Cocaine production killing Colombia's rainforests

Cocaine production killing Colombia's rainforests: "Researchers have found that coca cultivation is associated with high rates of forest loss, at least in the southern forests of Colombia. According to a new paper just published in Environmental Science and Technology, areas near new coca plots are...

Dangerous, But Legal “Bath Salts” Are Like Cocaine and Methamphetamine

Dangerous, But Legal “Bath Salts” Are Like Cocaine and Methamphetamine | AccessRx.com Current Health News Blog Online: "There’s a new, disturbing trend among those who like to experiment with the latest, legal way to get high. Powders known as “bath salts” are causing hundreds of calls to Poison Control...

DJK pleads guilty to marijuana possession -

DJK pleads guilty to marijuana possession - FoxNews.com: "Former Iowa wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos has pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and other drug charges against him have been dismissed. Johnson-Koulianos was granted a deferred judgment Monday. He received a year's probation and was fined $315. Johnson-Koulianos had also been charged with unlawful possession of cocaine and...

Lady Gaga Admits “Trauma” Due to Cocaine and... | Gather

Lady Gaga Admits “Trauma” Due to Cocaine and... | Gather: "Lady Gaga has admitted to author Neil Strauss that she suffered from “trauma” because when she was younger, she’d abused cocaine and alcohol. The eccentric singer was very straightforward with Neil about her past escapades during their interview together. Strauss, though, should be the one truly credited with being able to draw the deep dark...

Actor Keith Fleming took cocaine into music festival

Actor Keith Fleming took cocaine into music festival: "One of Scotland's leading actors has admitted smuggling cocaine into the T in the Park music festival last year. Black Watch star Keith Fleming admitted buying a gram of the Class A drug from a stranger in an Edinburgh pub. The 38-year-old actor was caught by a sniffer dog at the festival with the cocaine hidden inside a plastic bullet. Fleming,...

Iran confirms Bahrami death sentence

Iran confirms Bahrami death sentence | Radio Netherlands Worldwide: "The Iran government has confirmed that the Dutch-Iranian woman Zahra Bahrami has been sentenced to death. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry made an official announcement over the weekend. Insiders say it is unusual for the death penalty to be announced in advance. Iranian Human rights activist Sadegh Naghaskar told Radio...

Malaysian police detain Iranians, seize drugs they face the mandatory death sentence by hanging.

Malaysian police detain Iranians, seize drugs - Monsters and Critics: "Malaysian police arrested two Iranian men and seized almost 5 million dollars worth of drugs in the capital Kuala Lumpur, a media report said Tuesday. Anti-narcotics police raided an apartment in the city on Monday, and discovered 60 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at 15 million ringgit (4.7 million dollars), the Star newspaper...

Heroin Rehab Takes A Look At The New OxyContin | Heroin Addiction | Heroin Rehab | Narconon Arrowhead

Heroin Rehab Takes A Look At The New OxyContin | Heroin Addiction | Heroin Rehab | Narconon Arrowhead: "While the new OxyContin pill may be more difficult to abuse, the change may lead to a spike in heroin abuse and an increased need for an effective opiate rehab, says one heroin rehab center. In the past few years, the headlines have been filled with the latest actor, comedian, musician, or athlete...

HOUSTON BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING - TheCypressTimes

HOUSTON BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING - TheCypressTimes: "A Guatemalan man was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison without parole for trafficking heroin into the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security...

Millionaire among gang of six jailed over heroin plot

Millionaire among gang of six jailed over heroin plot - Herald Scotland | News | Home News: "A gang which included a millionaire businessman has been jailed for a total 26 years after a police operation uncovered a plan to flood the streets of a Scottish city with heroin. Six men appeared for sent-encing yesterday after a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh last month. They included Stephen Donald,...

Killer Heroin Hits Vancouver: 2 Dead After Taking Deadly Heroin | NowPublic News Coverage

Killer Heroin Hits Vancouver: 2 Dead After Taking Deadly Heroin | NowPublic News Coverage: "The Vancouver Police department is warning Vancouver drug users about an apparent deadly strain of heroin in circulation, after two Vancouver drug users died. A Vancouver police media release says, 'two people have already died from what police fear is potentially fatal heroin in circulation. Two women, one...

Hong Kong seizes $39M in cocaine on ship container - World news - Asia-Pacific - China - msnbc.com

Hong Kong seizes $39M in cocaine on ship container - World news - Asia-Pacific - China - msnbc.com: "Hong Kong customs officials say they have seized $39 million worth of cocaine from a freight container that was being shipped to mainland China. Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department said in a statement Wednesday the 290-kilogram (640 pounds) haul was hidden inside 88 wood planks. The container...

Oz taxpayers’ money funding guide to snorting cocaine, other party drugs | World News

Oz taxpayers’ money funding guide to snorting cocaine, other party drugs | World News: "The Australian taxpayers’ money is being used to fund a guide on ways to inject, snort, and swallow cocaine and other party drugs. The guide, however, is being released under the guise of AIDS prevention. The guide titled ‘Routes of Administration’, is being published by the former AIDS Council of NSW, now known...

Suspect likely to go free after police mistakenly burn huge stash of heroin | Anonymous | Dim Bulb | San Francisco Examiner

Suspect likely to go free after police mistakenly burn huge stash of heroin | Anonymous | Dim Bulb | San Francisco Examiner: "Federal drug charges against a Pittsburgh woman are close to being thrown out because local police mistakenly burned the evidence — more than 14,000 stamp bags of heroin. Pittsburgh law enforcement wrongly thought the case had been closed, while in fact it was taken over by...

Alexis Neiers Pleads Not Guilty after Heroin Arrest | TMZ.com

Alexis Neiers Pleads Not Guilty after Heroin Arrest | TMZ.com: "Former 'Pretty Wild' star Alexis Neiers just pled not guilty to two charges stemming from her arrest last December -- when cops searched her house and discovered black tar heroin." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

Cocaine vaccine offers hope to addicts - CTV News

CTV Edmonton - Cocaine vaccine offers hope to addicts - CTV News: "vaccine shown to block cocaine from entering the brains of drug-addicted mice could offer hope to human addicts struggling to kick their habit. Addiction medicine specialists have long been limited in their ability to help cocaine addicts because there is no effective medication specifically created for cocaine dependency. Addicts...