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drug addiction stories: 64 news summaries

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Enquirer: Palin's Son Addicted to Painkillers

Tab claims would-be VP kicked pregnant Bristol out of house

Sep 10, 08 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s Iraq-bound 19-year-old son, Track, was addicted to the painkiller OxyContin and binged on cocaine before joining the army last year, the National Enquirer reports. The supermarket tab also claims the Alaska governor kicked 17-year-old daughter Bristol—also supposedly a party animal—out of the house and made... More »

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Alaska • drug addiction • OxyContin • teen pregnancy • teen health • teen drinking • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Track Palin

Mackenzie Phillips Busted for Drugs

Heroin, cocaine found on One Day at a Time star at LA airport

Aug 27, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - 1980s TV star Mackenzie Phillips, 48, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport this morning for allegedly trying to take small amounts of heroin and cocaine on a flight, E! News reports. The former One Day at a Time star—who lost her role because of drugs—has more recently... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • Cold Case • NYPD Blue • Mackenzie Phillips • One Day at a Time

Let's Legalize Drug Use: Argentine Prez

In US, Rep. Barney Frank leads lawmakers on marijuana crusade

Aug 3, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Argentina's president is seeking to legalize drug use and a crack down on dealing and trafficking, CNN reports. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's plan follows similar moves by European and Latin American nations, where decriminalization has not increased drug use, one expert said. Mexico proposed such a law several years... More »

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drug addiction • medical marijuana • Argentina • Cristina Fernandez • marijuana • drug possession • drug dealing • marijuana legalization • drug abuse • Barney Frank • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner • Bill Maher • Cristina Kirchner

Drug Addiction Shoots Up
in Mexico

Traffickers thwarted
at border sell crack, heroin, meth to locals

Jul 23, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drug addiction is skyrocketing in Mexico, which used to be simply a transit point for illegal drugs rather than a major consumer market, reports USA Today. As increased border security foils smugglers along the American border, the drugs end up being sold to Mexicans. Crack cocaine use has risen sharply,... More »

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Mexico • drug addiction • heroin • cocaine • Mexican border • crack cocaine • drug traffickers

ANALYSIS

Guarded Cindy Gives McCain Perfect Accessory

Years of practice as politician's wife, with some rough spots, leave her well polished

Jul 22, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cindy McCain has been a candidate’s wife for more than half her life, and she’s gotten pretty good at it, the Washington Post reports in a profile. The demur, good-looking, stay-at-home mom knows how to humanize her husband and avoid policy talk. “I don't see any chink... More »

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John McCain • drug addiction • Cindy McCain • wife • first lady

Junkie-Turned-Reporter Writes His Own Story

Former addict, now a Times journalist, reports on his dark past

Jul 19, 08 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The junkie's tale of redemption is nearly a cliché by now, and David Carr acknowledges as much as he writes his own. But Carr, now a reporter for the New York Times, takes pains not to sugar-coat the years he spent as a "fat thug who beat up women... More »

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parenting • drug addiction • cocaine • addiction • crack cocaine

 Tatum Thanks
 Cops for
 Drug Bust 

O'Neal says arrest saved her from backsliding

Jun 3, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tatum O’Neal is thanking the police who busted her for buying drugs Sunday. "Just when I was about to change that and wreck my life, the cops came and saved me!" the actress tells New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser. She says the death of her Scottish... More »

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parenting • New York City • drug addiction • celebrity • drug possession • arrest • crack cocaine • celebrity tell-alls • Tatum O'Neal

Doherty Freed Early From London Prison

Babyshambles frontman serves a month in drug case

May 6, 08 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pete Doherty, the perpetually troubled rock star and ex-boyfriend of Kate Moss, was released early from prison today. The frontman of the band Babyshambles had been imprisoned for violating his probation after a conviction for possession of crack, heroin and other drugs, reports the Telegraph. Doherty had served about one... More »

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drug addiction • United Kingdom • gossip • Kate Moss • Pete Doherty • Babyshambles

'CSI' Actor Busted
for Drugs

Gary Dourdan nabbed snoozing in car on wrong side of street

Apr 30, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Life imitated art for "CSI" star Gary Dourdan when he was arrested Monday in Palm Springs, Calif., for possession of cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, and prescription pills, People reports. The “disoriented” crime drama star, who plays an audio-video analyst with an addiction-addled past, was picked up by patrol officers... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • drug possession • CSI • Gary Dourdan

 1 in 50 US Infants Mistreated 

Study finds parents 'not being able to really care' for newborns

Apr 3, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 1 in 50 US children under age 1 is a victim of nonfatal neglect or abuse—particularly among the uninsured, a survey finds. One-third of the 91,000 victims were a week or younger when the maltreatment occurred. "It's not primarily kids being hit, but parents … not... More »

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parenting • health insurance • drug addiction • medical costs • child abuse • abuse • infant • child neglect • new parents • newborn • uninsured • medical care

Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

Saxophone player
died from suspected drug overdose at 31

Mar 24, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The husband of British soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead from a suspected drug overdose at his home in the UK. Jason Rae, 31, a saxophone player, is said to have struggled with drug abuse for years, according to Britain's Daily Mail. His band, the Haggis Horns,... More »

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drug addiction • celebrity • overdose • jazz • Amy Winehouse • saxophone • Corinne Bailey Rae • Jason Rae • West Yorkshire Police • Haggis Horns • Put Your Records On

US, UK Zero in on Illegal Prescription Drug Abuse

'These drugs are coming from inside our homes,' expert warns

Feb 10, 08 1:09 PM CST
(Newser) - American and British officials have launched campaigns to curb the illegal use of prescription drugs. The target of the British effort is doctors who "mis-prescribe" high doses of painkillers and sleeping pills that officials say are proving dangerously addictive, the Guardian reports. Across the Atlantic, Washington is spearheading... More »

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drug addiction • United Kingdom • patients • prescription drugs • doctor • painkiller • Heath Ledger • sleeping pills • benzodiazepine tranquillizers • over-the-counter drugs

Winehouse's New Hosts:
the Osbournes

No, it's not the punch line of a joke about rehab and reality TV

Feb 8, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - If Amy Winehouse wanted peace and quiet after her rehab stint, she may have miscalculated. The troubled diva will move into a guest cottage at the Osbournes' mansion, home to the famously quirky Black Sabbath rocker and his reality-TV-star family, the Daily Mirror reports. Kelly Osbourne is well qualified to... More »

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rehab • drug addiction • Amy Winehouse • Grammy Awards • The Osbournes

Heath, Michelle Split Over Drugs

Insider says Ledger was hooked on cocaine, heroin for past year

Jan 31, 08 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger's cocaine and heroin use became so bad over the past year that girlfriend Michelle Williams kicked him out of their Brooklyn home and threatened to take custody of daughter Matilda, the New York Post reports. A "drug pal" described partying bouts just as two TV shows decided... More »

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drug addiction • heroin • cocaine • drug abuse • Heath Ledger • Michelle Williams

Winehouse
Go, Go, Goes to Rehab

Troubled pop singer checks herself in after damning footage released

Jan 24, 08 5:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Though her hit song may deny it, Amy Winehouse is going to rehab, E! reports. The Grammy-nominated singer today checked herself into an undisclosed drug-treatment facility a day after police began investigating a video in which she inhales from a smoking glass pipe. No word yet whether Winehouse, 24, will... More »

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rehab • drug addiction • tabloids • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Grammy Awards

Bush: 'I'm a Better Man' for Going Cold Turkey

President saw dangers of falling 'in love with alcohol'

Dec 12, 07 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - After reaching out to a teenager battling drug addiction, President Bush spoke candidly of his past struggle with alcoholism, saying "I doubt I'd be standing here if I hadn't quit drinking whiskey, and beer and wine and all that." Alcohol "competes for your affection" for family and... More »

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alcohol • drug addiction • alcoholism • addiction • whiskey • cold turkey • George W. Bush

Winehouse's Mom Pleads: Please Come Home, Amy!

Singer's spotted roaming streets in bra

Dec 10, 07 3:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Troubled singer Amy Winehouse's mother has written an open letter to her hot mess of a daughter begging her to come home and get well. The letter, which appears in the London tabloid News of the World, was written shortly after Winehouse was photographed recently wandering the streets before dawn... More »

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London • drug addiction • mothers • tabloids • singers • letters • Amy Winehouse

Winehouse Whines About Jailed Hubby, Cancels Tour

Can't do songs justice without 'my Blake'

Nov 28, 07 12:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Walking disaster Amy Winehouse canceled all remaining tour dates for the rest of the year, for what her label is calling "health issues." The singer says she can't perform while husband Blake Fielder-Civil is in prison. "I can't give it my all without my Blake," she... More »

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drug addiction • singers • prisoners • drug abuse • tour • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil

Teen Smokers More Likely
to Drink, Do
Drugs: Study

Also at higher risk for depression, anxiety

Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater... More »

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drugs • depression • drug addiction • smoking • cigarettes • marijuana • drug abuse • anxiety • teenager

Victim of Bad Heroin Sparks Parkinson's Treatment

Junkie offered brain for guinea pig testing

Sep 22, 07 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - An addict who developed Parkinson’s-like symptoms from a nasty batch of heroin has helped researchers find a new way to treat the disease. In prison for attempted murder, Toby Govea agreed to be a human guinea pig – and let doctors experiment with “deep brain stimulation," drilling... More »

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drug addiction • heroin • Parkinson's disease • deep brain stimulation

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