Stevie Wonder not keen on drugs
September 1st, 2012 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Singer Stevie Wonder prefers to stay away from drugs because of a bad past experience. He says he felt he'd "lost part of his brain" when ... Read more...
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Promoters gave me drugs: Lovato
April 25th, 2012 - 7:09 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Singer-actress Demi Lovato has accused her promoters of plying her with free drugs in a bid to get her to return to their clubs and ... Read more...
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Cambridge students selling drugs to pay university fee
February 26th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Every seventh Cambridge student is dealing in drugs to pay his or her way through university while nearly two-thirds of the students have admitted taking the ... Read more...
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British navy sacks 63 sailors for failing drug tests
February 13th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) The Royal Navy has sacked a total of 63 sailors who tested positive for illegal substances, a media report said Monday.The sailors were discharged between October ... Read more...
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Mueller to get rehab treatment at home
December 13th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 13 (IANS) Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller, who was arrested for cocaine possession, will receive at-home rehab treatment."Recognising past attempts at treatment have not been successful, Brooke ... Read more...
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Mueller can’t be drug dealer: Charlie Sheen
December 9th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 9 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen says his ex-wife Brooke Mueller, who was arrested last weekend and charged with intent to distribute drugs, could "never" be a drug ... Read more...
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Ali Lohan learns from Lindsay’s mistakes
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Model Ali Lohan says she has learnt a lot from her older sister Lindsay Lohan's mistakes.The 17-year-old thinks she is "lucky" to have seen her ... Read more...
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Serge Pizzorno gave up drugs for music
August 28th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) British guitarist Serge Pizzorno says he stopped taking drugs for the sake of his Indie rock band, Kasabian.Pizzorno admits that he and the rest of band ... Read more...
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No illegal drugs Amy’s body: Report
August 24th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) There were no illegal substances in late singer Amy Winehouse's body when she died, says the latest toxicology report."Toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by ... Read more...
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Cricket South Africa chief claims his life is at risk
July 8th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Johnnesburg, July 8 (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Mtutuzeli Nyoka, who is involved in a battle to clean up the South African board of alleged financial irregularities, ... Read more...
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Buying drugs online fraught with risks
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) Buying drugs online may be dangerous as they could contain prohibited substances, a researcher says."It is clear that consumers are buying products that they think contain ... Read more...
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Drugs inspired my music: Lady Gaga
August 27th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Pop singer Lady Gaga has revealed that her addiction to drugs had helped her create music.
She began using illegal substances after she dropped out of a music course ... Read more...
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Can psychedelic drugs chase blues away?
August 19th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Psychedelic drugs like LSD, which alter thought process and perception, can chase the blues away.
The drugs can help patients alter their perception of problems or pain levels, according ... Read more...
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Chinese blame milk powder as baby girls develop breasts
August 9th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Three baby girls fed on the same batch of infant formula have begun to develop breasts in China's Hubei province, reports said.
The concerned parents took their daughters ... Read more...
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Food chain blamed for abnormal sexual development in Chinese babies
August 9th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): When three female infants in China were born with an abnormal sexual development, their parents blamed the manufacturer of the milk powder they had been using, but ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan stays away from drugs
June 5th, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has successfully passed two drug tests and is trying her best to stay clean.
The "Mean Girls" actress was ordered by a court for ... Read more...
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Derby, NY married couple sentenced for participating in international narcotics smuggling operation
March 19th, 2010 - 12:35 am ICT by BNO News
BUFFALO, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A Derby, New York married couple were sentenced on Thursday to bring to a successful conclusion a lengthy international narcotics smuggling investigation and prosecution which involved ... Read more...
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Salina, KS man sentenced for guns and drug trafficking
March 12th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by BNO News
TOPEKA, KANSAS (BNO NEWS) – A Salina, Kansas man was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment on firearms and drug trafficking charges, prosecutors announced on Thursday.Carlos Maldonado Aguilar, 42, pleaded guilty to ... Read more...
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A-Rod Cooperating With Feds Investigating Tiger Woods’ Doctor
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what some are calling a "snitching campaign" the Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, also known as A-Rod, is being encouraged by federal agents to speak out against ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan feared drug addiction would kill her
February 23rd, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan feared that her addiction to drugs would kill her.
The "Mean Girls" star used alcohol and illegal substances to ease the pain of her ... Read more...
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Spurious liquor manufacturing unit destroyed in Gorakhpur
February 15th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
ZCZCBy Pawan ShahGorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.15 (ANI): Peeved at the menace spurious liquor has created in their village, residents in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district recently attacked an illegal liquor-manufacturing unit in Gulhariya ... Read more...
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U.S. Department of State issues safety measures for Spring Break
February 2nd, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Department of State issued Monday some safety information for American students that will be traveling abroad as spring break approaches.“Each year, more than 2,500 American ... Read more...
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Soon, a “biological passport” to catch sports cheats
December 12th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 12 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released guidelines on the long-awaited "athlete biological passport", a way to spot cheats by monitoring them for suspicious changes in normal physiology. ... Read more...
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Dita Von Teese had boob job after drug abuse at age 21
October 28th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28 (ANI): Dita Von Teese has revealed that she had a boob job at the age of 21 - because years of drug abuse had damaged her body.The burlesque beauty ... Read more...
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Winehouse determined not to let goddaughter follow her wild ways
October 12th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): 'Rehab' singer Amy Winehouse is said to be so determined not to let her teenage goddaughter follow in her wild ways that she keeps her away from ... Read more...
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Robo ferret to detect hidden drugs, weapons and explosives
June 13th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Scientists are developing a new type of robot, dubbed the 'cargo-screening ferret', which will make it easier to detect drugs, weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo ... Read more...
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Mexican drug trade worth $450 mn annually, says government
June 2nd, 2009 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 1 (EFE) The illegal drug trade in Mexico is worth $450 million annually, the government said in a report Monday.
The Public Safety Secretariat said drug cartels traffic around ... Read more...
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Desperate Doherty Pines for Dad
March 3rd, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by GD
Rocker Pete Doherty may have moved on after his break-up with Kate Moss but he says he was heartbroken about his rift with his father. In an interview the troubled ... Read more...
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Tunnel used by drug gang found under Mexico-US border
September 3rd, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 3 (DPA) Police in the northern Mexican state of Baja California have found a tunnel under the border between Mexico and the US that was used by drug traffickers ... Read more...
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Lily Allen says shell never say shell never do drugs again
August 21st, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21 (ANI): Popstar Lily Allen has admitted that she has no plans to quit using drugs, despite a recent vow to curb her party habits.The Smile hitmaker had earlier ... Read more...
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PCB concerned over IPL dope scandal as Asif emerges chief suspect
July 14th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 14 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was bracing for yet another doping scandal Monday following Sunday night's report that a fast bowler from the sub-continent has failed a dope ... Read more...
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Winehouses dad fears she would face “long, slow, painful death”
July 13th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , July 13 (ANI): Amy Winehouses dad has asked his troubled daughter to mend her ways or she would face "long, slow, painful death".The singer, who has hits like Back ... Read more...
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Amy will die a slow painful death, says her father
July 13th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Mitch, Amy Winehouse's father, has warned his troubled daughter that either she gives up drugs or face a "long, slow, painful death". Winehouse has endured a long battle ... Read more...
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Doherty submits artwork painted in his own blood to kids exhibition
July 4th, 2008 - 12:02 am ICT by ANI
London , July 3 (ANI): Pete Doherty shocked organisers of an art exhibition by submitting a picture of his band drawn in his own blood.The organisers of the art exhibition for ... Read more...
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Now, hair-sampling test for rapists to weed out sports drug cheats
May 29th, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by admin
London , May 29 (ANI): Earlier hair-sampling technique was used to get hold of criminals, rapists or identifying unfit parents in custody battles, but now this method will also be used ... Read more...
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