Leafer Madness

Could kratom, a plant-based supplement signal the end of the opioid crisis?

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Jun 25, 2018
Length: 22 minutes (5,594 words)

The Fourteen Who Forgot

After overdosing, some opioid addicts are losing their memory and nobody really knows why. All doctors know is that each patient’s hippocampus — the area of the brain responsible for memory — becomes severely damaged. Are the opioids laced with an unknown toxin that targets the hippocampus? Does reduced respiration caused by opioid overdose damage the hippocampus?

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Apr 15, 2017
Length: 17 minutes (4,381 words)

When A Newborn’s Sex Is In Question, Why Do Doctors Get To Decide?

Azeen Ghorayshi looks at what happens when babies are born intersex—with ambiguous genitalia—and whether surgeons should get to decide what sex a child should be raised.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Aug 5, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,241 words)