Lindsay Forced to Come Clean About Cocaine - Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Forced to Come Clean About Cocaine - Lindsay Lohan: "She’s being forced to come clean about her drug use on the night she was arrested on a DUI in 2007. Authorities found two types of cocaine when she did a urine test, and found some in her pocket as well.

Lindsay's Former Assistant To Tell All?

Judge Richard Fox ruled today that Lindsay must answer questions as to whether she used cocaine the night she was arrested in 2007 after a joyride, which resulted in a lawsuit brought by people who were in the car.

TV Show Dedicated to Lindsay's Bad Work Ethic

Seems a little obvious since cocaine was found in her urine, but we’re still happy to see Lindsay being forced to finally take responsibility for her actions.

Lohan's attorney Edwin McPherson argued that his client shouldn't be forced to answer the questions based on her Fifth Amendment rights, but the judge pretty much told him he doesn’t care.

McPherson convinced the judge to have the deposition take place at his office in Century City because it’s more secure than where Lohan was previously deposed in Venice, where the media was all over her."

10 people for trafficking in heroin

Fountain Hills Times online: "Information developed by Sheriff’s Office deputies working in Fountain Hills has led to the arrest of 10 people for trafficking in heroin.
Arrests included four Fountain Hills residents.
The suspects range in age from 18 to 35 and face charges of possession of narcotic drugs and narcotic drugs for sale, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and transportation of drugs for sale. The arrests took place in the Valley.
The four Fountain Hills residents identified were Joseph Franklin Ahlgren, 18; John Toland Hutchinson, 22; David Ryan Leddy, 24; and Marie Gonzales Secillia, 19.
Others arrested include Angela Marie Farmer, 26; Baris Sendag, 35; and James McQueen, 29, all of Scottsdale.
Phoenix residents taken into custody include Francisco Nolasco Cruz, 21; Luis Alonso Lopez Montez, 21, both of Phoenix. A tenth suspect was released pending drug analysis.
Cruz and Montes are being held for immigration as suspected illegal aliens.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he is aware Fountain Hills residents have concerns about dangerous drugs and has told deputies to pursue any information they receive related to drugs.
Arpaio said detectives found no evidence of heroin trafficking at Fountain Hills High School.
Investigators seized 56 grams of heroin with a street value of $5,600. Drug paraphernalia also seized included pipes, spoons, syringes, foil and straws.
“From 30 years in federal drug enforcement, I know that heroin is a very serious situation,” Arpaio said.
Undercover narcotics officers with the MCSO Special Investigations Division used detailed information provided by local deputies as the basis for the three-month investigation."

The Press Association: Scots top global cocaine use poll

The Press Association: Scots top global cocaine use poll: "Scotland has some of the highest levels of adults using cocaine in Europe, according to a United Nations report.
The World Drug Report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the 'annual prevalence of cocaine use' among the adult population in Scotland was 3.7% in 2005 and 2009.
In England it was 3.0% last year and 2.4% in 2008 and in Spain it was 3.0% in 2008."

The Associated Press: Afghans increasingly abusing opium, heroin

The Associated Press: Afghans increasingly abusing opium, heroin: "Drug use has doubled in Afghanistan since 2005 — with nearly 3 percent of Afghan adults now addicted to opiates such as heroin and opium, according to a U.N. report released Monday.
The data suggest that even as the U.S. and its allies have poured billions into programs to try to wean the Afghan economy off of drug money, opium and heroin have become more entrenched in the lives of ordinary Afghans, creating yet another barrier to international efforts to knock out support for the trade that fuels the Taliban insurgency."

Drug addiction plot for Enders Phil - TV news | Breaking News - MSN TV UK

Drug addiction plot for Enders Phil -  TV news | Breaking News - MSN TV UK: "EastEnders hard man Phil Mitchell is to develop an addiction to crack cocaine.
Viewers will see the mechanic, played by Steve McFadden, spiral into depression and get hooked on the drug this summer.
A Walford spokeswoman told the Mirror: 'EastEnders has a history of tackling social issues, the forthcoming storyline featuring Phil Mitchell and his drug misuse is another such issue.'
She added: 'Viewers will see Phil try to self destruct when he loses the things in life he loves most.'
Phil, who already struggles with alcoholism, faces the prospect of losing his son Ben and daughter Louise. Insiders promise his new storyline, set to air later this summer, will be 'shocking, powerful and dramatic'."

Contaminated Cocaine Can Cause Flesh to Rot - Yahoo! News

Contaminated Cocaine Can Cause Flesh to Rot - Yahoo! News: "Cocaine abusers -- already at risk for an abnormal heartbeat, blood pressure problems, hallucinations, convulsions and stroke -- can add another potential health complication to the list: rotting flesh.
'If you are a user of cocaine, you should be aware that some of the cocaine is not clean and can have other agents that can cause you to have a low white-cell count or skin tissue death,' said Dr. Ghinwa Dumyati, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Rochester and an epidemiologist for the Monroe County Health Department in New York."

Alcohol-use disorders: clinical management

Alcohol-use disorders: clinical management: "care of adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) who have any of the following physical health problems that are completely or partly caused by alcohol use:
acute alcohol withdrawal (which occurs if a ‘dependent’ drinker suddenly stops drinking)
lack of thiamine (also called vitamin B1) in the body, which can cause a condition called Wernicke’s encephalopathy
liver disease
inflammation of the pancreas (called pancreatitis)."

A Brief Information Guide On How Methadone Works In Heroin Addiction Treatment | Many Many Article

A Brief Information Guide On How Methadone Works In Heroin Addiction Treatment | Many Many Article: "Methadone is definitely the most popular medication used for heroin addiction treatment in the United States today. This medication has been in use since over three decades and still remains widely used, despite the emergence of the more convenient buprenorphine in recent times. When it comes to opiate addiction treatment, which includes heroin and morphine, methadone is the drug of choice in most treatment centers of the nation.

Let us understand the method of addiction treatment for heroin using methadone.

Medically Supervised Injections of Heroin Leads to Larger Reductions in Street Heroin Use by Chronic Heroin Addicts Say British Researchers | Before It's News

Medically Supervised Injections of Heroin Leads to Larger Reductions in Street Heroin Use by Chronic Heroin Addicts Say British Researchers | Before It's News: "Supervised administration of injectable ‘medical’ grade heroin leads to larger reductions in street heroin use in chronic heroin addicts who are failing on treatment, than does either injectable or oral methadone. The findings of the Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial (RIOTT) trial are reported in an article in the May 28th edition of Lancet, written by Professor John Strang and colleagues from the National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London.

At least 5–10 per cent of heroin addicts fail to benefit from established conventional treatments but whether they are untreatable or just difficult to treat is unknown. A scientific evidence base is emerging to support the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with directly supervised medicinal heroin (diamorphine or diacetylmorphine) as a second-line treatment for chronic heroin addiction."