Drug News

Drug Charges – British Celebrity
George Michael Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges – MTV Networks

Troubled singer receives six-month suspension of driver’s license following July car crash.

Heroin Labeling – UK
Don’t label heroin users as ‘junkies’ – Drug Commission – BBC NEWS UK

People should stop calling heroin users “junkies” or “addicts”, an influential think tank on drugs has said.

Cocaine – USA Celebrity
LiLo wants apology from court over false cocaine addiction charges – Thaindian News

Washington, August 24 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan wants some form of apology or compensation from the court after coming clean in her latest medical reports.

Drug-Related Deaths – UK
12% increase in drug-related deaths – THE INDEPENDENT

The number of drug-related deaths in the UK rose by almost 12% to 2,182 last year, figures showed today.

Marijuana – Social Networking Website
Facebook Blocks Ads For Pot Legalization Campaign – The Huffington Post

Proponents of marijuana legalization, which is on the California ballot in 2010, have hit a Facebook wall in their effort to grow an online campaign to rethink the nation’s pot laws. Facebook initially accepted ads from the group Just Say Now, running them from August 7 to August 16, generating 38 million impressions and helping the group’s fan page grow to over 6,000 members. But then they were abruptly removed.

Methamphetamine – Texas
Grand jury in Lubbock: 428-count drug indictment – Associated Press

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – A methamphetamine investigation in the Lubbock area has led to a 428-count federal indictment charging eight people.