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drug use stories: 42 news summaries

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Winehouse = Cobain?

Probing Amy's self-destructive public persona

Dec 16, 07 9:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse’s career, writes James Hannaham for Slate, is just the sort of brilliant train wreck you’d think would get cut short by tragic rock 'n' roll death: With her considerable talent and public penchant for self-destruction, Winehouse evokes other music casualties such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix... More »

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drug use • Amy Winehouse

Clinton Rejects Staffs' Attacks on Obama

She denounces,
seeks to distance herself from drug slam

Dec 15, 07 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton yesterday rejected and distanced herself from an official in her campaign who suggested that Barack Obama's teenage drug use could be used against him if he becomes the Democratic nominee. The official's statement "was in no way condoned," Clinton said. "I didn't know about it,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iowa • drug use • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008

Hillary Aide Out Over Obama Drug Comments

Shaheen misstep forced personal apology from Clinton to rival

Dec 13, 07 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Shaheen, Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire campaign co-chairman, resigned today over his remarks that rival Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s teenage drug use could leave him vulnerable to Republican attacks in a general election, the Boston Globe reports. Clinton apologized personally to Obama for Shaheen’s remarks at Reagan National... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • New Hampshire • drug use

Golf Groups Ban Drugs, Will Start Screening

PGA will implement its new anti-doping policy beginning next season

Sep 20, 07 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Finally catching up with other professional sports, major golf groups today announced new anti-doping policies, to be put into effect in 2008. Though the PGA Tour isn't adopting the World Anti-Doping Association list of banned substances, the AP reports, it has its own laundry list, which includes anabolic agents, hormones,... More »

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steroids • golf • drug use • doping • drug test

Landis Must Forfeit Tour Title

Disgraced champ's positive France tests upheld

Sep 20, 07 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cyclist Floyd Landis lost his doping case today, and must give up his 2006 Tour de France title after arbitrators voted to uphold test results showing Landis cheated during his victory. He was banned from cycling until 2009; short a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the... More »

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Floyd Landis • cycling • drug use • Tour de France • doping

Richie Squirts Out of Jailhouse in 82 Minutes

DUI socialite is processed but never makes it to her cell

Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicole Richie was in and out of  the jailhouse yesterday in less time than it takes to get her highlights done. The pregnant socialite was sentenced to four days after she pleaded no contest to a DUI rap, but spent just 82 minutes being processed, providing fingerprints and posing for... More »

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California • Los Angeles • drug use • celebrity • Vicodin • jail • Nicole Richie

Lohan Escapes Drug-Possession Charges

Tabloid queen faces seven misdemeanors after DUI arrests

Aug 23, 07 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan scored a lucky break today when LA County authorities decided not to bring felony drug-possession charges against the actress in two DUI arrests. She faces seven misdemeanors—including being under the influence of cocaine—but police decided the amounts of coke found at the crime scenes either were... More »

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rehab • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drug use • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • conviction • jail • misdemeanor

US Tour?
Winehouse Says
'No, No, No.'

Troubled 'Rehab' singer needs to 'address her health,' publicist says

Aug 22, 07 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Another overseas import has been held up due to a high level of suspicious substances -- Amy Winehouse has canceled her U.S. tour to address her "health problems." A publicist's statement made no mention of rehab, but said the chanteuse was advised by doctors to shelve her... More »

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music • MTV • drug use • singers • tour • musician • Amy Winehouse

WWE Wrestles With Drugs, Lifestyle

Untimely deaths, widespread abuse appear to be linked

Aug 16, 07 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Benoit's murder-suicide last June spotlighted the disproportionate number of early deaths among professional wrestlers; one activist has counted more than 60 dead before reaching 50 over the past 10 years. And a taxing, drug-addled lifestyle plays a big role. More »

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steroids • wrestling • Chris Benoit • WWE • World Wrestling Entertainment • drug use • death • painkiller • Eddie Guerrero • wrestler

Lance’s Team Bites the Dust

Biking outfit loses sponsorship amid
doping scandals

Aug 10, 07 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong’s former cycling team is shutting down after failing to find a new corporate sponsor. The Discovery Channel squad would normally have no trouble staying afloat after one of its riders won the Tour de France this summer, the New York Times reports. But  doping scandals have... More »

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drug use • Tour de France • doping • Discovery Channel • Lance Armstrong • bicycling • Ivan Basso • scandal

FBI Mellows Out on Drug Standards

Holistic approach
to applicants gives casual users a break

Aug 7, 07 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI no longer disqualifies applicants who admit to past drug use, the Washington Post reports. The agency previously turned away wannabes who acknowledged smoking marijuana more than 15 times, but times have changed. Potential employees must still swear they have not partaken in recent years, and the FBI's policy... More »

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FBI • drugs • drug addiction • drug use • employment • marijuana

Reefer Madness: Marijuana Ups Psychosis Risk

New study reveals that pot smokers have a 41% increased chance of psychosis

Jul 27, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smoking pot increases your risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of psychotic illness later in life, according to a new study. Partakers had a 41% higher chance of developing psychosis with hallucinations or delusions—a risk that only increased with heavy use. The findings may push the UK to... More »

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health • drugs • schizophrenia • drug use • marijuana • psychosis • hallucination

Time To Roll
It Up, Tour Critics Charge

Even performance by new leader is
called "suspicious"

Jul 27, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Tour de France limped along yesterday under a growing storm of criticism and calls that the event be halted. Three top riders were booted in 30 hours this week in a growing doping scandal. Even the performance by the race's new leader, Spain's Alberto Contador, was called "very... More »

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drug use • Tour de France • Michael Rasmussen • Alberto Contador • Cadel Evans • Robobank Team • Markus Fothen • Daniele Bennati • scandal

Al Gore III Arrested on Drug Charges

Ex-VP's son nabbed
(in a Prius) with pot, prescription drugs

Jul 4, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III was arrested on drug charges early this morning after being pulled over for doing 100 mph on a California freeway. An Orange County deputy allegedly smelled marijuana, CBS 2 in LA reports, and a search turned up an ounce of pot as well as Valium, Xanax, Vicodin,... More »

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Al Gore • drugs • drug use • Al Gore III • marijuana • arrest

Majority of Alcoholics Are Young Adults

Study splits drinkers into 5 categories;
2 largest are in 20s

Jul 2, 07 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of all alcoholics in the United States are young adults, reveals a new study that surveyed 1,484 US adults. The study, reported by CBS, divided problem drinkers into five types. Despite the stereotype of the alcoholic as middle-aged, the average age in the two largest groups—... More »

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drugs • alcohol • alcoholism • United States • dependence • drug use • Americans • young adult

Giambi Gives
in to Steroids Meeting

Slugger will field Mitchell's questions
on 'history' of drug use

Jun 22, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yankees DH Jason Giambi acceded to a meeting with former Senate Majority Leader and steroids investigator George Mitchell, to discuss the power-hitter's possible use of performance-enhancing drugs. Giambi had initially balked at the official probe, but caved under pressure from Commissioner Bud Selig, who says the meeting will occur "... More »

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investigation • steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • New York Yankees • Jason Giambi • George Mitchell • drug use • baseball

Texas Owner: Juan-Gone "Probably" Doped

Gonzalez is Rangers' boss biggest regret

Jun 21, 07 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Texas owner Tom Hicks says he suspected slugger Juan Gonzalez had used steroids, judging from his body's early and expeditious breakdown. Hicks bemoaned his $24 million, two-year investment, which resulted in 152 games and 32 home runs during 2002-03. "We just gave that money away," he said. More »

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steroids • MLB • Texas Rangers • Bud Selig • Juan Gonzalez • Tom Hicks • drug use • Jose Canseco

Doping Scandal Takes a Turn
for the Tabloid

Witness LeMond
describes intimidation
by Landis' manager

May 18, 07 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Floyd Landis' doping hearing vaulted from procedural to lurid yesterday with an allegation of harassment and acknowledgment of sexual abuse by a fellow American Tour de France winner. In an attempt to keep Greg LeMond from taking the stand, Landis' manager phoned him on Wednesday and impersonated the uncle who... More »

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steroids • drugs • Greg LeMond • Floyd Landis • cycling • drug use • abuse • harassment

West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

Cannibus connoisseurs take their place next
to finicky wine lovers

Apr 23, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cannabis is accruing its own class of sophistocates, particularly in California, where medical legalization and lax enforcement have made connoisseurship marginally acceptable. Advanced palates judge their weed on taste, smell and quality of high, reports the Chronicle—a far cry from the 70s, when users joked that there "were... More »

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California • drugs • medical marijuana • drug use • marijuana • cannabis • weed

Hamilton Gets A Second Chance

Reds centerfielder
Josh Hamilton took
a detour into drug addiction

Apr 22, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Josh Hamilton was supposed to be a star. A North Carolina kid with Justin Timberlake  looks and astonishing skills at the plate and on the mound, he was so focused on the game he couldn't be bothered to go to the senior prom. But then he discovered cocaine. The drugs... More »

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MLB • drug addiction • Josh Hamilton • Cincinnati Reds • cocaine • drug use

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