nunsexmonkrock’- Greatest (and weirdest) unsung masterpiece of the postpunk era? - Dangerous Minds 03

Nina Hagen’s ‘NunSexMonkRock’: The weirdest, greatest unsung masterpiece of the post‑punk era

A post‑punk freak‑show.

Richard Metzger

Jul 7, 2025