Monthly Archives: September 2008
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Singer Dumps Famous Actor Due to His Alcohol Addiction
Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle has come out to report her actions as being selfish in her recent split with Jesse Metcalfe. You might remember Metcalfe from such shows as Desperate Housewives-and well, that’s about all he is known for. Apparently the actor has been suffering with alcohol addiction and it was too much for [...]
David Sedaris’ Decision To Quit Smoking
I recently read David Sedaris’ new book When You Are Engulfed In Flames which prominently contains the tail of how he stopped smoking. If you are not familiar with Sedaris, he is a frequent contributor to NPR, and the author of many books and magazine articles. Just think Truman Capote meets Bob Newhart Sedaris grew [...]
I Didn’t Even Know It Was On Board…I Swear
I can imagine the degenerates who were found with £5 million worth of cocaine on the yacht they were sailing on saying the title of this article to officers. On Saturday the 13th of September, men were found on board a yacht off Cornwall in the U.K. with enough cocaine to be estimated at £5 [...]
Before You Drink That Water…Read This
File this one under the heading of: Everything can kill you. What is the safest thing you can think of to consume? Water seems pretty high up on that list, right? Well, not really. According to Yahoo news drugs are turning up in some pretty unexpected places…like your drinking water. Yahoo states that at least [...]
Hakurozan and Roho…the Russian Cheech and Chong (Confused? Read on.)
When you think of Russia what comes to mind first? That’s right: pot smoking sumo wrestlers. Well the cold war may be over, but Russia is still providing us with hoots and hijinx in the form of Hakurozan and Roho, Russian sumo wrestlers. At first I read about these two brothers testing positive for drugs [...]
Drug Mules Need a Cooling Breeze
Nothing that comes across the U.S./Mexican border can be bad right? Wrong. A tunnel has been discovered near Calexico, California that is being used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. What tipped our brilliant drug agents off? How about a bunch of armed men hanging out around a house that housed the tunnel entrance? The [...]
Can’t get your Hands on Heroin? Try Diazepam.
I am of course suggesting Diazepam in jest, but the fact is that this prescription drug is taking the underground drug market for a ride. If you have ever heard of, or taken Valium, then you know what Diazepam is. While it is commonly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, and muscle spasms, [...]
One of the Worst Things You Will Ever Hear
What is incomplete in a story that involves a 22 year-old female…a heroin addict…who’s pregnant? -The robbery of a 71 year-old army veteran, who survived a stroke 5 years ago: that’s what. Yes, lower yourself down a notch, western civilization; you have managed to slip lower than ever before. According to LDNews.com a certain model [...]
Drinking Causes Cancer…Did you Know That?
Did you know that most countries with a low suicide rate also have high poverty rates? Did you further know that wealthier countries tend to see alcohol as less likely to give you cancer? In a recent study mentioned in an article from Bloomberg.com it is noted that: About 42 percent of people in rich [...]
Something All Parents Will Love
What do Duke, Dartmouth, Ohio State, and nearly 100 other college’s have in common? They all want to make the legal drinking age 18. For nearly a year the Amethyst Initiative has been looking for backing from university presidents. The initiative is actually aimed at alleviating some of the drinking problems associated with campus life. [...]
