Schapelle Corby drug appeal opens
20-July-2005, Indonesia, CNN.com
Convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's appeal trial has opened on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali Wednesday amid chaotic scenes.
Corby, who in May this year was sentenced to 20 years in jail for smuggling 4.1 kilograms (9 ...
Drug "War" Casualties
19-July-2005, United States, qando.net
nnocent civilians who become casualties in war are euphemistically called "collateral damage". What do you call them in the "War on Drugs"?
John Tierney visits just such a casualty, a man who suffers from multiple sclerosis and chronic pain from ...
Dying to be just one of the crowd
18-July-2005, Australia, Herald Sun
RAVE party-goers are using amphetamines to try to kick-start GHB overdose victims out of unconsciousness.
Stunned police have discovered it is common practice in Melbourne's dance scene.
The dangerous tactic was used on 21-year-old Belinda ...
Village People policeman arrested on drug charges
18-July-2005, United States, The Globe and Mail
Victor Edward Willis, the original policeman in the 1970s music group the Village People, was arrested by real police who allegedly found a gun and drugs in his convertible.
Willis, who co-wrote disco hits such as Macho Man and In the Navy before ...
Reporters find cocaine in EU parliament
16-July-2005, Belgium, Guardian Unlimited
Significant amounts of cocaine have been found in the European parliament, German undercover reporters claim.
Armed with wet wipes, reporters from the television station Sat 1 polished toilet roll dispensers, door handles and other areas in the ...
Afghan drug-fighting efforts failing- lawmakers
12-July-2005, Afghanistan, Reuters
U.S. lawmakers told the Bush administration on Tuesday the program to fight Afghanistan's poppy trade appeared on the brink of failure, which they said would undermine work to stabilize the country and spread more drugs throughout the ...
Are teenage novels making sex, drugs glamorous?
12-July-2005, United States, Shelby Star
Although few parents would object to their teens reading during the summer, more might object to the content in some of this summer’s books for teens.
Issues such as teen sex and drug use are often addressed in coming-of-age literature, but some ...
Dealer used fat belly to hide drugs
11-July-2005, United Kingdom, expressandstar
A 22-stone drug dealer from Stourbridge was found with cannabis stored in his rolls of fat when police searched him.
Man mountain Madassar Javid was arrested in the early hours of February 27 this year after police watched him handing something ...
Report: 15 million abuse prescription drugs
11-July-2005, United States, MSNBC
Gayle Adame got a prescription drug for pain after surgery. It made her feel so good that she started manipulating doctors so she could get several powerful painkillers at once.
"I would take four or five Percocets and a couple of Vicodin and ...
China tries a new tactic over drugs: Openess
10-July-2005, China, China Daily
At a hilltop compound with picturesque views of a lake and red mountains on China's tropical southern edge, a group of young men in turbans and women in colorful dresses perform folk dances, clap their hands and sing.
The performers from the ...
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