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July 2008
- Colombia to Americans: Cocaine Kills Environment
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Jul 19, 08 5:28 PM CDT
  
  Colombia is adding a new tactic in its campaign to persuade Americans to stop buying cocaine: a plea for the environment. The government wants to spread the message to users—especially, say, wealthy professionals who dutifully recycle but also partake of the drug—that cocaine growers are running roughshod over the land, the Christian Science Monitor reports. They've cleared 5 million acres of forest in the last 20 years and are now moving into the Amazon. More »
  
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  drugs • Colombia • cocaine • drug use • Amazon rainforest • rainforest • coca
- Carla Shares New Album on Website
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 10, 08 10:07 AM CDT
  
  If Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest among her husband's constituents, ranges from bluegrass to Bob Dylan-inspired. More »
  
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  drugs • music downloads • Carla Bruni • love • album release • online music
- Bro Dishes Dirt on Madonna in Tell-All
  
  newser | Sun (UK) | Jul 6, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  Amid rumors of a crumbling marriage and an A-Rod affair, Madonna’s juicy past is now bubbling to the surface in a new biography written by her brother. At a boozy Hollywood party, the mega-star was dancing on a table when she pulled a surprised Gwyneth Paltrow up onto the table and kissed her full on the mouth, writes estranged bro Christopher Ciconne in Life With My Sister Madonna. More »
  
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  music • drugs • Madonna • lesbians • biography • celebrity tell-alls
- Groovy, Man: Study Finds Benefit in Magic 'Shrooms
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 1, 08 4:49 AM CDT
  
  Volunteers who took hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms in a study say they have gained long-term benefits from the drug, reports the AP. Subjects of the study, one of very few involving hallucinogenic drugs since the '60s, say they still feel positive effects from their psychedelic experience years later. Many say it was one of the most spiritual experiences of their lives. Researchers believe the mushrooms, which are illegal but are used in religious ceremonies, could someday play a role in therapy. More »
  
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  drugs • psilocybin mushrooms • mushrooms • hallucinogens • psychedelic drugs
June 2008
- At Home With Woozy Winehouse
  
  newser | Rolling Stone | Jun 27, 08 3:01 PM CDT
  
  In the wake of another scandal—singing racist ditties on video—Amy Winehouse invites Claire Hoffman of Rolling Stone into her trashed home in London to witness the train wreck firsthand. Over tea and beer, a groggy Winehouse talks drugs, her next album, and her jailed husband, flitting outside now and then to toy with the paparazzi. More »
  
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  music • drugs • scandals • paparazzi • Amy Winehouse • interview • Rolling Stone • Blake Fielder Civil
- Winehouse Leaves Hospital... Smoking
  
  newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Jun 24, 08 9:37 AM CDT
  
  Amy Winehouse was released from the hospital today, but her emphysema scare doesn’t seem to have left much of an impression on the singer. As she emerged from the facility, Winehouse was seen lighting a cigarette, the Daily Mail reports. Though Winehouse has only early-stage lung disease, odds are that was against doctor's orders. But doctors have cleared the singer to perform for Nelson Mandela this weekend. More »
  
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  drugs • smoking • Amy Winehouse • crack cocaine • lung disease • emphysema
- 8 Meds Docs Won't Take
  
  newser | Men's Health | Jun 23, 08 7:55 PM CDT
  
  Some drugs have such serious drawbacks that even doctors won’t take them, Men’s Health reports. The big eight: Advair: Can actually increase the severity of asthma attacks Avandia: Diabetes drug carries risk of heart attack More »
  
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  drugs • doctor • prescription drugs • opinion • methamphetamine • medical treatment • Avandia • over-the-counter drugs
- Cities' Sewage Serves as Giant Drug Test
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 23, 08 4:38 PM CDT
  
  Across the world, raw sewage is being analyzed for clues to illegal drug use. Environmental scientists are testing waste from US and European cities to gather data, which reveals everything from what's popular to which days see the greatest use of which substances. "Every sample has one illicit drug or another, regardless of location," a chemist tells the LA Times. More »
  
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  London • drugs • Las Vegas • cocaine • heroin • methamphetamine • Milan • drug test • sewage
- Stronger Weed Ignites Controversy
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Jun 23, 08 4:11 PM CDT
  
  Marijuana is getting stronger, but what exactly that means is open to interpretation. The Boston Globe looks at a dispute with clearly drawn sides but fuzzier facts. Is pot addictive and highly hazardous, or no more harmful than caffeine and perhaps medically beneficial? With minimal research to draw on, experts say, opponents and proponents of weed are cherry-picking their data. More »
  
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  drugs • marijuana • weed
- Amy Winehouse Struck with Emphysema
  
  newser | Sunday Mirror (UK) | Jun 22, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  Amy Winehouse has emphysema and may soon be crippled if she keeps smoking crack, her father told the Sunday Mirror yesterday. Winehouse, 24, was diagnosed with the fatal disease after fainting in her London home this week. A terrified Winehouse, who faces the prospect of a permanent oxygen mask, has vowed to go into rehab. More »
  
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  drugs • smoking • Amy Winehouse • crack cocaine • emphysema
- Mexico's Secret Drug Museum
  
  newser | Newsweek | Jun 21, 08 11:39 AM CDT
  
  Mexico City's least-known museum may be one of its most interesting, Newsweek reports. The city's Narcotics Museum chronicles drug use in Mexico from the days of the Aztecs to the ruthless heroin-smuggling narcotraficantes of today. Exhibits include bling and heavy weaponry confiscated from drug lords. A visit is essential training for cadets in Mexico's counternarcotics force. More »
  
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  Mexico • drugs • Mexico City • museum • narcotics • counternarcotics
- Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jun 12, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing doctors away from their prescription pads and towards electronic prescribing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Politicians and lobbyists hope the new system will cut down on mis-filled prescriptions and harmful, but avoidable, drug interactions. More »
  
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  drugs • medicine • doctor • prescription drugs • Medicare • legislation • electronic prescriptions • pharmacy
- Weed Potency Hits 30-Year High
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 12, 08 8:11 AM CDT
  
  Today's marijuana is the strongest crop since the heyday of Cheech and Chong, a new study finds. University researchers who analyzed seized samples dating back to the '70s found the level of active ingredient THC hit an average of 9.6% last year, up almost 1% from the year before and more than double the 4% recorded for 1983, the AP reports. More »
  
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  drugs • smoking • marijuana • drug use • cannabis
- How Congress Can Help Ted Kennedy
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 11, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  Ted Kennedy has, at best, about two years to live. A drug exists that might extend his life, but Kennedy, and legions of other cancer sufferers, won’t get it because it hasn’t been through Phase III FDA trials. But congress could yet come to the rescue; a bill recently introduced in the Senate would give the terminally ill access to unproven treatments. More »
  
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  drugs • FDA • Ted Kennedy • brain cancer • pharmaceutical • clinical trials • experimental drugs
- Under Violent Seige, Tijuana's Elite Flee
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 8, 08 3:03 PM CDT
  
  As drug-fueled violence skyrockets in Tijuana, the upper-class is fleeing the city, with more than 1,000 wealthy families migrating to the US, reports the LA Times . The Mexican city is now second to Baghdad in kidnappings and many American real estate agents describe clients who arrive missing fingers or with fresh wounds. A government crackdown on drug cartels may have forced organized crime groups to seek out other means of income. More »
  
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  crime • drugs • immigration • kidnapping • wealth • Tijuana • border crossing
- Blood Sugar Control Can Kill Diabetics
  
  newser | USA Today | Jun 6, 08 7:05 PM CDT
  
  Intensive blood sugar control can actually provoke heart attacks and strokes in some diabetes patients, USA Today reports. Scientists canned one US study 4 months ago after high-risk diabetes 2 subjects died more often under aggressive treatment. In another study, blood-sugar control helped their kidneys, but failed to stop heart-related deaths. More »
  
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  United States • drugs • diabetes • heart attack • stroke • scientific study • type 2 diabetes
- Dude! Harsh! Weed Shrinks Your Brain
  
  newser | Age (Aust.) | Jun 3, 08 9:09 PM CDT
  
  Heavy marijuana use over a number of years can cause significant brain abnormalities, damage memory and emotional processing, and even shrink parts of the brain, the Age reports. All cannabis smokers—not just high-risk groups such as the young and those susceptible to mental illness—can experience effects equivalent to those of a mild brain injury, Australian researchers found. More »
  
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  drugs • smoking • marijuana • brain
May 2008
- Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | May 20, 08 1:26 PM CDT
  
  Production of cannabis-centric films is hitting a high, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Once pigeonholed with Cheech and Chong and low-budget cult films such as The Big Lebowski , movies that feature pot-smoking characters now tend toward mainstream frat-house humor. This summer alone will see four marijuana-tinged releases, including the Judd Apatow-produced Pineapple Express . More »
  
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  film • Hollywood • drugs • smoking • marijuana • War on Drugs • young Hollywood • Pineapple Express
- In Heroin Video, Angie Talks of Killing Pets
  
  newser | Sun (UK) | May 19, 08 12:35 PM CDT
  
  A drug-filled home video from 1999 of then-23-year-old Angelina Jolie babbling about sadomasochistic sex and killing her pets has surfaced, the Sun reports. In the video, the noted humanitarian and mother of four describes how she killed her mouse when she dyed it blue and gave her hamster pneumonia when she brought it into the shower. More »
  
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  drugs • Angelina Jolie • animal cruelty • video
- Sex Please, We're Drunk
  
  newser | BBC | May 11, 08 9:09 AM CDT
  
  Young people intentionally binge on booze and drugs to improve their sex lives, according to new research. A third of European men under the age of 36 and a quarter of women said they drank to increase their chance of sex—and were more likely to engage in unsafe sex when they were high, reports the BBC. Cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana were used to enhance arousal or prolong sex, according to the study published in BMC Public Health. More »
  
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  drugs • alcohol • alcohol abuse • safe sex • alcohol consumption • premarital sex

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