drugs

Jackson Pal Asks Obama To Target Bad Docs

Andrew Belonsky · 08/25/09 01:21AM

Dr. Susan Essien Etok, a friend who claims Michael Jackson asked her to help him get drugs, wrote to President Obama and urged him to take harsher action against physicians who help celebrities, like Heath Ledger, get drugs. [TMZ]

Man Made Misery (Not Marijuana)

Andrew Belonsky · 08/24/09 09:10PM

The British government may soon outlaw "legal" highs, like chemical-laced synthetic "cannabinoids," which mimic the effects of good old fashioned marijuana. Well, doesn't that in and of itself tell you something? Nature beats man. [BBC]

Emma Roberts Gives Good Neck

Andrew Belonsky · 08/24/09 05:15AM

Emma Roberts left her mark on her boyfriend, Amy Winehouse can't kick her ex-husband, Paris Jackson took Las Vegas and Candace Bushnell doesn't like the c-word. Good morning! Here's your Monday Gossip Roundup...

Science: Heroin Cures Heroin Addiction

Hamilton Nolan · 08/20/09 11:08AM

Scientists who were definitely All Fucked Up have found the long-sought treatment that soothes troubled heroin addicts: Heroin.

90% of U.S. Currency Laced With Cocaine

The Cajun Boy · 08/17/09 04:30AM

Americans love their cocaine! And apparently these same cocaine-loving Americans' preferred method of snow ingestion is to snort it through rolled up cash bills, as a new analysis of currency in 18 U.S. cities shows.

Add Guns, Drugs To the Madoff Saga

cityfile · 08/14/09 09:30AM

As if it wasn't bad enough that Bernie Madoff investors were handing over their money to a con artist to manage, it seems they were also putting their trust in a drug-addicted gun freak, too. When Bernie Madoff's right-hand man Frank DiPascali pleaded guilty earlier this week to charges he helped engineer the $65 billion scheme and he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, the deal also guaranteed DiPascali that the feds wouldn't come after him for the "use of controlled substances prior to 1992" and "for possessing illegal firearms up until last Friday." Between this news and the revelation that Bernie had a 20-year affair that no one knew about, the made-for-TV Madoff movie is getting spicier by the day, isn't it? [NYP, WSJ]

How To Not Go to Jail For Weed

Hamilton Nolan · 08/10/09 04:10PM

Possession of a small amount of weed in New York is only punishable by a ticket and a small fine. So why do cops bring so many people to NYC jails for the same violation? They use tricknology.

Kate Moss, Lily Allen, and The Rock Chick Diet

Foster Kamer · 08/08/09 06:15PM

Want to know how awesome starlets Lily Allen and Kate Moss stay in shape? This isn't a joke about blowcaine! You can do it, too. Kate and Lily took the most awesome Rock Chick vacay ev-ah and looked awesome. How?

British Drug Enforcer Dies From Drug Overdose

Foster Kamer · 08/08/09 04:30PM

A 47 year-old British drug cop nicknamed "Robocop" died of a heroin overdose. He had ecstasy and cocaine in his system as well. He had no previous offenses on his record and was an otherwise clean police officer. [The Sun]

The Final Indignity: Awkward Slang

Hamilton Nolan · 07/31/09 02:26PM

A teenager in Kentucky was shot dead by a homeowner when he broke into the guy's house while crazy out of his mind on shrooms. God that's tragic. And on top of everything, he couldn't even get a cool obit: