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Senate Panel Approves Weakened Cocaine Sentencing Bill

The American Prospect | Posted 03.12.2010 | Politics

Read More: Jeff Sessions, Drugs, Crack Cocaine Sentencing, Crack Cocaine, Cocaine, Dick Durbin, Drug Sentencing, Powder Cocaine, Sentencing Guidelines, Politics News

Earlier this morning, Sen. Dick Durbin announced that he and Sen. Jeff Sessions had reached a "compromise" in the Senate gym over Durbin's bill, which...

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Genius On The Edge: The Drug Addict Who Revolutionized Surgery

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 03.12.2010 | Books

Read More: Surgery, John-Hopkins-Hospital, Plastic Surgery, Science, Imber, Halsted, Medicine, New York, Cocaine, Anesthesia, Books News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

Imber's book recounts how the father of modern surgery, a cocaine and morphine addict, performed the first recorded surgical removal of gallstones -- on his mother. At 2 A.M., as she lay on a kitchen table.

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Postman Sniffing Cocaine On Route, Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

Posted 03.11.2010 | Home

Read More: Video, Crime, Postman Cocaine, Postmen, Postman Cocaine Video, Criminals, Drugs, Postal Service, War on Drugs, Cocaine, Home News

A Kissimee postman is in hot water after he was caught on tape sniffing cocaine while on his route. It gets worse, however, because police have also ...

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Cocaine Users 'Making Global Warming Worse'

The Mirror | Bob Roberts | Posted 03.11.2010 | Green

Read More: Colombian Rainforests, Coca Plants, Cocaine Global Warming, Cocaine Users, Climate Change, Drugs Global Warming, Global Warming, Cocaine, Green News

Cocaine users were last night accused of helping to make global warming worse. MPs on the home affairs select committee said the drug was devastating...

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Arriola Marquez, Mexican Drug Smuggler, Pleads Not Guilty In Denver Federal Court

AP | Posted 03.09.2010 | Denver

Read More: Drug Trafficking, Arriola Marquez, Mexican Drug Cartels, Money Laundering, Oscar Arriola Marquez, Miguel Marquez, Drug War, Mexico Drug Trafficking, Drug Smuggling, Cocaine, Denver News

DENVER — A man charged with helping smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine from Mexico to the United States has pleaded not guilty in Denv...

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The Westsiders: The Beauty and Pain in the Famous Santa Cruz Surf Scene

Tony Newman | Posted 03.08.2010 | Sports

Read More: Vince Collier, Drug Addiction, Drug Policy Alliance, Mavericks Surf Contest, Big Wave Surfing, Santa Cruz, Josh Pomer, Barney, Methamphetamine, Westsiders Film, Cocaine, Flea, Ratboy, Sports News
Tony Newman

The Westsiders tracks the friendships of three surfers and how they pushed each other to become superstars. You ride the wave with them, and watch them rise, fall and again rise.

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Oscar Arriola, Mexican Drug Dealer And Money-Launderer, In Denver Court

9News | Jace Larson | Posted 03.03.2010 | Denver

Read More: Money Laundering, Cocaine, Drug Enforcement Administration, Oscar Arriola, Dea, Mexican Drug Dealer, Denver Court, El Paso County, Denver News

DENVER - 9Wants to Know has learned federal officials have taken custody of a suspected Mexican drug dealer who they say operated one of the largest c...

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Man Arrested For Snorting Cocaine Off Cop Car

Telegraph | Posted 03.03.2010 | Comedy

Read More: Cocaine Cop Car, Crime, Stupid Criminals, Cocaine, Comedy News

The 26-year-old was lining up the powdered drugs on the roof of the car in a disco car park, when the two police officers surprised him, a Nuremberg p...

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Araceli Gutierrez Charged With Leaving Cocaine In Her Toddler's Sock

Posted 03.01.2010 | Chicago

Read More: Cocaine Socks, Araceli Gutierrez, Illinois, East Chicago, Child Protective Services, Indiana, Cocaine, Chicago, Chicago News

Araceli Gutierrez of East Chicago, Ind. is facing felony charges of neglect after her 3-year-old son was found with cocaine in his sock. Gutierrez le...

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Jesus Vincente Zambada-Niebla Pleads Not Guilty: Alleged Mexican Cartel Leader Denies Charges

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 02.23.2010 | Chicago

Read More: Mexican Drug Cartel, Chicago Drug Dealer, Drug Dealers, Heroin, Mexican Drug Dealer, Chicago Court, Cocaine, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A man accused of being one of the leaders of a powerful Mexican drug cartel pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired to...

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Paco: Argentina's Slum Children Addicted To Cheap Cocaine Byproduct

The Observer | Annie Kelly | Posted 02.22.2010 | World

Read More: Paco Cocaine, Argentina Paco, Sao Paulo, Cocaine Argentina, Argentina, Argentina Slums, Paco, Paco Drug, Cocaine, World News

Nina Chamorro runs her finger across the montage of photos of neighbourhood children tacked to the wall of her community soup kitchen in Villa Itatí,...

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Times Misses Mark: Governor Paterson Should Be Applauded for Hiring Former Drug Dealer

Anthony Papa | Posted 02.23.2010 | New York

Read More: Breaking Politics News, War on Drugs, Governor David Paterson, Rehabilitation, Felons, Cocaine, New York News
Anthony Papa

As an ex-offender who served hard time, I believe that Paterson should be applauded for giving his aide David Johnson the opportunity to excel.

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The GOP Should Look in the Mirror When Talking About Obama's Drug Use

Tony Newman | Posted 02.19.2010 | Politics

Read More: Jason-Mattera, CPAC 2010, Drug Policy Alliance, Marijauna, Mayor Bloomberg, Rush Limbaugh, Drug War, Cocaine, Sarah Palin, President Obama, Politics News
Tony Newman

I want to hold up a mirror to Jason Mattera and the GOP on the issue of drug use following his jab at President Obama's admission to having used cocaine in his youth.

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Addiction: Tough Love Or Tough Luck? Empathy Works Better

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 02.17.2010 | Living

Read More: Recovery, Tough Love, Empathy, Addiction, Treatment, Heroin, Cocaine, Rehab, Relationships, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Maia Szalavitz

As a former heroin and cocaine addict, I was horrified by what I learned about treatment before I sought help: the idea was that addiction is cured by "tough love," by breaking people in order to fix them.

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MazelTov Cocktail: A Dark Comedy with Deeper Meaning

Danny Groner | Posted 02.03.2010 | New York

Read More: Play, Drugs, Cocaine, MazelTov Cocktail, Performance, Parenting, Parents, Beverly Hills, Show, California, Jamie M. Fox, New York News
Danny Groner

Jamie M. Fox's play carries undertones of neglect, disappointment, and waywardness throughout and shows the dysfunctional side to family life.

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From Narcocracy to Democracy... Can a Marshall Plan Contain Haiti's Global Drug Trade?

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 01.24.2010 | World

Read More: New York Yankees, Washington Wizards, Pentagon, Mlb, Somalia, International Monetary Fund, Imf, Los Angeles Lakers, Monroe Doctrine, Cali Cartel, Haiti Earthquake, Kobe Bryant, Ban Ki-Moon, Nba, Celso Amorim, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Timothy Geithner, Dominican Republic, Bill Clinton, Wal-Mart, Rene Preval, Coast Guard, Alex Rodriguez, Nfl, Brazil, Haiti, Barack Obama, Papa Doc, Minustah, Un Peacekeepers, Marshall Plan, Peyton Manning, Ron Brown, Ben Bernanke, Hillary Clinton, War on Drugs, Cocaine, World News
Eric Ehrmann

The IMF has proposed a plan that might help Haiti build a new foundation for nation building. But if this plan is to succeed it will need to contain the global drug trade that dominates Haiti's economy.

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Al-Qaeda Partner With Colombian Cocaine Smugglers

Macleans.ca | Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze | Posted 01.21.2010 | World

Read More: Colombia FARC, Al-Qaeda, Cocaine, Al Qaida, Drug Dealing, West Africa Drug Money, Terrorism, Al Qaeda Drugs, West Africa, West Africa Cocaine, Farc, Colombia, Al Qaeda, World News

In a partnership that U.S. authorities are referring to as an "unholy alliance," Islamist extremists are helping Colombian guerrillas smuggle cocaine ...

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Guilty Plea In Bull Rider's Drug Overdose

AP | Posted 01.21.2010 | Denver

Read More: Bull Rider Drug Overdose, Bull Rider Overdose, Bryan Guthrie, Rhett Epler, Cocaine, Heroin, Professional Bull Riding, Cheyenne-Wyoming, Denver News

CASPER, Wyo. — A Cheyenne man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute the heroin and cocaine that led to the death of a professional bull...

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Practical Business Advice From a Chicago Drug Dealer

Ted Goeglein | Posted 03.18.2010 | Chicago

Read More: Drugs, Federal Agencies, War on Drugs, Business, Dea, Cocaine, Chicago News
Ted Goeglein

It's unrealistic to pretend as though the drug business is not, in fact, a real industry, or that it has not infiltrated all levels of society, or that it's under control.

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Hugo Chavez Says US Plane Entered Venezuelan Airspace

AP | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

Read More: South America, Hugo Chavez, Dutch Islands, Counter-Drug, Drugs, Us, Chavez, Plane, Air Space, Venezuela Air Space, Venezuela, Curacao, F-16, Border, f16, Cocaine, World News

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a U.S. military plane entered Venezuelan airspace and was met by his military's F-16s...

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Ekaterina Ivanova On Doing Cocaine, Sleeping With Ronnie Wood

Mail Online | Posted 03.18.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Ron Wood, Drugs, Ekaterina Ivanova, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Cocaine, Entertainment News

Ekaterina Ivanova just can't seem to keep her mouth shut. After breaking her silence on her 18-month relationship with ex-Rolling Stone lover Ronnie W...

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Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Public Health

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 03.18.2010 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Law, Philosophy, Lithium, Green, Violence, Suicide, Prozac, Drugs, Green Living, Peter Kramer, Dentistry, Texas, Politics, Pharmaceutical Industry, Human Rights, Health, Water, Ethics, Environment, Utilitarianism, Japan, Tobacco, Libertarianism, Bioethics, Medicine, Michigan, Healthcare, Cocaine, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

If we are willing to ingest fluoride to prevent tooth decay, surely we can tolerate a trace of lithium to prevent suicides.

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Brittany Murphy Was Recent Subject of Controversy

Danny Groner | Posted 03.18.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Snl, Brittany Murphy, Drugs, Saturday Night Live, Cocaine, Death, Simon Monjack, Brittany Murphy Drugs, Brittany Murphy Dead Drugs, Brittney Murphy, Brittany Murphy Cause of Death, Brittany Murphy Cocaine, Brittany Murphy Eating Disorder, Brittany Murphy Death, Britany Murphy, Brittany Murphy's Death, Britanny Murphy, Brittney Murphey, Brittany Murphy Died Drugs, Brittany Murphy News, Brittany Murphy Drug, Was Brittany Murphy on Drugs, Cause of Brittany Murphy's Death, Brittany Murphy Drug Use, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

There's bound to be speculation about the cause of Murphy's death. Initial reports cite cardiac arrest, the same cause that was attributed to Michael Jackson's death this summer.

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Buju Banton Arrest: Reggae Star Arrested For Cocaine Possession

AP | Posted 03.18.2010 | Home

Read More: Buju Banton, Reggae, Buju Banton Arrest, Buju Banton Arrested, Crime, Cocaine, Home News

MIAMI — Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida. Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in U.S. fe...

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Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Charge Ahead

Anthony Papa | Posted 03.18.2010 | New York

Read More: Addiction, Rockefeller Drug Laws, War on Drugs, Ondcp, Cocaine, Mandatory Minimums, New York News
Anthony Papa

The dismantling of the Rockefeller Drug Laws is picking up steam. The New York State Assembly held a key hearing to press forward with implementation of the reforms.

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