Lindsay Lohan’s Cocaine Accidentally Thrown Away By Cop

Lindsay Lohan’s Cocaine Accidentally Thrown Away By Cop: "Apparently Lindsay Lohan’s 2007 DUI arrest could have been even worse! TMZ is reporting that the police offer who pulled Lohan over thought her cocaine was breath mints and threw them in the garbage.
According to the police report filed by the Santa Monica Police department, the officer:"

Suspected Crack and Heroin Overdose for Jennifer Capriati | Celebrity Dirty Laundry

19:33 Florida. , Jennifer Capriati overdosed and was rushed to hospital in Riviera Beach 0 Comments

Suspected Crack and Heroin Overdose for Jennifer Capriati | Celebrity Dirty Laundry: "Jennifer Capriati overdosed and was rushed to hospital in Riviera Beach, Florida. Jennifer Capriati has been using hard drugs since at least 1994 when she was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida for marijuana possesion and her two friends arrested with her were busted for heroin and crack – all 3 had been partying in a cheap motel and her friends told the Coral Gables cops that Jen had been using these drugs for at least the last 2 years! This explains both her premature career demise and her overdose last night. Poor girl couldn’t handle the pressure of being a star and now can’t handle the reality of being a failure"

The Press Association: Air stewardess faces cocaine charge

19:31 42 , Elphia Dlamini , was arrested at Heathrow Airport 0 Comments

The Press Association: Air stewardess faces cocaine charge: "Elphia Dlamini, 42, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Saturday morning after officials found about 3kg of the Class A drug during cabin crew checks, the UK Border Agency said.
She was a member of the crew on South African Airways flight SA236 from Johannesburg to London.
The drugs, which were discovered by a sniffer dog, had an estimated street value of around £120,000, according to officials.
Dlamini, from Cape Town in South Africa, is due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court charged with attempting to import a Class A drug."

Heroin in Chicago at crisis level: Report says area's heroin problem may be worst in the nation - chicagotribune.com

19:29 Heroin in Chicago at crisis level 0 Comments

Heroin in Chicago at crisis level: Report says area's heroin problem may be worst in the nation - chicagotribune.com: "Heroin abuse in the Chicago area has gotten worse over the last decade, creating a crisis that is perhaps more extreme than anywhere else in the country, Roosevelt University researchers conclude in a new study.

The report, to be released Monday, finds that the area has seen an increase in people admitted to emergency rooms for heroin-related problems. It now has more than any other metropolitan area.

Other trouble signs include soaring overdose deaths in the collar counties, a high percentage of inmates at the Cook County Jail testing positive for heroin and an increase in the number of people injecting the drug."

Decomposed body found with heroin, cash in Norristown - The Times Herald News: Norristown, PA and Montgomery County (timesherald.com)

01:53 200 cash , dead man , had been carrying 16 bags of suspected heroin and $1 , possibly a West Norriton resident 0 Comments

Decomposed body found with heroin, cash in Norristown - The Times Herald News: Norristown, PA and Montgomery County (timesherald.com): "decomposed body of a man was discovered in a field near the train tracks behind Citizens Bank in Norristown Friday morning. Norristown police investigators are working to confirm the man’s identity.

The dead man, possibly a West Norriton resident, had been carrying 16 bags of suspected heroin and $1,200 cash, which police recovered at the scene, according to Norristown police Chief Russell Bono. Identification found with the corpse puts the person’s age at 39, however, because of the advance state of decomposition, investigators are resorting to analyzing dental records to positively identify him."

The Death Penalty in Singapore: "Singapore drug laws fail miserably as a deterrent"

17:13 efforts to save Yong Vui Kong 0 Comments

The Death Penalty in Singapore: "Singapore drug laws fail miserably as a deterrent": "efforts to save Yong Vui Kong, who received the mandatory death sentence in Singapore for drug trafficking, face an almost impossible battle. It is a case that absolutely screams out for compassion: a foolish, confused and handicapped youth ill-used by faceless drug kingpins. His appeal for clemency has already been rejected by the president of Singapore who ought to have used his office to mitigate the appallingly harsh law under which Yong was convicted despite the small amount of drugs he was found in possession of.

Singapore's Law Minister is reported to have said: 'Yong Vui Kong is young, but if we say, we let you go, what is the signal we are sending?' One might reply that it will signal there is still a shred of mercy left within the island's justice system. And can the minister really be so unforgiving that commuting the sentence to life imprisonment is equated to 'letting you go?'

Perhaps the minister is alluding to the possibility that drug kingpins will be encouraged to use young persons as couriers if Yong is not executed. But this is to imagine that drug kingpins, contrary to everything we know about them, actually care about the fate of their mules. To think that the island will be flooded with drugs if one less person is executed or the law made more discriminating is indeed a case of paranoid thinking."

The Death Penalty in Singapore: "Singapore drug laws fail miserably as a deterrent"

17:12 Death Penalty in Singapore 0 Comments

The Death Penalty in Singapore: "Singapore drug laws fail miserably as a deterrent": "Death Penalty in Singapore
For murder and drug trafficking in Singapore, the death penalty is mandatory. The 'mandatory' clause means judges have no discretion to apply a lighter sentence, even if the drug offender is a teenager or have mitigating factors.

The law concerning the death penalty for drug traffickers is rigid and outdated, with no regards to factors such as age, background of the offender and other special circumstances. That is why we seek to raise public awareness and support for the review and abolishment of the mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers in Singapore.

Removing the 'mandatory' clause in the law does not remove the death sentence for capital crimes like drug trafficking. It only gives judges the authority to impose a lesser punishment to a drug offender on a case-by-case basis."

Prescription drug abuse exceeds heroin, cocaine and ecstasy combined

17:10 prescription drug abuse is a 'hidden problem 0 Comments

Prescription drug abuse exceeds heroin, cocaine and ecstasy combined: "Rates of prescription drug abuse worldwide are higher than those for the use of cocaine, ecstasy and heroin, combined, according to a new report by the United Nations' International Narcotics Control Boards (INCB).

'Abuse of such drugs has been spreading over the world in recent years,' said report co-author Hamid Ghodse of St. George's University in London. 'It needs to be tackled urgently.'

Ghodse said that prescription drug abuse is a 'hidden problem,' and it is difficult for authorities to get comprehensive data on the scale of the abuse. Recent high-profile celebrity deaths from prescription drug abuse, such as that of Michael Jackson, have brought more attention to the issue, however."

Sarah and Simon are questioned by the police, as seen in this footage received from the Peruvian government.

16:03 as seen in this footage received from the Peruvian government. , Sarah and Simon are questioned by the police 0 Comments

Sarah and Simon are questioned by the police, as seen in this footage received from the Peruvian government.

Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released.

16:01 Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released. Eventually , the brain shuts down. 0 Comments

Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released. Eventually, the brain shuts down.

Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona - CNN.com

11:17 off-duty police officers from the Nogales police department seized several hundred pounds of marijuana from a drug smuggling operation 0 Comments

Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona - CNN.com: "Speculation about death threats by cartels towards U.S. law enforcement has been widespread for some time, but this is the first time U.S. officials along the border confirmed a case.
The threats began less than two weeks ago, after off-duty police officers from the Nogales police department seized several hundred pounds of marijuana from a drug smuggling operation they stumbled upon while horseback riding in the eastern fringes of Nogales, the chief said.
The smugglers in the incident managed to flee into Mexico before they could be detained, Nogales Police Chief Jeffrey Kirkham told CNN."

Koppel’s Son Had Heroin, Cocaine, and Prescription Drugs in System at Time of Death -- Daily Intel

11:40 and Prescription Drugs in System at Time of Death , Cocaine , Koppel’s Son Had Heroin 0 Comments

Koppel’s Son Had Heroin, Cocaine, and Prescription Drugs in System at Time of Death -- Daily Intel: "There was more than just booze coursing through the veins of Ted Koppel's son when he died in a stranger's apartment in Washington Heights last month. According to coroners, 'he died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of alcohol; heroin; cocaine; diazepam, the generic form of Valium; and Levamisole, a drug used to cut other drugs.' It was ruled an accident. Andrew Wemberly, the stranger who befriended him and went on a drinking binge at his side, eventually taking him home to sleep it off, had said at the time: 'There was a lot of alcohol. He didn't take anything else [drugs] around me, and neither of us ate all day.' That dude's not talking today."

Cocaine bust made at San Luis Port of Entry, cbp, port, officers - News - YumaSun

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Cocaine bust made at San Luis Port of Entry, cbp, port, officers - News - YumaSun: "34-year-old man, whose name was not released, was arrested Wednesday after he drove a Dodge pickup to the port from San Luis Rio Colorado, CBP said.

A CBP officer referred the truck to a secondary inspection lot, where a narcotic detector dog alerted officers to the possible presence of drugs somewhere in the front end of the vehicle, CBP said.

Officers searched the vehicle, finding packages of cocaine in the frame rails.

The man was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."

Some Details On The Buprenorphine Use In The Heroin Treatment Program In Idaho

11:23 Subutex and Suboxone 0 Comments

Some Details On The Buprenorphine Use In The Heroin Treatment Program In Idaho: ", methadone, the drug of choice for the treatment of heroin program in Idaho. But in recent years, this trend is changing slowly. About ten years ago, buprenorphine his first trip to the scene of the heroin treatment program made in Idaho. Today, its popularity has spread far because the FDA approval of two buprenorphine-containing drug for the treatment of heroin. This Subutex and Suboxone are. Today, most centers that a program for the treatment of heroin in Idaho are switching from methadone to buprenorphine. The overall customer base, ie, the victims of heroin addiction Idaho are also generally satisfied with the drift in buprenorphine use because of the simplicity of treatment it offers in comparison to methadone."

LA officials decry cuts to drug treatment program

08:16 Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to eliminate state funding for treating heroin addicts 0 Comments

LA officials decry cuts to drug treatment program: "Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to eliminate state funding for treating heroin addicts.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and Sheriff Lee Baca spoke at a news conference Wednesday to decry the proposal, which would save the state $53 million in the short term.
The money is used to treat heroin addicts with methadone, an artificial form of the drug.
Beck and Baca say the cuts could jeopardize another $161 million in federal matching money."

How Ozzy Ozbourne quit cocaine?

08:55 Mr. Osbourne your epiglottis is the size of a light bulb and glowing almost as brightly 0 Comments

How Ozzy Ozbourne quit cocaine?: "Rocker Ozzy Osbourne quit cocaine fearing for his life after years of heavy use tore the cartilage at the back of his throat 'in half'.
The Black Sabbath star was famed for his drug-taking and boozing in his early career, but admits dabbling with the white powder seriously affected his epiglottis and it once swelled to the size of a 'golf ball' Osbourne admits the incident scared him into giving up the drug for good, reports contactmusic.com.
'In the mid-1970s I was taking so much coke (cocaine), I tore my clack (epiglottis) in half. The thing swelled up to the size of a golf ball. I thought, 'Right, this is it - I'm gonna die now',' he wrote in his health column for a newspaper.
'So I went to see my doc (doctor). 'Holy mother of Christ!' he screamed. 'How in God's name did you do that? Mr. Osbourne your epiglottis is the size of a light bulb and glowing almost as brightly... Whatever you've been doing - stop doing it',' he added.

Free heroin good for Danish addicts | IceNews - Daily News

21:51 Free heroin good for Danish addicts 0 Comments

Free heroin good for Danish addicts | IceNews - Daily News: "scheme giving free heroin to Danish addicts has resulted in increased health and a reduction in crime and prostitution.Initial reports have indicated that a trial issuing Copenhagen’s heroin addicts with free doses of the drug has been successful, with users committing less crime and demonstrating an improvement in their overall quality of life.
Twenty drug users have taken part in the programme since its launch in March, with two clinics providing morning and afternoon heroin doses. One of the participating centres, the Valmue Clinic, said addicts have shown a noticeable improvement in both their physical and psychological condition."

Many dead in Mexico shooting - Americas - Al Jazeera English

20:37 armed men raided a drug rehabilitation centre 0 Comments

Many dead in Mexico shooting - Americas - Al Jazeera English: "19 people have been killed and four others injured in the Mexican city of Chihuahua after a group of armed men raided a drug rehabilitation centre, according to police.
The chief of police intelligence of Chihuahua state said at least 20 assailants entered the Faith and Life drug rehabilitation centre late on Thursday.
Chihuahua city, located near the border the US state of Texas, is a hotbed of drugs-related violence where rehabilitation centres have been attacked before.
Shootings at drug-treatment centres have become more common as Mexico's drug cartels and street gangs find themselves at cross-purposes.
Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez, reporting from Mexico City, said: 'It's still unknown who is behind the killings but it's highly likely that some cartel members were trying to take revenge. But we still have to see what the investigations will find.
'This isn't the first time for an incident like this to happen. In Ciudad Juarez last September, gunmen entered a rehab centre and killed 17 people."

The Associated Press: Man gets 21 years in bull rider's heroin death

20:35 21 , killed Cheyenne bull rider Bryan Guthrie 0 Comments

The Associated Press: Man gets 21 years in bull rider's heroin death: "Joel Murdoch, 22, pleaded guilty in February to conspiring to distribute the drugs that killed Cheyenne bull rider Bryan Guthrie, 21, in December and Valarie Anne Sena, 20, last summer. Murdoch also pleaded guilty to distribution of the drugs in Guthrie's death.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association had ranked Guthrie as high as third in bull riding early last year before he was knocked out of competition with a leg injury in March 2009. He was the 2003 national junior bull riding champion.
Both the prosecution and defense asked U.S. District Judge William Downes to sentence Murdoch to 20 years in prison, the minimum allowed under federal sentencing guidelines. But the judge refused, saying Murdoch's crimes didn't warrant a minimum sentence.
Downes said he recognized Murdoch wouldn't have committed his crimes if he weren't addicted to drugs. But he said the defendant was a 'key ingredient' in the death of an innocent man.
'(Guthrie) wanted to quit,' the judge said. 'But you supplied him.'
Murdoch apologized at sentencing to Guthrie's parents and sister and said he deserved to go to prison."

The industrial origins of Scottish excess | Lesley Riddoch | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

20:30 industrial origins of Scottish excess 0 Comments

The industrial origins of Scottish excess | Lesley Riddoch | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "According to a Glasgow University health study I am one of the 97.5% of Scots whose behaviour damages my health. OK – it could be a lot worse. As a teetotal non-smoker and regular cyclist with a reasonable diet, my only crime against myself is carrying a few too many pounds.
The problem with the drinking, smoking, overeating, underexercising and bad-diet culture is its wretched ubiquity. Outside of leafy suburbs, 'odd' minorities who like vegetables, like walking and don't like alcohol in vast quantities are easily characterised as freaks. And Glasgow University's survey seems to bear that out. If 4 million Sun readers can't be wrong, how right do 4 million Scots feel about eating, drinking and smoking themselves into a standstill? Behaviour which has become that common has morphed into identity.
It's not that Scots tend to drink. It's that you have to drink to be Scottish. OK – there's Billy Connolly. But then – the identity police would argue – he's been 'down the road' too long to count. You have to be prepared to self harm to be Scottish. You must regard moderation with suspicion and balance with contempt. Nowhere is this written, and yet almost everywhere this is the unwritten law. The Celtic outlook believes more is more. If one G&T is good, 10 will be 10 times better. Pacing yourself, alternating alcoholic drinks with soft drinks, not getting drunk at all – these are all unpatriotic behaviours associated with 'jumped up' folk who think their life path, career and tomorrow are worth putting first."

Royal Navy wren smuggled £2 million of cocaine on board a warship Asian Leader

11:30 Royal Navy wren smuggled £2 million of cocaine on board a warship 0 Comments

Pair 'part of £2m drug smuggling scam' - Asian Leader: "Two men were involved in a drug smuggling operation in which a Royal Navy wren smuggled £2 million of cocaine on board a warship to bring back to Hampshire, a court has heard.
Teresa Matos picked up 8.51kg (19lb) of cocaine while HMS Manchester was docked at the port of Cartagena in Colombia, South America, last July, Portsmouth Crown Court heard.

The drugs were discovered hidden in the lining of Matos's clothes insider her locker when the Type 42 destroyer arrived in Plymouth, Devon, in August, en route to its home port of Portsmouth.

Andrew Oldland, prosecuting, said: 'These were not, as you might have expected, the proceeds of a successful anti-smuggling exercise. The drugs had been smuggled on board by a wren.'

Raul Beia, 39, Matos's boyfriend, is on trial alongside Dean Langley, 20, accused of importing the illegal drugs."

BBC News - Mexico 'mass grave' in abandoned mine has 55 bodies

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BBC News - Mexico 'mass grave' in abandoned mine has 55 bodies: "55 bodies have been recovered from an abandoned mine that appears to have been used as a mass grave by drugs gangs.
Human remains were first discovered in the silver mine near Taxco in Guerrero state at the end of May.
The bodies appeared to have been thrown down a 200m (650ft) ventilation shaft over a period of time, police said.
Earlier reports that 77 bodies had been recovered were mistaken, officials said.
Only six have so far been identified - one was the director of a local prison."

Doctored cocaine raises alarms in Twin Cities | StarTribune.com

08:02 Levamisole. 0 Comments

Doctored cocaine raises alarms in Twin Cities | StarTribune.com: "Two people died and three others became ill after using tainted cocaine now making its way into the Twin Cities, state health officials said Monday.
And, experts say, it may only be the beginning of a more widespread problem in Minnesota.
The deadly addition to the cocaine was Levamisole, an anti-worm veterinary medication added to stretch supplies, state health officials said, adding that they have identified three confirmed and two suspected cases associated with Levamisole. Users of the tainted cocaine fall victim to neutropenia, a decrease in the body's number of neutrophil blood cells"

Rehab clinic lambasted after overdose death - Times Online

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Rehab clinic lambasted after overdose death - Times Online: "sheriff has criticised one of Scotland’s leading private hospitals over the “entirely preventable” death of a young drug addict.
Kieran Nichol died after he was prescribed the heroin substitute methadone at Castle Craig Hospital in the Borders. A fatal accident inquiry heard that the dying 20-year-old patient was put to bed by staff and told to sleep.
Sheriff Gordon Liddle said in his Determination following the case that it was “difficult to identify anything that went significantly well”.
Castle Craig is one of Europe’s leading rehabilitation clinics, charging about £400 a day. The former leader of Glasgow council, Steven Purcell, and Peter Howson, the artist, have sought treatment there."

Soldiers at risk of getting hooked on heroin - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

12:45 Australian soldier serving in Afghanistan may have overdosed on drugs 0 Comments

Soldiers at risk of getting hooked on heroin - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "revelation that an Australian soldier serving in Afghanistan may have overdosed on drugs comes as no surprise to addiction experts.
One even says a risk of sending soldiers to Afghanistan is that some of them are going to become heroin dependent.
A senior lawyer is set to conduct an official inquiry into how the experienced Australian commando suffered a suspected overdose nearly a week ago.
A bottle of pills and white powder were found in the soldier's room.
He was found unconscious and unresponsive in his room in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province last Friday and remains in a serious condition in a military hospital in Germany.
Australian soldiers already face random drug testing, but now there will be testing of the entire Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan."

Heroin users 'often headed to hospital' | Top Stories | BigPond News

23:51 study of Australian heroin users has shown how the drug regularly lands them in hospital 0 Comments

Heroin users 'often headed to hospital' | Top Stories | BigPond News: "study of Australian heroin users has shown how the drug regularly lands them in hospital and how, for some, it will prove fatal.
The Perth-based study traced all hospital admissions of a group of heroin users over 10 years, to mid 2004.
It revealed a spike in admissions around a time of increased street availability of the addictive drug, and how women users were twice as likely as men to find themselves in a hospital bed.
'The findings of our study illustrate that young heroin users are relatively high users of acute hospital care services,' writes Professor Daniel Fatovich.
'... both for conditions related to their drug use as well as conditions experienced within the wider community.'"

Bloods gang members went to Brooklyn schools to recruit underage girls as hookers: prosecutors

19:53 prosecutors have busted Bloods gang members on charges of running several sex trafficking rings 0 Comments

Bloods gang members went to Brooklyn schools to recruit underage girls as hookers: prosecutors: "Brooklyn prosecutors have busted Bloods gang members on charges of running several sex trafficking rings that recruited girls from junior high schools, the Daily News has learned.
Prostitutes as young as 15 were routinely beaten and deprived of food if they didn't earn $500 a day selling their bodies, the Brooklyn district attorney's office found.
Pimps went to schools to find hookers for their operations in Bushwick, Brownsville and East New York, according to indictments that will be announced today.
The teens and older women worked out of hotels, motels and the pimps' apartments and on the street - known as 'the track,' investigators said."

How Belinda Carlisle Beat a 30-Year Drug Habit | PopEater.com

19:50 Belinda Carlisle Beat a 30-Year Drug Habit 0 Comments

How Belinda Carlisle Beat a 30-Year Drug Habit | PopEater.com: "Belinda Carlisle's fans, the gorgeous Go-Go appeared to have it all. She led a charmed life complete with musical success, a great marriage and unmatched beauty. But underneath it all, the singer has had her share of struggles. 'I hit a lot of bottoms,' she tells PopEater while discussing her searing new memoir, 'Lips Unsealed.' Those lows had an awful lot to do with a cocaine habit that grabbed hold of her for 30 years. Now 51, she's been sober only five years. 'I don't know why it took me so long,' she says. Her inspiration? The thought of her teenage son, Duke, whose dad is Morgan Mason, one day finding his mom dead of an overdose. 'That's pretty low,' she tells us. 'You can't be my age and doing the amount of cocaine I was doing.'"

$2.1 million in cocaine washes ashore

07:03 beach-goer found $2.1 million worth of cocaine 0 Comments

$2.1 million in cocaine washes ashore: "beach-goer found $2.1 million worth of cocaine tucked inside a black backpack that washed ashore near the Beachtown development on the East End on May 22.
The bag contained 16 bricks of cocaine, or 37 pounds, wrapped in layers of rubber, large balloons and plastic wrap, Galveston police Capt. Jeff Heyse said.
Each brick contained markings and bar codes on the outer wrappers, he said.
Drug cartels often mark their products with bar codes, which can be created with bar code software, Heyse said."