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NEWS ABOUT: opiates

opiates stories: 4 news summaries

 Heroin Makes a Comeback 

Price falls, availability surges for drug

Aug 5, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last 2 weeks have seen authorities seize huge amounts of heroin across the country—a combined 510 pounds in California, plus 17 more in New York. The drug hasn't been this readily available since the 1970s, reports the Christian Science Monitor, and authorities are worried because today's version is... More »

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California • War on Drugs • New York • heroin • overdose • opiates • narcotics

jackson investigation

 No Evidence 
 of Demerol 
 Injection: LAPD  


Jun 26, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities have seen no evidence that Michael Jackson was injected with the painkiller Demerol before his death, a detective tells the Los Angeles Times. The widely reported claims “are coming from outside the investigation,” he said today. Meanwhile, Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, has returned to the city... More »

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entertainment • music • investigation • death • opiates • Michael Jackson • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Los Angeles Police Department

Cops Can't
Find Jackson's
Doctor

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

Jun 26, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner,... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • doctor • morphine • opiates • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • Demerol

Afghanistan Supplies 93%
of World's Opiates

Poppy crop jumps 34% over last year

Aug 28, 07 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Afghanistan's opium production has soared over the last year and the country now supplies 93% of the world's opiates. Most of the poppies are grown along the country's southern border with Pakistan, where the insurgency is strong, security is weak, and the Taliban continues to use its drug profits to... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • drugs • heroin • opium • opiates • poppies

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