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Russia Finally Admits To Its Hidden Heroin Epidemic

The Independent | By Shaun Walker in Moscow | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

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At a playground just off the busy Prospekt Mira thoroughfare in central Moscow, there aren't any children playing on the swings. The slide is covered ...

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SNL's Last Survivor

Dennis Perrin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lorne Michaels, Marijuana, Al Franken, Buck Henry, Margot Kidder, Heroin, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss, Tom Davis, New York City, Michael O'Donoghue, Weed, Chevy Chase, Norm Coleman, Snl, Saturday Night Live, James Taylor, Cocaine, Bottled Water, Entertainment News
Dennis Perrin

Tom Davis has written a book any fan of American comedy will enjoy. His mind remains keen, his comic insights penetrating, his natural humor and humane persona evident throughout.

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Rangoon Raids Yield 28 Kilograms Of Heroin

Irrawaddy.org | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Poppy, Myanmar, Drug Raid, Burma, Rangoon, Kota Tegap, Drugs, Heroin, Golden Triangle, Narcotics, Opium, Asia, World News

Police and customs officers in Rangoon have confirmed that a special anti-narcotics task force has seized substantial quantities of heroin in a series...

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What Is Addiction?

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Senate Bill 1011, Smoking, Nida, Drugs, Joe Biden, Heroin, Coffee, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Prescription Painkillers, Nora Volkow, Coca-Cola, Slate.com, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Cigarettes, Crack Cocaine, Oxycontin, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Prescription Drugs, Cocaine, Niaaa, Addiction, Living News
Stanton Peele

Addiction is a nasty business which enslaves people. But if you're going to target that practice, then you'd better come and take all the coffee and Diet Coke the office.

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Swiss Vote On Prescription Heroin

BBC NEWS | Posted 12.31.2008 | World

Read More: Swiss Heroin, Switzerland Heroin Law, Legalize Pot, Marijuana, Switzerland, Legalize Heroin, Swiss Drug Policy, Heroin, Heroin Perscription, World News

Voters in Switzerland are going to the polls in a series of referendum votes to decide the country's policy on illegal drugs. One ballot asks voter...

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Switzerland Likely To Approve Prescription Heroin

AP | ELIANE ENGELER | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Switzerland, Heroin, Swiss Heroin, Swiss Heroin Prescription, Politics News

GENEVA — Dr. Daniele Zullino keeps glass bottles full of white powder in a safe in a locked room of his office. Patients show up each day to re...

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Afghan President's Brother Says Heroin Trade Links Are Fabricated, Politically Motivated

NY Times | ABDUL WAHEED WAFA | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, War Wire, Heroin, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Politics News

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The brother of Afghanistan's president denied any involvement in the heroin trade at a news conference on Monday, saying accusat...

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Asian elephant cured in rehab of heroin addiction

AP | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin at the hands of illegal traders will return home after a three-year rehab program, Ch...

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MacKenzie Phillips Arrested In Airport Drug Bust

People | Posted 09.27.2008 | Entertainment

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MacKenzie Phillips was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday for alleged drug possession, police confirm to PEOPLE. "She was being ...

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Evil Internets Trying to Hook Your Kids on Digital Drugs: Either that, or the MSM is Dead

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Internet, Stupid News, Danger, Crack Cocaine, Teens, Drugs, Media, Heroin, Music, Cocaine, Living News
Maia Szalavitz

A radio host claims that "websites are targeting your children with so-called digital drugs. These are audio files designed to induce drug-like effects."

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Millions OF Fans Spend Money and Time on Another NASCAR Tire Test

Steve Parker | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

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Steve Parker

Let NASCAR call for bids from other tire-makers for next season for all three of their professional series, and have at least two tire suppliers for each series.

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Sam Stein

Opium Production Now More Than Half Afghanistan's GDP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taliban, Opium Production, Afghanistan, Heroin, Politics News

As America's focus in the Middle East shifts towards emerging crises in Iran and Pakistan, the economy of Afghanistan — the U.S.'s initial forei...

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Angelina Jolie On Drug Past: "I Remember Taking LSD Before I Went To Disneyland"

Yahoo News UK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: LSD, Angelina Jolie, Heroin, Cocaine, Ecstasy, Disneyland, Entertainment News

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie once took powerful drug LSD before a trip to children's paradise Disneyland. The Tomb Raider star admits taking the ...

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