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NEWS ABOUT: crystal meth

crystal meth stories: 7 news summaries
BOOK REVIEW

Andre Agassi's Autobiography 'Lively but Narrow'

Open has griping, conceit, lots of tennis

Nov 9, 09 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Andre Agassi’s autobiography has gotten a lot of hype, thanks to his admission of using both crystal meth and a toupee—but most of Open deals with “tennis, more tennis, the misery of tennis,” writes Janet Maslin in the New York Times. Still, even minutely detailed descriptions... More »

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entertainment • tennis • celebrity • memoir • autobiography • crystal meth • book reviews • Steffi Graf • New York Times Book Review • Andre Agassi • Brooke Shields

In Memoir, Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth

In Open, due Nov. 9, tennis star says he lied to avoid punishment

Oct 27, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a forthcoming memoir, tennis star Andre Agassi admits that he used crystal meth during his career, and even lied about it to avoid penalty for a positive drug test. “I can’t speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you’re using anything... More »

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entertainment • memoir • crystal meth • Steffi Graf • men's tennis • Andre Agassi • Brooke Shields

(Newser) - The girlfriend of Michael Douglas' elder son has been busted after trying to smuggle 19 glassine envelopes of heroin to her boyfriend, police told the New York Post. The drugs were hidden in a black bag carrying an electric toothbrush and delivered to Cameron Douglas, 30, at mother Diandra Douglas'... More »

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Manhattan • heroin • house arrest • arrest • smuggler • crystal meth • Michael Douglas • Diandra Douglas • drug smuggling • Cameron Douglas • drug arrest

 Douglas Son Busted for Meth 


Aug 4, 09 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Douglas' son has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a large amount of crystal meth with intention to sell, authorities told the New York Post. Cameron Douglas, 30, was busted last week at a Manhattan hotel in an undercover operation that allegedly nailed him with some $18,000 worth... More »

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crime • arrest • crystal meth • undercover investigation • undercover • Michael Douglas • drug charges • Cameron Douglas

Number of
Blacks Jailed
for Drugs Declines

But number of white inmates increases

Apr 14, 09 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A profound shift may be under way in the racial makeup of the nation's prison population, the Washington Post reports. For the first time in 20 years, the number of blacks imprisoned for drug offenses is falling sharply while the number of whites is rising, the Washington Post reports.... More »

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drugs • African Americans • sentencing • jail • crystal meth • crack cocaine • prison population • white people • blacks

Woman Sues Meth Dealer Over OD

The darnedest part? She wins

Jan 10, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - A 23-year-old Canadian woman is suing her drug dealer for selling her the crystal meth she overdosed on in 2004, the Leader-Post reports. And since the judge struck down the defendant’s testimony on Friday, she’s essentially won—an outcome her attorney says is the first of its... More »

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drugs • overdose • lawsuit • crystal meth • coma • drug dealer • Sandy Bergen

The Life and Times of
Crystal Meth

A new book traces the drug's history, from panacea to pandemic

Aug 21, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even when it has the word "crystal" in front of it, meth is a downmarket drug, which summons up images of makeshift drug labs in run-down trailer parks. But meth, Salon notes in an essay on Frank Owen's new book, "No Speed Limit," has a rich history... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • schizophrenia • methamphetamine • crystal meth • Frank Owen • No Speed Limit • Benzedrine • book

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