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  • August 2008

    • Feds Close Ledger Case

      People  |  Aug 6, 08 10:38 PM CDT

      Feds Close Ledger Case

      (Newser) - Federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the death of Heath Ledger without filing charges, meaning Mary-Kate Olsen will not have to testify, People reports. The US attorney's office in Manhattan had been trying to determine whether the painkillers Ledger took were obtained illegally. More »

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      Heath Ledger  • US attorney  • Michelle Williams  • DEA  • Mary-Kate Olsen  • Vicodin

  • July 2008

    • Overdose Deaths Spike

      MSNBC  |  Jul 29, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Overdose Deaths Spike

      (Newser) - The number of deaths caused by fatal combinations of prescription medications with alcohol or street drugs has exploded in recent years in part because patients are being released from hospitals early, according to researchers. Such deaths rocketed from 92 in 1983 to 3,792 in 2004, reports MSNBC. More »

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      alcohol  • marijuana  • prescription drugs  • OxyContin  • Vicodin

  • June 2008

    • Texas Kids Fed Pills in Forced 'Sex Shows'

      Associated Press  |  Jun 23, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Texas Kids Fed Pills in Forced 'Sex Shows'

      (Newser) - Four children, the youngest just 5 years old, were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for crowds in a small Texas town, AP reports. Locals had believed the site of the shows was just a swinger’s club. Six adults have been charged in the case, including a parent of children involved; two were convicted and another will be tried today. All three face life in prison. More »

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      Texas  • crime  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • sexual assault  • Vicodin

  • August 2007

    • Richie Squirts Out of Jailhouse in 82 Minutes

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT

      Richie Squirts Out of Jailhouse in 82 Minutes

      (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 a mug shot. She never made it to her cell, AP reports. More »

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

  • July 2007

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