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Survivor: Days of Fasting Before Sweat Lodge Disaster

Self-help guru James Arthur Ray ignored pleas to help those collapsing

Oct 21, 09 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Participants in the fatal Oct. 8 sweat-lodge ceremony had already been through five days of fasting and sleep deprivation, a survivor says—and the self-help guru leading the proceedings saw their gasping, vomiting and fainting as signs of weakness and urged them to push on through it. No charges have... More »

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drugs • alcohol • Arizona • sleep deprivation • fasting • James Arthur Ray • sweat lodge • Sedona • Angel Valley Retreat Center • Beverley Bunn • sweat lodge survivor

OPINION

Obama Pot Policy a Victory for States' Rights

Administration takes long-overdue steps to end Bush-era excesses

Oct 19, 09 5:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration’s decision to respect state laws on medical marijuana is good policy—and not just because it demonstrates compassion toward cancer and AIDS patients, writes Glenn Greenwald. Despite his critics’ charges of “socialism” and “fascism,” President Obama is showing that his administration, unlike the... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • medical marijuana • marijuana • decriminalization • states' rights • Obama administration

 Feds Will 
 Back Off 
 Medical Pot 
 Operations 

No more crackdowns on outlets that comply with state law

Oct 19, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will stop cracking down on medical marijuana centers operating legally under state law, according to a new policy expected to be released today. The move is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which continued to bust such operations for breaking federal law. Under the new strategy,... More »

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Barack Obama • drugs • medical marijuana • marijuana • George W. Bush • states' rights • Obama administration • pot • federal prosecutors

HOWARD K STERN HEARING

Judge Bans Talk of Anna Nicole's Lesbian Tryst

Alleged affair with shrink off limits, but bodyguard spills on near-death

Oct 16, 09 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anyone hoping for steamy testimony of Anna Nicole Smith’s alleged lesbian affair with her shrink will be disappointed: The judge in Howard K. Stern’s hearing squelched that topic yesterday, saying, “I’m not going to turn this into some circus sideshow,” the New York Daily ... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • drugs • celebrity • overdose • Howard K. Stern • celebrity death • Khristine Eroshevich

HOWARD K STERN HEARING

 Stern Gave Smith 
 Valium Shots: Guard 

Lawyer, shrink accused of drugging Anna Nicole

Oct 15, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard K. Stern injected Anna Nicole Smith with Valium “four or five” times in the months between her son’s death and her own, her bodyguard testified yesterday. “She couldn’t swallow,” he said. “Anna and Howard felt if they put it in the blood system... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • drugs • celebrity • Valium • Howard K. Stern • celebrity death • drug overdose

HOWARD K STERN HEARING

 Anna Nicole 
 Bottle-Fed 
 in Last Days 

Howard K. Stern's hearing offers a look into the drugged final days of Smith

Oct 14, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith’s last days are getting the inevitable rehash thanks to the Howard K Stern hearing, and the details are about as disturbing as you might guess. The Playboy Playmate was so drugged she had to be fed Pedialyte with a baby bottle, and her final hours... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • drugs • celebrity • Howard K. Stern • celebrity death • drug overdose

SILENCE IS GOLDEN

 I Know Lilo's Drug Dealer: Dad 

Lohan's always-talking dad Michael is still, not surprisingly, running his piehole

Oct 14, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - For all those wanting to know exactly which drugs LiLo is on, Michael Lohan might have the answer. In yet another TMI interview with Radar, the celebu-dad says he definitely knows who her drug dealer is: “This guy follows Lindsay all over the place,” he says, adding, “... More »

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entertainment • drugs • Lindsay Lohan • Dina Lohan • celebrity • drug dealer • Michael Lohan

 Nolte's Son Busted in DUI 

Brawley nabbed after California accident

Oct 8, 09 2:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Like father, like son. Nick Nolte's son Brawley has been busted in Santa Monica on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, according to cops. The 23-year-old sometimes-actor, who played Mel Gibson's son in Ransom, was nabbed after an accident on the Pacific Highway and... More »

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California • drugs • alcohol • DUI • actor • Nick Nolte • Brawley Nolte • Pacific Highway

MTV Will Show DJ AM's Drug-Intervention Show

Gone Too Far features Goldstein as mentor to drug addicts

Sep 24, 09 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - MTV intends to air a drug-intervention reality show starring the late Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM. In Gone Too Far, Goldstein plays sober mentor to addicts. Given Goldstein’s recent death from a drug overdose, MTV was concerned the show could be seen as hypocritical or exploitative, but... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • drug addiction • MTV • overdose • addiction • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • drug overdose • Gone Too Far

Ecstasy, Heroin Linked to German Therapy Deaths

Doc aimed to 'expand consciousness'

Sep 21, 09 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ecstasy and heroin were among the substances supplied by a Berlin therapist who said he aimed to "expand consciousness" during a session that killed two patients, German papers are reporting. Another patient remains in a coma. All 12 participants were rushed to a hospital after they fell ill during... More »

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drugs • Germany • Berlin • heroin • therapist • ecstasy • mind-expanding

 Bobby Brown 'Spit on Me,' 
 Houston Tells Oprah 

Singer enjoyed mixing pot, cocaine, she confides in interview

Sep 14, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Emotional abuse and drug addiction marked Whitney Houston’s marriage to Bobby Brown, the singer says. “He spit on me,” Houston recalled in the first part of a tell-all interview with Oprah, broadcast today. She described their intense drug habits: Brown a full-blown, “mean” alcoholic, and Houston... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • cocaine • alcoholism • Oprah Winfrey • marijuana • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • daytime television

Georgia Man Innocent in Trailer Slayings: Kid Brother

Cites drug dispute; 'my bro has a conscience'

Sep 6, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(AP) - The brother of a Georgia man charged with slaying his father and seven others in a mobile home insists that 22-year-old Guy Heinze Jr would never harm his family, and instead speculates that a drug dispute could have prompted the killings. "I know my brother didn't do this. My... More »

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drugs • police • murder • Georgia • debt • killings • Guy Heinze

 DJ AM Spent 
 Last Day on 
 Crack, Pills 

Adam Goldstein's apartment littered with drugs; he promised to start rehab

Sep 1, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM lit up a crack pipe in front of his recovery sponsor the day before his death, the New York Post reports in an ongoing effort to piece together his final moments. Friends told investigators Adam Goldstein’s manager and sponsor flew from the West Coast to NYC... More »

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entertainment • drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • overdose • prescription drugs • drug abuse • crack cocaine • prescription painkillers • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • celebrity death • drug overdose

 Jilted by JFK, 
 Monroe Spiraled 
 to Her Death: Book 

Even pal, lover Frank Sinatra threw her out for taking pills

Aug 31, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a new tell-all, J. Randy Taraborrelli paints a picture of Marilyn Monroe’s drug-fueled final months, her fixation with John F. Kennedy, and the shock friends like Frank Sinatra felt at her downward spiral, the Daily Mail reports. Four months before her death, the screenwriter for her last... More »

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entertainment • drugs • John F. Kennedy • celebrity • Marilyn Monroe • drug abuse • Frank Sinatra • celebrity death

 Barton: 
 Tooth Surgery 
 Led to Breakdown 

Mischa talks The Beautiful Life and rumors of drug abuse—sort of

Aug 28, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mischa Barton is speaking out for the first time about last month’s “involuntary psychiatric hold,” and the troubled actress pins much of the blame on wisdom tooth surgery. “It was a nightmare," she tells Time Out New York. "I’ve never had surgery... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • psychiatric treatment center • nervous breakdowns • actress • Mischa Barton

Scientists Capture Detailed Image of Molecule

Technique could help improve electronics, drugs

Aug 28, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a scientific first, IBM researchers have produced a detailed image of a molecule’s structure, the BBC reports. The stunning image, made with an atomic force microscope that vibrates like a tuning fork, is so finely detailed that it shows chemical bonds. Such intricate familiarity with the molecule opens... More »

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drugs • science • electronics • IBM • image • microscopic • atom • scientific research • molecules

 Jacko Doc 
 Disputes 
 Cops' Timeline 

Plus, more dirt on yet another Jacko doc

Aug 25, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a timeline of Michael Jackson’s final hours began to emerge, Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyer was was quick to question it, calling it “police theory” in a statement yesterday, the AP reports. “Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11am not... More »

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entertainment • drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • prescription drugs • drug abuse • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers • drug cocktail • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • Arnold Klein • drug overdose

(AP) - Mexico has enacted a controversial law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency. The law sets out maximum "personal use" amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no longer... More »

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drugs • Mexico • heroin • cocaine • marijuana • methamphetamine • recreational drugs • LSD

 Levi's Mom Pleads, 
 Will Likely Get 3 Years 

Takes a plea deal in exchange for shorter sentence

Aug 20, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sherry Johnston, the woman the world has to thank for the existence of Levi Johnston, is headed off to the pokey after taking a plea deal yesterday in her OxyContin-dealing case that will likely land her behind bars for three years, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Johnston pleaded guilty... More »

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drugs • prison • OxyContin • guilty plea • Levi Johnston • Sherry Johnston • plea deal

 Fountain of Youth? 
 Drugs Eyed to Slow Aging 

Experts hope caloric restriction holds key to longer lives

Aug 18, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are hoping new drugs can battle the effects of aging, extending our lives or at least keeping the years from slowing us down, the New York Times reports. At the heart of the research is the discovery that caloric restrictions can extend life in mice. If humans can make... More »

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drugs • aging • aging process • health research • reservatrol

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