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Kool-Aid Pickles, And Cute Drug Names Too

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A Sweet So Sour: Kool-Aid Dills NYT
They are either the worst thing to happen to pickles or a particularly brave new taste sensation, but Kool-Aid dills are now popular in Mississippi Delta.

Drug dealers' gimmicks target kids Dallas Morning News
Pot Tarts. Strawberry Quick. Cheese. The names are cute and hip, but the products drug dealers are peddling with them are deadly nonetheless, according to police who are struggling to keep up with the latest gimmicks aimed at getting young kids hooked on narcotics.

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