Elton's memories of 'snow'
21-December-2004, Ireland, Ireland On-Line
Elton John says that when he sees snow-covered Alpine mountains it reminds him of his wilder drug-fuelled days as a young musician.
He explains that the word snow is often used as a synonym for cocaine and so when he flies over the snow covered ...
A Mania Called Horse
06-December-2004, United States, Reason Online
In case you missed it, cheese is the new morphine. At least that’s what the head of the animal rights group (and oddly named) Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reports.
At a November Congressional hearing designed to stir up hysteria ...
Free of Drugs and Alcohol, and Acting Like a ...
06-December-2004, United States, The New York Times
Dennis Barton was a promising young man, a member of the Boys Clubs of America, a hobbyist who built model ships and airplanes, a fan of James Brown, and a regular at church on Sundays.
But things started going south, as he puts it, when he ...
Sir Elton John's done with drinks and drugs
06-December-2004, United Kingdom, newkerala
Elton John has rubbished rumours that he's back on drugs that were sparked after he lashed out at the press at an airport in Taiwan and slammed old pal Madonna at the Q Awards in London. He insists he would never be tempted by them again. ...
Caffeine addiction is a growing problem
24-November-2004, Korea, The Korea Herald
Mark Nicholson considers himself a recovered drug addict of sorts. His addiction?
"Coca-Cola," he says.
Or more precisely, the caffeine spike in every can. The 51-year-old Idlewylde, Maryland, nurse spent years stashing sodas in his car, in ...
DRUG NATION
24-November-2004, United Kingdom, Mirror.co.uk
ANY DISCUSSION of Britain's worsening drug problem is riddled with stereotypes. But behind the labels of user, addict and dealer are the human stories of those involved in the costly trade.
Here, a range of people whose lives have been influenced ...
Limbaugh case heads to Florida high court
17-November-2004, United States, CNN.com
A legal dispute over whether prosecutors violated conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's medical privacy during an investigation into possible misuse of prescription painkillers was sent to the Florida Supreme Court Wednesday for ...
Report: Key to nicotine addiction found
04-November-2004, United States, CNN.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- California researchers fiddled with a single gene to create mice hypersensitive to nicotine, pointing to a single molecule partly to blame for nicotine's addictive allure.
The genetically engineered mice were tripped up by the ...
Beslan Terrorists Were Drug Addicts: Russian ...
18-October-2004, Russia, HealthTalk
The terrorists who took hostages at a Beslan secondary school on September 1, were addicted to narcotics, according to a statement by Russia's Deputy Prosecutor General, Nikolay Shepel.
According to Russian news agencies, Nikolay Shepel said ...
Expert: ‘drug addiction no worse than hunger ...
03-October-2004, United Kingdom, Sunday Herald
Drug addiction is all in the mind – and withdrawal pains are no worse than hunger pangs, a leading British expert will tell a conference in Edinburgh this week.
Psychologist Joseph Griffin, who trains thousands of NHS workers in how to deal with ...
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