Drugs | featured news

Whitney Houston Cancels More Shows, Report Of Cocaine Use Appears

The AP reports Wednesday that Whitney Houston has postponed more concert dates (full article below) at the same time a celebrity weekly features an interview alleging she's doing drugs again.

In Touch interviewed someone who says Whitney showed up a club and snorted white powder from a baggie.

 

FBI takes out billboard on bad guys

FBI takes out billboard on bad guys

Crime fighting doesn't get much simpler than this: When Virginia drug suspect Edward Myricks eyed his photo on a giant digital billboard, he knew his run from the authorities was over.

 

Synthetic marijuana a hit with teens

The latest trend at teen parties isn't warm beer or prescription medicines pilfered from parents' medicine cabinets. Instead, increasing numbers of youths are turning to an herb-based product to get high, and unlike marijuana, it's perfectly legal.

 

Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans

More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a children's birthday party....

 

Authorities: Corey Haim Had Illegal Prescription

State authorities say Corey Haim had fraudulent prescription linked to major drug ring

 

A Hidden Danger of 'an Aspirin a Day'

A Hidden Danger of 'an Aspirin a Day'

Dr. Neena Abraham discusses the hazards of taking a baby aspirin a day.

 

Scientists say crack HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs

Scientists say crack HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs

Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV.

 

Ozzy Osbourne: I'm on borrowed time

Ozzy Osbourne: I'm on borrowed time

The former front man for Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, says that after decades of living a life of drugs and sex, he's lucky to be alive today.

 

Cocaine found in shuttle work area, NASA says

Cocaine found in shuttle work area, NASA says

A small plastic bag containing cocaine has been discovered at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, inside a restricted work area where the shuttle Discovery is being prepared for launch in March, the space agency reported Thursday.

 

U.S. Charges 3 in Drug Case With Helping Al Qaeda

U.S. Charges 3 in Drug Case With Helping Al Qaeda

Federal prosecutors unsealed narcotics and terrorism charges Friday against three West Africans identified as associates of Al Qaeda and a related group.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content