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39 Disturbing and Revolutionary Drugs and Medical Innovations

— January 8, 2009 — Lifestyle
Patrick Swayze is one of the many individuals battling pancreatic cancer, and in his hellish drug regimen is an experimental medication called Vatalanib, which attempts to stunt the growth of the cells in tumors.

The drug innovations vary widely in scope. Some are perfectly legal and actually aim to revolutionize the way medicine is delivered to the body, ultimately helping cancer patients like Patrick Swayze. Others are very illegal and indicate our culture's continuing need to self-medicate and distance ourselves from reality with illicit drugs.
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Chicken Feed To Replace Drugs
Chicken Feed To Replace Drugs
Nanoparticles Bind With Pathogens
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38
For the Responsible Drug Addict
For the Responsible Drug Addict
The Urban Needle Box
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37
Drug-Detecting Animals for Hire
Drug-Detecting Animals for Hire
'Sniff Dogs' for Suspicious Parents, Employers
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36
Diet Wonder Drugs
Diet Wonder Drugs
Tesofensine Could Double Weight Loss
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35
Pro-Life Pharmacies
Pro-Life Pharmacies
Drugstores Refuse to Sell Birth Control
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34
Undergound Drug Smuggling Exposed
Undergound Drug Smuggling Exposed
Professionally Operated So Cal Cartels
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33
Drugs On Demand
Drugs On Demand
MIT Develops Implantable Remotely Activated "Micro-Pharmacy"
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32
Sleep Replacement Drug
Sleep Replacement Drug
Snorting Orexin A
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31
Anti-Counterfeit Drugs
Anti-Counterfeit Drugs
Vardex Laser Pill Etching
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30
Drug-Delivering Implants
Drug-Delivering Implants
MIT & MicroChips Testing MEMS For Meds
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29
Smart Drug Implants
Smart Drug Implants
Corroding Biobattery Delivery
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28
Fake Posters As Drug Ads
Fake Posters As Drug Ads
Zyrtec NYC Guerrilla Campaign
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27
Drug-Free Medical Treatments
Drug-Free Medical Treatments
FDA Clears Magnets for Depression
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26
Virtual Reality Drugs
Virtual Reality Drugs
A Digital Escape by frogDesign
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25
Aroused Billboards
Aroused Billboards
'Outdoor Excited' Campaign for Male Potency Drug
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24
iPhone Games for Drug Dealers
iPhone Games for Drug Dealers
'Underworld' Uses Real GPS To Find Dealers
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Take Your Medication Via Tooth Implant
Take Your Medication Via Tooth Implant
IntelliDrug
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22
Big Boobs for Smuggling Drugs
Big Boobs for Smuggling Drugs
Plunderbra
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21
Special Drugs For Gamers
Special Drugs For Gamers
FPSBrain
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20
Drugstore Mini-Salons
Drugstore Mini-Salons
CVS Beauty 360 Store
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19
Fountain of Youth Pills
Fountain of Youth Pills
Anti-Aging Drugs
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18
Dot-Com Drug Abuse
Dot-Com Drug Abuse
Silicon Valley's Provigil Problem
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17
Illegal Drugs Go Green
Illegal Drugs Go Green
Police Seize a Bag of Green Crack in Ohio
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16
Drug-Themed Eateries
Drug-Themed Eateries
'Marihuana' Restaurant in Taiwan Uses Smokin' Branding
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15
Drugged Money
Drugged Money
US Bills Have The Most Cocaine
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14
FDA-Approved Lashtastic Drugs
FDA-Approved Lashtastic Drugs
Grow Longer Eyelashes with Latisse
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13
Controversial Anti Drug Ad
Controversial Anti Drug Ad
Publicis Campaign in Brazil
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12
Drug Addicts As Animals
Drug Addicts As Animals
Spoof Wildlife Doc as Viral Anti-Drug Ad
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11
Psychedelic Therapy
Psychedelic Therapy
Retro Drugs As Modern Medicine?
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10
Online Teen Drug Craze
Online Teen Drug Craze
Snurf Pills: The New Ecstasy
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9
Video Games as Prescription Drug Marketing
Video Games as Prescription Drug Marketing
Viagra's 'Viva Cruiser' Axed by FDA
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8
Animal Cavities For Smuggling
Animal Cavities For Smuggling
Anti-Cocaine PSA Featuring Pablo the Drug Mule Dog
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7
Faking Home Movies
Faking Home Movies
Anne Hathaway As a Druggie in ‘Rachel Getting Married'
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6
Googling for Drugs
Googling for Drugs
Pot Locator Using Google Maps for Weed
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5
Shocking Anti-Drug Abuse Ads
Shocking Anti-Drug Abuse Ads
Barnardo's 'Break the Cycle' Campaign
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4
Enormous Eyelash Drug
Enormous Eyelash Drug
Bimatoprost
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3
Before and After Drug Use Photos
Before and After Drug Use Photos
Shocking Anti-Meth Campaign
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2
Disturbing Anti-Drug Ads
Disturbing Anti-Drug Ads
Montana Meth Project
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1
Models Made of Drugs
Models Made of Drugs
Marijuana Logging Camp
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