All information deserves to be, and will be, sourced, cited, and then documented within the page of the blog where the relevant information is presented. I have a convenient way I use for personal citation that will accurately relay sourced information here.
For example, a piece of information from erowid.org on the Ketamine page of this blog might have:
The chemical melting point of Ketamine Hydrochloride is 262-263 degrees Celcius [EROK Feb 2015].
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Sources:
EROK. Ketamine Chemistry.
https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ketamine/ketamine_chemistry.shtml
Author: Erowid. Date Updated: Feb 21, 2015
The list of sources will fall at the end of the page and the formatting will indicate a four to six letter all upper-case abbreviation of the source. Followed by the title. Then a new line with the book title, newspaper article, or website, followed by a new line containing the author and the year most recently updated. I believe this can help us all accurately check back at a source, while giving the author appropriate credit.
Now, sourcing honest information about drugs is very important. There are sources reporting completely inverse information from one another, so how can we know what is right? As far as I have found, it is not possible to know the substance fully unless a person consumes a clean product or knows another person who sampled the drug and is 100% trustworthy. There is so much information that I believe making this blog will help to spread truthful information about how we are manipulating our minds and bodies. Honest information is very important!
Not only is finding honest information about drugs difficult, but so is finding clean drugs themselves. Sometimes, drugs are cut together with other drugs or filler substances. Such a drug often cut this way is Cocaine. It might have some sugar or other local anesthetic to cut the product with to increase yield [DEAC xxxx]. This makes it increasingly difficult to purchase the actual drug one is looking for, making it even more difficult to increase safety of use even if the individual is properly informed. This will be looked at further later in each substance page.
Generally speaking, mainstream media sources will refer to sources such as CNN, Fox News, and The Wall Street Journal. These have very high viewer ratings, and are also Corporately funded. The number of subscribers, both online and in print for The Wall Street Journal had an average weekday circulation of 2.4 million subscribers as of March 31, 2013. About 900,000 of these subscribers was digital [WsjCir May 2013]. The New York Times has the next highest circulation with 1.9 million, but with the highest number of Sunday Circulations with 2.3 million subscribers [WsjCir May 2013].
Government websites will be cross-referenced, such as information from DEA.gov or FDA.gov. Government resources tend to be a common go-to reference for higher level comparison of information
Two sources I believe to be highly credible but in some ways inverses of each other is DEA.gov and erowid.org. DEA.gov is the website run by the Drug Enforcement Agency of the United States and has very strict limitations on drug usage. Being involved with the legal system, they are capable of conducting raids and arrests for drug-related "crime." Erowid has a more liberal view on drug usage, emphasizing safety and sharing news articles and experience reports about drugs and drug usage.
Alternative media will also be reviewed. Websites that contain personal reviews from blogs or forums will be added as sources. Some may make the argument that it's harder to trust this information, but I believe all angles of a substance need to be accurately assessed.
As the intention this blog is universal, and not just American, I also want to include sources from other countries as well. Finding sources in the country's native language would be most ideal - but I am unfamiliar with many other languages besides English. Perhaps this is another opening for fellow bloggers from other countries can share information from their country's perspective!
Sources:
DEAC xxxx
Drug Fact Sheet - Cocaine
http://www.dea.gov/druginfo/drug_data_sheets/Cocaine.pdf
Author: DEA, Date Updated: No date
WsjCir May 2013
Circulation up at Journal, Times
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324482504578454693739428314
Author: Tess Stynes, Date Updated: 1 May 2013
End notes:
On Sources: XXXX means no date given.
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