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  • September 2008

    • Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted for Meth

      People  |  Sep 17, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted for Meth

      (Newser) - Actor Ryan O'Neal received a rude awakening this morning as he and son Redmond were booked for allegedly having drugs in their Malibu, Calif., home, People reports. Police found "a vial of drugs" believed to be methamphetamines in Ryan's bedroom during a probation check on the younger O'Neal, who, like his half-sister Tatum, has had past drug-related run-ins with the law. More »

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      celebrity  • drugs  • arrest  • methamphetamine  • Tatum O'Neal

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • 7 Cops Cut Down in Mexican Drug Battle

      CNN  |  May 28, 08 4:23 AM CDT

      7 Cops Cut Down in Mexican Drug Battle

      (Newser) - A gun battle in Mexico's drug capital of Culiacan ended with seven federal police officers and a civilian lying dead, and four officers wounded. Drug dealers opened fire and hurled a grenade as police raided a drug house in the city, where 1,000 people have died in drug-related violence since the beginning of the year, reports CNN. More »

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      murder  • Mexico  • cocaine  • Felipe Calderon  • drug cartel  • methamphetamine

  • March 2008

    • Montana Ad Blitz Busts Meth Use

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 27, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      Montana Ad Blitz Busts Meth Use

      (Newser) - In 2005, Montana had the fifth-worst methamphetamine problem in the US; now it’s 39th, and negative advertising is to credit for much of the stunning turnaround. Montana’s nonprofit Meth Project launched a massive blitz against the drug, blanketing airwaves, websites, newspapers, and billboards. “The intention is to treat meth like a consumer product,” said one backer. More »

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      Montana  • War on Drugs  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • methamphetamine

  • January 2008

    • Feds Target 'Extreme Ecstasy' Spread

      Detroit News  |  Jan 4, 08 6:11 PM CST

      Feds Target 'Extreme Ecstasy' Spread

      (Newser) - Federal drug-enforcement agents are setting their sights on a new form of ecstasy containing methamphetamines being smuggled across the border from Canada, the Detroit News reports. Known as "extreme Ecstasy," the combination of the two drugs could easily lead to overdoses and death recalling a recent wave of similar fatalities from heroin laced with fentanyl. More »

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      Canada  • drug trafficking  • War on Drugs  • methamphetamine

    • Shots Could End Coke Addiction

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jan 2, 08 8:02 AM CST

      Shots Could End Coke Addiction

      (Newser) - Scientists have developed a potential vaccine against cocaine addiction and have asked the federal Food and Drug Administration to greenlight large-scale clinical trials. The injections of modified cocaine work by stimulating the immune system to attack cocaine when it's ingested, preventing the drug from producing a high, reports the Houston Chronicle . Current treatment for cocaine addiction is limited to counseling and 12-step programs. More »

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      FDA  • cocaine  • vaccine  • addiction  • heroin  • clinical trials  • methamphetamine  • Baylor College of Medicine

  • November 2007

    • Meth Use Spreading in Europe

      New York Times  |  Nov 23, 07 9:02 AM CST

      Meth Use Spreading in Europe

      (Newser) - Methamphetamine use appears to be on the rise across Central Europe, following an explosion in the number of small home meth labs in the Czech Republic. Czech authorities have raided 416 methamphetamine labs this year—up from 19 in 2000, reports the New York Times . UN officials worry that the labs, using the pseudoephedrine found in common cold medications, are moving product throughout the European Union. More »

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      drugs  • Czech Republic  • methamphetamine

    • Cocaine & Meth Prices Get High

      USA Today  |  Nov 9, 07 3:00 AM CST

      Cocaine & Meth Prices Get High

      (Newser) - Prices for cocaine and methamphetamine have jumped for the fourth quarter in a row, indicating a short supply of the dangerous drugs, according to the latest figures from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. A gram of pure cocaine cost $137 in September, up from $93 last year, and meth jumped from $133 to $245. More »

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      drugs  • cocaine  • methamphetamine  • DEA

  • August 2007

    • The Life and Times of Crystal Meth

      Salon  |  Aug 21, 07 6:28 PM CDT

      The Life and Times of Crystal Meth

      (Newser) - Even when it has the word "crystal" in front of it, meth is a downmarket drug, which summons up images of makeshift drug labs in run-down trailer parks. But meth, Salon notes in an essay on Frank Owen's new book, "No Speed Limit," has a rich history going back 90 years, spanning the whole socioeconomic gamut.  Meth has traveled from over-the-counter wonder-drug to a top scorer in the "Index of Truly Bad Shit." More »

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      drugs  • book  • drug addiction  • schizophrenia  • methamphetamine  • crystal meth

  • July 2007
  • May 2007

    • Dealers Making Drugs for Kids

      Associated Press  |  May 9, 07 9:52 AM CDT

      Dealers Making Drugs for Kids

      (Newser) - Drug traffickers are pursuing the middle-school crowd by mixing snortable dope with everyday products like cold medicine and candy, and pushing the product under kid-friendly names. A blend of black tar heroin and Tylenol PM labeled "cheese" has been linked to the deaths of 19 teenagers in Dallas. More »

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      drugs  • teenagers  • Dallas  • heroin  • drug dealing  • methamphetamine

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