Drug arrests are just a blip says Brand

Posted by Land Bike Wednesday, 25 April 2012
The UK should stop wasting money on policing minor drugs offences and decriminalise the possession of drugs, comedian Russell Brand said yesterday. The flamboyant film star, who told MPs reviewing the Government’s drugs strategy that he had beaten his heroin addiction, said some people could safely take drugs and he was not promoting a “just say no” message. But he called for more help and support for those with the “condition of addiction”. Brand, who has been arrested a dozen times over his...

Opiates Killed 8 Americans In Afghanistan, Army Records Show

Posted by Land Bike Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Eight American soldiers died of overdoses involving heroin, morphine or other opiates during deployments in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, according to U.S. Army investigative reports. The overdoses were revealed in documents detailing how the Army investigated a total of 56 soldiers, including the eight who fell victim to overdoses, on suspicion of possessing, using or distributing heroin and other opiates. At the same time, heroin use apparently is on the rise in the Army overall, as military...

What cannabis actually does to your brain

Posted by Land Bike Friday, 20 April 2012
Archaeologists recently found a 2,700-year-old pot stash, so we know humans have been smoking weed for thousands of years. But it was only about 20 years ago that neuroscientists began to understand how it affects our brains.Scientists have known for a while that the active...

Leader in cocaine ring sentenced

Posted by Land Bike Saturday, 14 April 2012
 What started as an undercover cocaine buy in Jeffersonville turned into 21 people being charged in a cocaine trafficking ring, with the leader based out of Sellersburg. That leader, Jesse K. Bottoms Sr., 47, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler, lead prosecutor in the case, said it started when an undercover operative purchased one ounce of cocaine from Bottoms in 2008. The investigation continued for two years, prior to charging...

Addictive painkiller sales surge in new parts of U.S.

Posted by Land Bike Thursday, 5 April 2012
Sales of the two most popular prescription painkillers in the United States have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients' suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic. Drug Enforcement Administration figures show dramatic rises between 2000 and 2010 in the distribution of oxycodone, the key ingredient in OxyContin, Percocet and Percodan. Some places saw sales increase sixteenfold. Meanwhile, the distribution...
CONVICTED drug smuggler Schapelle Corby last night said she was "too scared to get my hopes up" after Indonesia's Justice and Human Rights Ministry recommended her jail sentence be slashed by 10 years - meaning she could be back in Australia within weeks. Her family is now anxiously awaiting a decision by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who will have the final say on whether Corby is released. From her cell at Bali's Kerobokan prison, Corby last night said she was waiting for more...
 Drug paraphernalia and a white powdery substance were discovered in Whitney Houston's hotel room on the day she died, according to a coroner. The full report says the 48-year-old was found on 11 February lying face down in an overflowing hotel bathtub. Investigators said they recovered a rolled-up piece of paper, a small spoon and a portable mirror in the bathroom. The autopsy concluded that the singer had drowned due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease. The report also indicated...

Amy Winehouse 'spent £1 million on drugs in three years`

Posted by Land Bike Monday, 2 April 2012
Amy Winehouse had reportedly squandered £10 million during her lifetime, which included £1 million on drugs in three years, a £500,000-hotel bill and £1,000-a-month on her kittens. The tragic singer who was 27 when she died, left an estate worth £4,257,580, which was reduced to £2,944,554 after debts and taxes were paid. Since the Rehab hitmaker did not leave a will, that money will, by default, be divided between her divorced parents Mitch and Janis. According to the Sunday Times Rich List,...
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