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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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85% of Dollars in US Cities Test Positive for Cocaine

95% of DC bills test positive

Aug 18, 09 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US money supply is literally soaked in cocaine, the Guardian reports.Tests performed by the American Chemical Society found that an average of 85% of paper money circulating in big US cities tests positive for traces of the drug. While cross-contamination between bills bundled together is a factor, it... More »

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drugs • cocaine • money • contamination • US dollar • five dollar bill

 Ship Vanishes From 
 English Channel 

Secret cargo of drugs or arms may be behind maritime mystery

Aug 12, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian navy has deployed warships and submarines in search of a cargo ship that mysteriously disappeared from European waters, the Telegraph reports. The Russian crew of the Arctic Sea, which was transporting a load of timber worth nearly $2 million, reported being attacked by pirates in Swedish waters on... More »

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Russia • drugs • piracy • English Channel • Sweden • mystery • Russian Navy

(Newser) - An experimental drug could drastically decrease the risk of bone breakage in osteoporosis sufferers, Time reports. Two trials of the drug denosumab in groups at high risk for the disease—men receiving testosterone-depleting treatment for prostate cancer and post-menopausal women—reduced the risk of fracture by more than 50%,... More »

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drugs • prostate cancer • menopause • osteoporosis • postmenopausal women • medical study • broken bone • denosumab

(Newser) - One of Michael Jackson's doctors prescribed him a drug to curb his apparent desire for young boys, the Daily Mirror reports. Seeing Jackson enjoy wine and sleepovers with children at Neverland Ranch between 2001 and 2003, Dr. Alimorad Farshchian gave him Depo Provera, a birth control drug that limits testosterone.... More »

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drugs • doctor • Michael Jackson • Neverland Ranch • pedophilia

(Newser) - The entire structure of the virus that causes AIDS has been decoded for the first time, a breakthrough that may eventually lead to effective treatments for the disease and others like it, Reuters reports. University of North Carolina researchers, using a new method they liken to zooming out on a... More »

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drugs • AIDS • RNA • genome • University of North Carolina • pharmaceutical • HIV/AIDS • influenza • genetic research • rhinovirus

 As Doc Snoozed, 
 Aide Killed Jacko 
 With Demerol: 
 Source 

Doctor was asleep as fatal dose was given

Aug 3, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the race to figure out what—and who—killed Michael Jackson, the Sun declares itself the winner. A source tells the British tabloid that at Jackson's request, an aide gave him Demerol “but it was too soon after receiving the anesthetic” Propofol earlier in the day from... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • painkiller • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • Propofol

New Swine Flu Cases Double
in England

Brits set up service
to provide drugs
without doctor visit

Jul 23, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - New swine flu cases have doubled in the past week in England, to 100,000, as the country sets up a National Flu Service to handle the outbreak, the BBC reports. The service will allow flu sufferers to get medication via the phone or Internet without having to consult a... More »

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drugs • England • Britain • flu medications • flu • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Oakland First City in Nation
to Pass Pot Tax

Voters back levy on medical marijuana that could raise $1M

Jul 22, 09 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a landslide, Oakland voters yesterday made their city the nation's first to levy a special tax on medical marijuana, the Los Angeles Times reports. By an 80% margin, voters backed a tax of $18 on every $1,000 in pot sales, a move that may catch on in other... More »

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drugs • taxes • medical marijuana • marijuana • Oakland • taxation

 Murder Charges 
 'Unlikely' in 
 Jacko Case 

Docs not suspects, says insider

Jul 19, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite “a lot of hysteria,” there likely won't be murder charges in Michael Jackson’s death, a top law enforcement official tells the Los Angeles Times. “There's nothing I have been told that would suggest a murder charge. It's just so remote and so unsupported by the... More »

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music • investigation • drugs • pop music • doctor • Michael Jackson • murder charges

 Recession Cuts Into 
 Prison Sentences 

States opt for cheaper routes to justice

Jul 13, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the recession squeezing their finances, many states are opting to cut the high costs surrounding incarceration—meaning fewer criminals are heading to jail and prison, and more are getting out earlier, the Washington Post reports. Some states are sending drug offenders and drunk drivers to special courts that allow... More »

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drugs • prison • recession • prison system • jail • criminal justice system • imprisonment • DWI • prison sentence

 La Toya: 'Michael Was Murdered'


Jul 12, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson was "murdered" by a shadowy entourage of handlers who were after his money, says his angry sister La Toya. "I believe Michael was murdered. Not just one person was involved, rather it was a conspiracy of people," she tells the Daily Mail. "Michael was... More »

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investigation • drugs • crime • murder • addiction • Michael Jackson • Joe Jackson • La Toya Jackson

Medical Marijuana Loophole Has LA Fuming

Overrun, city cracks down on dispensaries

Jul 8, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - After letting marijuana dispensaries multiply across the city, Los Angeles is getting tough on them, telling some to shut down while the city council works to close a loophole that allowed many to open. The city issued a moratorium on new dispensaries in 2007, but many people filed “hardship... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • medical marijuana • Los Angeles • public health • cannabis • loopholes

(Newser) - The doctor with Michael Jackson the night he died is stonewalling questions about whether he provided the singer with the dangerous anesthesia Propofol, reports TMZ. The attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray has denied that the physician gave Jackson OxyContin or Demerol. But as for the Porpofol found in Jackson's home,... More »

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drugs • OxyContin • Los Angeles • heart attack • Michael Jackson • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Los Angeles Police Department • Propofol

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Risky Drug 
 Found at 
 Jackson's 

Nurse admits he begged her for it, she refused

Jul 1, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Propofol, a surgical anesthetic so dangerous the person who provided it could be prosecuted for manslaughter, has been found in Michael Jackson’s home, sources tell TMZ. “There is no conceivable way this drug can be properly prescribed for home use,” one source says of Propofol, which can... More »

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entertainment • drugs • Al Sharpton • celebrity • Michael Jackson • cause of death • celebrity death • Propofol

(Newser) - Los Angeles police and officials from the county coroner's office have removed bags of prescription drugs and medical material from Michael Jackson's home, and are interviewing doctors who prescribed the medications, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's not yet known if the drugs played a role in Jackson's heart attack... More »

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drugs • overdose • death • prescription drugs • heart attack • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers

 US-Built Bridge 
 Supports Afghan Drug Trade 

$37M project facilitates opium smuggling into Tajikistan

Jun 28, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US-built bridge linking Afghanistan and Tajikistan that cost taxpayers $37 million has greatly benefited exporters of Afghan opium, McClatchy reports. The bridge over the Panj river was supposed to facilitate commerce between the two nations, but the surging flow of opium across Afghanistan’s northern border threatens to turn... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • terrorism • drugs • heroin • United States • corruption • bridge • opium • drug trade • Tajikistan

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's former nanny says the pop icon was so addicted to prescription drugs that she had to pump his stomach regularly, the Times of London reports. “There was one period that it was so bad that I didn’t let the children see him," said Grace... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • Los Angeles • Michael Jackson

 UN Backs Off 
 Hard Line on 
 Drug Crimes 

Today's report marks significant change in attitude

Jun 24, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United Nations did a 180 today on its drug decriminalization stance, praising the policy Portugal instituted in 2001 and asserting it has “not led to an increase in drug tourism” as had been feared, the Huffington Post reports. The annual drug policy report opposed full legalization while conceding... More »

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United Nations • drugs • Portugal • drug possession • drug charges • Gil Kerlikowske • World Drug Day • drug czar

 Blake's Alleged 
 Babymama Evicted 

House was being used to deal drugs, say locals

Jun 22, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Blake Fielder-Civil, estranged hubby of troubled Amy Winehouse, can add one more thing to his growing list of problems: Gilleen Morris, who says she’s carrying his baby, has been evicted, the Sun reports. Neighbors complained her house was being used as a drug den, and police made arrests during... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • affair • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • love child • Gilleen Morris

Two Minutemen Leaders Held in Ariz. Slayings

Dad, 9-year-old girl killed in raid to steal cash, drugs, cops say

Jun 14, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of three people arrested in the Arizona murder of a 9-year-old and her father were involved with a small anti-illegal immigrant group, the AP reports. Shawna Forde, the founder of Minutemen American Defense, and Jason Bush, its operations director, were charged with murder, assault, and burglary in the home... More »

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drugs • crime • murder • Mexican border • burglary • assault • Minutemen • home invasion • border watch • Raul Flores • Shawna Forde • Jason Eugene Bush

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