Driver drugs testing a 'fiasco'
23-December-2004, Australia, The Age
State Opposition Leader Robert Doyle has labelled the Government's roadside drug testing regime a "fiasco", and has pinned the blame for the program's apparent failure on police minister Andre Haermeyer.
Pressure is mounting on the Victorian ...
Williams says drugs made him fat
23-December-2004, United Kingdom, The New Zealand Herald
Robbie Williams says he would still be taking drugs if they did not make him fat.
The singer said his years of cocaine, ecstasy and alcohol addiction had given him some of the best times in his life.
Williams, 30, is currently clean after a ...
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 ...
ECSTASY ‘CHEAPER IN TOWN THAN ALCOHOL’
20-December-2004, United Kingdom, The Whiteheaven News
THE danger drug ecstasy is now cheaper to buy in Whitehaven than many alcoholic drinks, a shocked court has heard.
The street value of the Class A drug has plummeted to an EIGHTH of its value from a year ago.
The revelation was made during the ...
Racism, drugs and violence hit soccer as stars ...
20-December-2004, Pakistan, Daily Times
Greece and FC Porto made it a great year for underdogs. Never having won a game in a major championship, Greece overcame 100-1 odds to win the Euro 2004 title.
And 50-1 outsider Porto not Real Madrid or AC Milan won the Champions League. The ...
Group aids students denied loans due to drugs
19-December-2004, United States, boston.com
A coalition that wants change in the government's policy on drugs is raising money to give scholarships to students who have lost their federal financial aid for college because of drug convictions.
The effort is supported by US Representative ...
Novi should reject plan to randomly test athletes
18-December-2004, United States, Detroit Free Press
Novi Community Schools and parents in the district should reject a proposal to randomly test high school athletes.
Mandatory drugs tests, even if sanctioned by the U.S. Supreme Court, are an unwarranted invasion of privacy and a poor civics ...
Hollywood police blame alcohol or drugs in death ...
17-December-2004, United States, Sun Sentinel
Hollywood · Police say a zap of 50,000 volts from a Taser stun gun didn't slow Kevin Downing on Wednesday night, much less kill him.
They think drugs or alcohol made the 6-foot-3, 280-pound man delirious, sparking a commotion police were trying ...
Legalize drugs for safer streets
17-December-2004, United States, seattlepi.com
The recent reduction of the harsh mandatory sentencing once common to New York drug laws makes an interesting combination when thought of with the concept of legalized, taxable gambling. I say that because the real solution to the drug problem this ...
Caught in a Web of Scandal, Important Ally Quits ...
16-December-2004, United Kingdom, The New York Times
David Blunkett, Britain's home secretary and its chief law-and-order official, resigned Wednesday, after acknowledging that his department had speeded the visa application for his former lover's nanny. But Mr. Blunkett said he had done nothing wrong ...
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