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World's Most Wanted Drug Kingpin Suspected Dead
Guatemalan authorities are mobilizing security forces to scour a remote, rural area where residents reported a gun battle between drug gangs and said one of the dead resembled Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. But officials stressed late Thursday that they had not yet found any bodies or even confirmed a shootout happened.
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13-year-old assassin murdered in Mexico
A 13-year-old boy who had confessed to being an assassin for a Mexican drug cartel was found murdered execution-style, authorities in central Mexico confirm.
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When Drug Cops Become Criminals
The war on drugs has become so intense that the line between criminality and law-enforcement has blurred. Salvador Martinez, an undercover officer at the Mexican border, ended up in prison after he went too far.
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How Far Could a Drug Cannon Shoot?
Recently, a device to launch drugs over the border was confiscated. How far could this thing shoot?
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Welfare Drug Testing Bill Introduced In Congress
WASHINGTON -- To fight the specter of poor people spending taxpayer money on drugs, a Republican congressman has reintroduced legislation to make welfare applicants pee in cups to prove they're clean.
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Bill requires welfare recipients to sign waiver of their Fourth Amendment rights
Low-income parents seeking federal assistance would be forced to sign away their Fourth Amendment rights under a bill proposed last week by Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher of Tennessee.
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Africa's Cocaine Hub: Guinea-Bissau a 'Drug Trafficker's Dream'
Guinea-Bissau has become a major hub of cocaine trafficking between Latin America and Europe. But any wealth the West African nation has derived from its middleman status has been offset by increased violence and instability.
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Russell Brand: My life without drugs
Russell Brand has not used drugs for 10 years. He has a job, a house, a cat, good friends. But temptation is never far away. He wants to help other addicts, but first he wants us to feel compassion for those affected...
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Northern Irish women risk jail by admitting use of abortion drugs
More than 100 women put their name to letter amid attempts to halt amendment that would make non-NHS abortions illegal in province.
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Lindsay Lohan accepts plea deal with rehab
Lindsay Lohan agreed to spend 90 days in a "locked in" drug rehab facility as part of a plea deal to settle criminal charges against her Monday.
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Parents arrested after doing heroin in Chuck E. Cheese parking lot
They took their young daughter to Chuck E. Cheese for a bite to eat Sunday, police say, but they never made it inside the northeast Wichita restaurant.
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Portugal, 12 Years after Decriminalizing Drugs
Twelve years ago, Portugal eliminated criminal penalties for drug users. Since then, those caught with small amounts of marijuana, cocaine or heroin go unindicted and possession is a misdemeanor on par with illegal parking. Experts are pleased with the results.
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Can Music Be More Effective Than Drugs?
Canadian psychologists from McGill University have shown that the neurochemical benefits of music can boost the body’s immune system, reduce anxiety, and help regulate mood. The time has come, say the researchers, for doctors and therapists to start taking music much more seriously.
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The War on Drugs Is Far More Immoral Than Most Drug Use
A prohibitionist says libertarians dismiss moral considerations when they call for legalization. The truth is quite the opposite.
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Briton Lindsay Sandiford loses Bali death sentence appeal
Briton Lindsay Sandiford has lost her appeal against her death sentence in Bali for drug trafficking, a Bali High Court spokesman has said.
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Magic mushrooms' psychedelic ingredient could help treat people with severe depression
Drugs derived from magic mushrooms could help treat people with severe depression. Scientists believe the chemical psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, can turn down parts of the brain that are overactive in severely depressive patients. The drug appears to stop patients dwelling on themselves and their own perceived inadequacies.
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Birth control with placebo pills recalled
A Canadian drug distributor has issued an urgent recall for Alysena birth control pills.
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Cancer drug scandal: 137 Ontario patients die since receiving diluted chemo
London Health Sciences Centre reveals 117 patients have died since receiving watered-down chemo drugs, though it is unknown what, if any, role the diluted drugs played in patient deaths.
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FYI: How Much Cocaine Can You Fit In Your, Ahem, Body?
The first thing you learn, when investigating drug muling, is that muling is a very common and efficient way of transporting contraband. The second thing you learn is that you have no idea how elastic the gastrointestinal tract is.
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Which Drugs Actually Kill Americans [Infographic]
In 2010, there were 80,000 drug and alcohol overdose deaths in the U.S., according to the Centers for
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