Lindsay Lohan has admitted using cocaine and visiting rehabs thrice.
The ‘Mean Girls’ star confessed she had almost killed herself with mix of alcohol and cocaine after her father started talking about her drugs habit to the press in 2007.
“When my father was going public, that’’s when I hit rock bottom,” Fox News quoted her as [...]
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Lindsay Lohan admits cocaine use
February 23rd, 2010 |
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Lindsay Lohan Blames Father Michael For Cocaine Addiction
February 22nd, 2010 |
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Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan is coming clean about her well-publicized history of drug addiction in a candid chat with Britain’s The Sun on Monday. Lohan — who was arrested on DUI charges twice in 2007 — confesses that she came close to killing herself through a mix of alcohol and cocaine. And LiLo [...]
Šarić associates taken into custody
February 8th, 2010 |
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Four persons have been taken into custody in Novi Sad on Monday as a part of an investigation against Darko Šarić. Šarić is suspected of being behind an attempt to smuggle 2.5 tons of cocaine from South America.
Lady Gaga thought she’d die of cocaine binge
February 8th, 2010 |
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Lady Gaga has confessed that she was so addicted to cocaine and LSD that she felt she would die of it.
The ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker said that she did “bags and bags” of cocaine, getting inspired by rock stars.
“I thought I was gonna die. I wanted to BE the artists I loved, like Mick Jagger and [...]
Lady Gaga Cocaine Addiction Curtailed By Dead Aunt
February 8th, 2010 |
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In the new book Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography by Helia Phoenix, the pop sensation reveals that she was saved from a dangerous addiction to cocaine by the spirit of her late paternal aunt, Joanne.
The pop tart, 23, began experimenting with cocaine and LSD after she dropped out of New York University’s prestigious Tisch [...]
Jay Reatard’s Death Due To Cocaine & Alcohol
February 3rd, 2010 |
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Jay Reatard’s Death Due To Cocaine & Alcohol
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The recent, sudden death of Memphis garage-rocker Jay Reatard (born Jimmy Lee Lindsey) on January 13 shocked the music community and led to great speculation and rumors as to the cause of death. The official autopsy was recently released with Shelby County Medical Examiner Karen E. Chancellor confirming that the cause of death was “cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor.”
Italy, Serbia arrest 33 suspects
January 29th, 2010 |
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33 persons suspected of cocaine trafficking have been arrested in a joint operation of the Serbian Organized Crime Prosecution and their Italian counterparts. This is according to a report in Belgrade daily VeÄernje Novosti today.
Cocaine Discovery Prompts NASA Safety Review
January 15th, 2010 |
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The space agency orders a safety review for the scheduled March 18 launch of the space shuttle Discovery following the discovery of a small amount of cocaine in a restricted hangar. NASA officials anticipate no delay in the shuttle fleet’s 2010 schedule.
– They are apparently using
more than space to get high at NASA.
NASA officials are reviewing the preparation work done for the March 18 launch
of space shuttle Discovery after a small amount of cocaine was discovered in a
restricted shuttle hangar. A Kennedy Space Center employee found the smal…
Police prevent smuggling of drugs
November 21st, 2009 |
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Police have arrested four persons suspected smuggling five kilos of cocaine via DHL mail from South America to Serbia, Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said. “Five kilos of cocaine, which were hidden in a DHL envelope sent from Paraguay, were seized in the raid,†DaÄić told the Tanjug news agency, adding that the leader of the criminal group NebojÅ¡a Lukić and three more persons have been arrested.
Pamela Anderson Cocaine Confession
November 18th, 2009 |
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Pamela Anderson has confessed to experimenting with cocaine during her days as a busty pinup on the sticky pages of men’s magazines. The former Baywatch actress admits “dabbling” in the use of controlled substances when she was younger, but insists she didn’t enjoy the effects cocaine had on her.
Pamela, now a 42-year-old mother of two, [...]
The Fed Talking About Reducing Leverage Is Like A Crack Cocaine Dealer Handing Out “Just Say No” Stickers
November 17th, 2009 |
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The New York Federal published a report in July entitled “The Shadow Banking System: Implications for Financial Regulation”. One of the main conclusions of the report is that leverage undermines financial stability: Securitization was intended as a way…
Sophie Anderton caught snorting cocaine
September 23rd, 2009 |
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British model and reality TV star Sophie Anderton has been caught on camera snorting cocaine, just days after she publicly said she was beating her drug habit.
The video shows Anderton partying at a room above a pub.
A man hands a rolled banknote to Anderton, who leans over to the table and snorts cocaine.
The Sun quoted [...]
UN denounces Guinea ‘drug labs’
August 6th, 2009 |
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Evidence of drug factories capable of producing heroin, cocaine and ecstasy has been found in Guinea, the UN says.
The authorities in Conakry alerted the UN after they found large amounts of toxic chemicals in the capital.
The UN says the chemicals give the "best evidence yet" of drug factories, and the organisation is concerned such labs could be widespread in Guinea.
The UN’s office on drugs and crime (UNODC) said in a statement it was the first such discovery in West Africa.
The BBC’s Alhassan Sillah in Conakry says two businessmen, believed to be close associates of one of the sons of the late President Lansana Conte, have been detained by anti-drug agents in connection with the discoveries.
Of the six sites UN experts inspected, chemicals that could be used to make ecstasy tablets were found on two of them, and solvents commonly used in manufacturing heroin and cocaine were found at others.
"The experts’ assessments have confirmed that the quantities and nature of the chemicals found at the locations visited are far in excess of legitimate demands in Guinea," the UNODC statement said.
"The government of Guinea, the UN and Interpol are concerned by the fact that the clandestine production of controlled drugs might be widespread [in Guinea]."
Guinea along with some of its near neighbours has become regarded as a transit point for drugs en route from South America to Europe.
When the military seized power after the death of President Conte at the end of December, they made the fight against drugs a priority.
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Amy Winehouse Stole Cocaine From Kate Moss
July 28th, 2009 |
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Amy Winehouse once stole cocaine from supermodel Kate Moss’ handbag, if the word of the “Rehab” singer’s junkie ex-husband is to be believed..
In a tell-all chat with Britain’s The Sun, Blake Fielder-Civil has claimed that Amy swipped two grams of the powder from the supermodel’s purse at a star-studded bash in New York [...]
‘Amy Winehouse once stole cocaine from Kate Moss†handbag’
July 28th, 2009 |
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Amy Winehouse once stole cocaine from supermodel Kate Moss” handbag, the ”Rehab” singer’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has claimed.
Fielder-Civil has claimed that Winehouse took two grammes of the Class A drug from the supermodel’’s handbag at a star-studded bash in New York so the pair could snort it in the toilets.
“Kate Moss and another supermodel were [...]
Whitney Houston’s ex hubby accuses her of turning him into drug fiend
July 27th, 2009 |
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Whitney Houston’s former husband Bobby Brown has laid the blame on the singer for his drug addiction.
The singer talks about how his 14-year marriage turned into a nightmare of addictions in his explosive tome “Bobby Brown: The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But…â€
“I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney. Before then, I [...]
Time to draw the line on cocaine
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The issue is not the damage that users may do to themselves, but the effect their drug of choice has on developing countries
If cocaine was legal, I wouldn’t mind how much of it you stuffed up your nose. It might turn you into an egocentric tosser, but that’s your problem (and your partner’s). Nor is it the drug’s illegality that bothers me. There is no automatic equation of legality and morality. Plenty of legal activities are immoral (selling derivatives, shutting down post offices, presenting Top Gear) and plenty of illegal ones (sabotaging bomber planes, throwing green custard at Peter Mandelson) are highly moral.
We could argue about whether or not it should be legalised. As the World Health Organisation has shown, the occasional use of pure cocaine causes hardly any physical or social problems. But buying it cut with Ajax from the local pusher can get you into all sorts of trouble. The illegal use of cocaine hurts people in the UK not because it is cocaine but because it is illegal. As I showed in a recent column, there is just one respectable argument against global legalisation: it would open up markets in poorer nations that are less able to cope with the consequences of addiction.
But we are where we are, and right now people’s enthusiasm for cocaine is a humanitarian and environmental disaster. The cocaine business as currently constituted is the most immoral trade on Earth. By participating in it, you directly commission murder, torture, displacement and deforestation. According to the Colombian government (not, admittedly, the most trustworthy source on such matters) every gram of cocaine you take destroys four square metres of rainforest. The trade gives that government the excuse to wage an unending war against the peasantry, which is also caught between rightwing paramilitaries and leftwing guerillas, both of which make their money from powder. You might think it’s daring and subversive to snort a line or two, but the real risk is run by people thousands of miles from here. You can choose whether or not to participate. They can’t.
So it is profoundly depressing to discover from the British Crime Survey that the use of cocaine has boomed here. Though overall drug use has fallen, the number of 16 to 59-year-olds taking cocaine in England and Wales in the past year has grown by 25% since last year (from 2.4% of the population to 3%). Since 1996 the proportion has risen five-fold. Almost all these people (97%) are snorting powder rather than taking crack.
It would be tempting to believe that most of these new users were damned anyway: bankers scorching their sorrows after stiffing the rest of us. But sadly that’s not true. The biggest jump (29%) is among the group that professes to be most concerned about deforestation, slavery, war and all the other ills it is commissioning: 16 to 24-year-olds. Almost 7% of them are now taking cocaine. I don’t know how they can afford it, but I know that the people of the Andes can’t. Do as much damage to yourself as you please, but keep your nose out of other people’s lives.
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Rise in young using class A drugs
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Over half a million have taken cocaine and ecstasy in the last year but cannabis use has declined
Class A illicit drug use is increasing among 16- to 24-year-olds, with more than half a million young people taking cocaine and ecstasy in the last year, according to Home Office figures published today.
But the latest findings from the British Crime Survey confirm that the longterm gradual decline in cannabis use among young people has continued.
They also show that the profile of the most likely frequent illicit drug user is white, young, male, single, a regular clubber and likely to be seen in the pub. The Home Office researchers say that marital status is the strongest factor associated with predicting illicit drug use, that is, if a man gets married he is more likely to give up drugs.
Perhaps true to stereotype, the BCS identifies students as most likely to use hallucinogens such as LSD and magic mushrooms.
The annual findings on drugs use from the survey show that around 37% of all 16- to 59-year-olds, have used illicit drugs at some point during their lives, with 10% saying they have used them in the last year and 1.8% having used them in the last month.
Among adults the overall level of illicit drug use remained stable but there was an increase in use of class A drugs, particularly cocaine. Increases were seen in the use of cocaine powder, ecstasy, tranquillisers, anabolic steroids and ketamine. An estimated 229,000 people used heroin last year.
Cannabis use, which accounts for 79% of illicit drug use, remained stable at around 8% of all adults having smoked a joint in the last year.
A similar picture exists for young people aged 16 to 24. The increase in the use of class A drugs was more marked, rising from 6.9% to 8.1% of the age group. But cannabis use – which accounts for 84% of drug use by young people – remained stable, consolidating the long-term gradual decline. The most significant other drugs were cocaine, amyl nitrate (used by 4.4%) and ecstasy (also used by 4.4%).
Home Office minister Alan Campbell said it was encouraging that overall drug use remained historically low and that use of the most harmful drugs was stable. “However, we are not complacent,” he said. “We are taking comprehensive action to tackle cocaine use, from increased enforcement to reduce the supply, along with effective treatment, education and early intervention for those most at risk.”
The minister said that cocaine purity had been recorded at an all time low in police seizures.
“When people think they are taking cocaine, in some instances the actual purity is as low as 4%.
“Police are increasingly seeing drugs cut with a hazardous cocktail of chemicals which include phenacetin, a known carcinogen. Cocaine can cause serious damage to health and these chemicals can, in themselves, cause significant harm to the user.”
Martin Barnes, chief executive of DrugScope, said the figures showed a marked and worrying increase in the use of cocaine powder, in the adult population as a whole and among those aged 16 to 24.
“While this is not necessarily a surprise given the drug’s decrease in price and increase in availability over recent years, it is of significant concern, particularly the rise in use among younger people. Cocaine use is now at its highest level among adults since 1996– one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds now report having used the drug.”
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Guinea on alert for ‘attack plot’
July 12th, 2009 |
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The military government of Guinea says it has put the army on high alert at all border posts after uncovering plans for an attack on the country.
The West African state said armed men were gathering on the borders with Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north and Liberia to the south.
An announcement on state-run national radio said drugs cartels were believed to be behind the plans.
Guinea is a key transit point for drugs en route from the Americas to Europe.
When the junta led by Captain Moussa Camara seized power some seven months ago, it made the fight against drugs one of its key priorities.
Several leading suspects have been arrested and are awaiting trial, but the regime must have made powerful enemies in the process, correspondents say.
The BBC’s Alhassan Sillah in the capital, Conakry, says the announcement of the national alert caught most people off guard and many have reacted with trepidation.
The statement, carried on state radio said "well informed sources" had indicated that the attackers were on the payroll of drug cartels.
"The ministry of defence was informed by the security services and other credible sources of the preparation of an armed attack on Guinea from its borders with Guinea-Bissau and the region of Casamance [in Senegal]," it said.
"These sources have also indicated that there are armed men regrouping on the border with Guinea Bissau to the north and the town of Foya to the south on the border with Liberia."
Election pressure
The statement comes as the military government faces increasing pressure from both local political and civil society groups and the international community for it to hold elections.
Captain Camara has said he will stand down after free and fair elections, which he says will take place by the end of 2010.
The African Union suspended Guinea after the coup, which followed the death of long-standing President Lansana Conte. Many Guineans welcomed the coup, seeing it as bringing an end to years of misrule.
Guinea has more than a third of the world’s bauxite reserves, and also has large reserves of gold, diamonds, iron and nickel.
COCAINE TRAFFICKING ROUTES INTO EUROPE VIA WEST AFRICA- 1. Most of the world’s supply of cocaine comes from South America. Venezuela is one of the main departure points for illicit drug consignments leaving the region. Drugs are flown or shipped to West Africa in shipping containers, small boats, or private and commercial aircraft
- 2. West Africa has become a major hub for smuggling South American cocaine into Europe as British and American anti-drug efforts have curtailed the use of traditional smuggling routes
- 3. In West Africa the drugs are stockpiled and prepared for transport into Europe by South American, European and local drugs gangs
- 4. The drugs are smuggled to Europe by shipping container, overland, airfreight or on commercial passenger flights using "mules" via West and East Africa.
- The countries shown are identified in the INCB report. Routes shown are general indications of illicit drug routes. They are not intended to show exact routes.
Source: INCB, Interpol
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