Gazette Live - News - Local News - Three arrested in first mephedrone drug raids

<a href="http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/04/17/three-arrested-in-first-mephedrone-drug-raids-84229-26262227/">Gazette Live - News - Local News - Three arrested in first mephedrone drug raids</a>: "– Nightingale Road in Eston and West Dyke Road in Redcar.<br /> The three people arrested from Nightingale Road are two women aged 40 and 25 and a 24-year-old man, all on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs.<br /> A quantity of what are believed to be Class B drugs were seized with paraphernalia and a quantity of cash.<br /> All were taken into custody and are helping with inquiries at Middlesbrough Police HQ.<br /> Det Inspector Dave Mead, of Redcar and Cleveland Police, led the operation.<br /> He said: “Our message is we’re cracking down hard - and will continue to do so.”"

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Three arrested in first mephedrone drug raids

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Three arrested in first mephedrone drug raids : "– Nightingale Road in Eston and West Dyke Road in R...

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Former Mexican President Fox Advocates Legalizing Prohibited Drugs | AHN

<a href="http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018442867">Former Mexican President Fox Advocates Legalizing Prohibited Drugs AHN</a>: "Former Mexican President Vicente Fox this week suggested legalizing the kinds of drugs that have prompted violence among smugglers and police along the border with the United States"

Former Mexican President Fox Advocates Legalizing Prohibited Drugs | AHN

Former Mexican President Fox Advocates Legalizing Prohibited Drugs AHN : "Former Mexican President Vicente Fox this week suggested lega...

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This is Not Your Typical Prison Book | Criminal Justice | Change.org

<a href="http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/this_is_not_your_typical_prison_book">This is Not Your Typical Prison Book Criminal Justice Change.org</a>: "Piper Kerman thought she had left her brief, tangential connection to an international drug ring safely in the past. She had severed ties with the group of charming, jet-setting smugglers she'd known in the early 1990s, and was working in New York as a communications professional. She was engaged to be married. But in 1998, that changed when police rang Kerman’s buzzer. Suddenly, she was off to federal prison.<br /> In her new memoir, Orange is the New Black"

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Daily Herald | 'Dial-A-Rock' arrests show cocaine's popularity in the suburbs

<a href="http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=374292">Daily Herald 'Dial-A-Rock' arrests show cocaine's popularity in the suburbs</a>: "cocaine is still king.<br /> It's cheap, easy to distribute and as popular as ever as this week's 'Dial-A-Rock' drug bust show, according to drug enforcement authorities.<br /> For the past 10 years, the drug ring distributed cocaine in small amounts all over the Northwest suburbs from a stash house in Schaumburg.<br /> 'It's cheap, a quick fix costs about $40,' said Cmdr. Ken Galinski of the Arlington Heights Police Department. 'We see a lot of cocaine and marijuana arrests around here.'<br /> Will Taylor, a special agent with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, said cocaine has been a suburban problem for decades."

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Daily Herald 'Dial-A-Rock' arrests show cocaine's popularity in the suburbs : "cocaine is still king. It's cheap, easy...

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Lennon’s LSD stash ‘discovered’ - Touching The Void

<a href="http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/touchingthevoid/36343/lennons-lsd-stash-discovered/">Lennon’s LSD stash ‘discovered’ - Touching The Void</a>: "stash of drugs John Lennon supposedly buried in his garden in 1967. The rock legend is said to have dug a hole for a vast quantity of LSD at Kenwood, in Weybridge, Surrey only to then forget where he'd put them, leaving the illegal bounty hidden underground forever.<br /> It has now emerged that a group of builders working at the estate, where Lennon lived between 1964 and 1968, have made an amazing and potentially decisive discovery while digging up the lawn. They are reported to have found a leather holdall containing several large, broken glass bottles, plus one that has not smashed."

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Lennon’s LSD stash ‘discovered’ - Touching The Void : "stash of drugs John Lennon supposedly buried in his garden in 1967. The rock leg...

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Signs Of Heroin Addiction | TreatmentForHeroin.net

<a href="http://treatmentforheroin.net/signs-of-heroin-addiction.html">Signs Of Heroin Addiction TreatmentForHeroin.net</a>: "Heroin is a narcotic and an illegal drug that is typically injected or snorted by users though it can be smoked. The manner in which the drug, from the opiates family, is ingested has little bearing on the potential for addiction. The fact is that repeated use leads to addiction, whether you are using needles or not.<br /> What is Heroin Addiction Pennsylvania?<br /> A person who is a heroin addict continues to use the drug, even though they are experiencing negative consequences in their life as a result. They are not able to choose whether they are going to use heroin. Instead, they experience a “need” for it that becomes a driving force in their life.<br /> Signs of Heroin Dependence Pennsylvania<br /> Heroin addicts have similar experiences when they have become dependent on the drug, including:"

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Signs Of Heroin Addiction TreatmentForHeroin.net : "Heroin is a narcotic and an illegal drug that is typically injected or snorted by u...

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CAMERON DOUGLAS ARRESTED IN CRYSTL METH STING

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Maria Clyne's story of how alcohol affected her health | Mail Online

<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1266037/Maria-Clynes-story-alcohol-affected-health.html">Maria Clyne's story of how alcohol affected her health Mail Online</a>: "Alcohol had been a constant feature in Maria Clyne's career as an IT trainer. Drink-fuelled lunches were followed by after-work bottles of wine and lazy Sundays were whiled away in the pub. Throughout her 30s, alcohol was the crutch that saw her through the breakdown of her marriage. But for Maria, the amount she drank was to have devastating consequences. At the age of 38, having suffered from irregular periods for five years, she discovered she had experienced an early menopause, a fact that her doctor said was most likely caused, and without doubt contributed to, by her binge-drinking. At her lowest point she was drinking two bottles of wine a day - 18 units, when the recommended weekly limit is 14 units. 'When I look back at my younger self, I want to take her by the shoulders and shake her,' says Maria, 42, now a practising addiction specialist based on London's Harley Street.<br /> 'I used to think getting drunk all the time was fun, I used to think it was just what young women did with their lives. 'From the time I turned 30, you could see the damage alcohol was doing to my body in terms of my skin being dry and blotchy, and I often felt exhausted and"

Maria Clyne's story of how alcohol affected her health | Mail Online

Maria Clyne's story of how alcohol affected her health Mail Online : "Alcohol had been a constant feature in Maria Clyne's care...

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BBCW: Heroin Use Up in Missouri: Maybe Governor Jay Nixon Will Issue a Heroin Use Guide like NYC's

<a href="http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com/2010/04/heroin-use-up-in-missouri-maybe.html"><object height="264" width="320"><param name="movie" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" value="http://www.ky3.com/v/?i=90598589" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.ky3.com/v/?i=90598589" AllowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" height="264" wmode="transparent" width="320"></embed></object>BBCW: Heroin Use Up in Missouri: Maybe Governor Jay Nixon Will Issue a Heroin Use Guide like NYC's</a>: "Heroin treatment centers in Missouri have seen a 51% increase in heroin cases in Missouri over the last few years. Heroin death cases in Missouri rose 66% in 2007 and 2008. The DEA believes the problem has stretched far beyond the St. Louis city and metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> Of course, much if this is coming across the border from Mexico, which once was a hot bed for cocaine trafficking, but heroine is easier to come by these days. Interstate 44 has become a major artery of drug trafficking leading the drugs to Chicago."

BBCW: Heroin Use Up in Missouri: Maybe Governor Jay Nixon Will Issue a Heroin Use Guide like NYC's

BBCW: Heroin Use Up in Missouri: Maybe Governor Jay Nixon Will Issue a Heroin Use Guide like NYC's : "Heroin treatment centers in M...

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Corby applies for clemency citing depression

<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/corby-applies-for-clemency-citing-depression-20100412-s4ec.html">Corby applies for clemency citing depression</a>: "Australian Schapelle Corby, serving a 20-year jail term in Indonesia for drug smuggling, has applied for presidential clemency, saying she is suffering from depression that could endanger her life.<br />Corby was convicted in May 2005 of smuggling marijuana onto the resort island of Bali.<br />A registrar at the Denpasar District Court on Monday said that Corby had filed a clemency application late last month citing her poor mental state and asking for her sentenced to be reduced.<br />Clemency decisions in Indonesian can take months."

Corby applies for clemency citing depression

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The Canadian Press: Quebec health officials warn of lethal mix of cocaine, anti-parasite drug

<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h2VjA4z-rmEkwmbBBF10pWKfd13w">The Canadian Press: Quebec health officials warn of lethal mix of cocaine, anti-parasite drug</a>: "warning that cocaine cut with an anti-parasitic medication is hitting the streets in the province and can cause a severe adverse reaction in illicit drug users.<br /> The pharmaceutical levamisole - most commonly used by veterinarians to treat worm infestations-has been cropping up in the U.S. and Canada as a common adulterant to cut cocaine for street level consumption.<br /> Use of the anti-parasitic drug by humans can cause nausea, dizziness and diarrhoea and - with repeated exposure - can lead to a reduced white blood cell count and a suppressed immune system.<br /> The dangerous mix can also cause high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat.<br /> Last November, U.S. health authorities launched a health alert about the dangers of the blend after finding some 70 per cent of cocaine tested by drug enforcement authorities in July 2009 was positive for levamisole.<br /> In a Quebec study, the public health institute found the presence of levamisole in eight out of ten blood samples taken from known drug users.<br /> Cases have also cropped up in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia."

The Canadian Press: Quebec health officials warn of lethal mix of cocaine, anti-parasite drug

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The Growth of the Heroin Trade in Afghanistan: How Afghanistan and the Golden Crescent Supply the World with Heroin

<a href="http://afghanistan.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-growth-of-the-heroin-trade-in-afghanistan">The Growth of the Heroin Trade in Afghanistan: How Afghanistan and the Golden Crescent Supply the World with Heroin</a>: "Afghanistan has become known in recent years as the heroin capital of the world. The notorious Helmand Province alone produces enough heroin to meet almost half of global demand, and Afghanistan as a whole supplies 92% of the world's opiates. In 2008, it's estimated that 8,200 tonnes of heroin was cultivated and processed in the country, which has a 'farmgate' value of around a billion dollars. This is around double the amount of heroin the country was producing just three years previously."

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Bill to legalize medical use of marijuana advances in Senate - baltimoresun.com

<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-senate-marijuana-0410,0,3323094.story">Bill to legalize medical use of marijuana advances in Senate - baltimoresun.com</a>: "bill that would legalize medical marijuana.<br /><br />Senators backed a procedural move on Friday that will allow a final vote on the measure.<br /><br />The proposal would allow pharmacies to distribute marijuana to patients who receive authorization from a physician with whom they have had ongoing medical relationships. It would also re-categorize marijuana as a highly regulated pain medication like morphine instead of keeping it in the same category of drugs like heroin.<br /><br />The bill has bipartisan support. An aide to House Speaker Michael Busch says members of a House group studying a similar bill will probably hold it for review during the months before next year's session, meaning the measure is not likely to become law this year."

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Bill to legalize medical use of marijuana advances in Senate - baltimoresun.com : "bill that would legalize medical marijuana. Senators...

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Lady Gaga turns up in heroin bust

<a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m4d10-Lady-Gaga-turns-up-in-heroin-bust">Lady Gaga turns up in heroin bust</a>: "Lady Gaga is used to seeing her name on the top Billboard charts.<br />But this week may have marked the first time her name has ended up on bags of heroin. MTV News is reporting that authorities in Syracuse, New York responded to a tip last Tuesday that a large shipment of heroin was on a bus that had just departed from New York City. When police finally gained access to the vehicle, they found more than just 15 grams of heroin. They also found Lady Gaga - at least, her name.<br />It turns out the drugs didn't belong to Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, the singer is just the latest celebrity to have their name attributed to a widely distributed street drug."

Lady Gaga turns up in heroin bust

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more than 900000 Afghans are hooked on heroin

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more than 900000 Afghans are hooked on heroin

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METH DECAY

<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkED5hp1iwIH7-1JfnM_2PVJHEIkgc8GrGqCctmXqIseBOFsdTHda1ZrYkPka0pK8NbNntFQTx15B8DPjwwx66NLuFwaRaDkuW5GjdIDvOltCXo8L5_3vMdAIktwQBeeuTmd4qNUgFiIo/s1600/ok-meth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkED5hp1iwIH7-1JfnM_2PVJHEIkgc8GrGqCctmXqIseBOFsdTHda1ZrYkPka0pK8NbNntFQTx15B8DPjwwx66NLuFwaRaDkuW5GjdIDvOltCXo8L5_3vMdAIktwQBeeuTmd4qNUgFiIo/s400/ok-meth.jpg" /></a></div> </div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Recovery, that overused and often distorted word, is the dissolution of the unconscious. When repressed traumatic memories and events are acknowledged, felt, grieved, and freed—we become Recovered. Our life becomes clear so that truth can flow through us.The Ten Stages is the revolutionary method of coming to terms  with all addictions</span></div>

METH DECAY

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close down methadone treatment the community can anticipate more overdose deaths, more HIV and more crime.

 methadone should be readily available to all addicts seeking help. <br /> <!-- E SF --> <br /> <!-- S IBOX --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 231px;"><tbody> <tr> <td width="5"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" vspace="0" width="5" /></td> <td class="sibtbg"> <div> <div class="mva"><img alt="" border="0" height="13" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif" width="24" /> <b>If policymakers were to heed the critics' advice to close down methadone treatment the community can anticipate more overdose deaths, more HIV and more crime.</b> <img align="right" alt="" border="0" height="13" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif" vspace="0" width="23" /></div></div><div class="mva"> <div>Letter to The Scotsman<br /> International panel of experts</div></div></td></tr> </tbody></table><!-- E IBOX --> The group - which includes university professors and doctors who treat addicts - wrote in the letter: "No treatment in medicine works every time but methadone treatment has helped more people in the world overcome their problems with heroin than any other." <br /> It went on: "If policy makers were to heed the critics' advice to close down methadone treatment or impose an arbitrary time limit on its administration, the community can anticipate more overdose deaths, more HIV and more crime." <br /> The letter is a response to comments from Professor Neil McKeganey, director of the Centre for Drug Misuse Research at the University of Glasgow, who said last week more effort was needed to get people off drugs, including methadone, through abstinence. <br /> Professor McKeganey has defended his views and claimed the signatories to the letter did not understand the extent of the drugs problem in Scotland, where 22,000 addicts are on methadone. <br /> <b>State of dependency</b><br /> He said: "Much of the methadone programme in Scotland is not about getting people off, it's about continuing them in a state of dependency." <br /> He claimed there were now parts of Scotland where there were more addict deaths associated with methadone than heroin. <br /> "We don't see the evidence of stabilised addicts. You walk around the streets, you see people in the most desperate of circumstances." <br /> But the man who organised the letter in The Scotsman, Dr Roy Robertson from the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland, said removing methadone would cause many more problems. <br /> He told BBC Scotland: "A decrease in availability of methadone would give rise to all sorts of things - increasing sudden deaths, blood-borne virus spread, HIV infection, hepatitis C infection and all that social problem area that ends up with people in custody, and causes violence and criminality. <br /> "There's a huge amount of unhappiness for people and their families and lives and communities blighted and devastated by the problems related to drug use." <br /> The letter in The Scotsman ends by calling on policymakers to be clear about the value and importance of methadone treatment. <br /> <!-- E BO --><br /> <br clear="all" />

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Cocaine vs. Amphetamine

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><div id="TixyyLink" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><ul class="clearfloat" id="nav-cat"></ul><div id="content"><div class="post-10851 post hentry category-health tag-amphetamine tag-cocaine tag-drugs style" id="post-10851"><h2 class="posttitle">Difference Between Cocaine and Amphetamine</h2><div class="postmetadata"><br /> </div><div class="entry clearfloat"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxBB1mo2fC5lMc2aSKOQX6OMaVx8d73Zlq_Q-39iPCRPMrHHlp6jen8Ws0SPQdAt6fqaW0P8QFCasG7Z4kMYu1MISd7VeOxy4U2jLVDyvqpx8zoLBSq_9_1jsydEBgnNBnnPVEbZpDhY/s1600/cocaine-psychological-pd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxBB1mo2fC5lMc2aSKOQX6OMaVx8d73Zlq_Q-39iPCRPMrHHlp6jen8Ws0SPQdAt6fqaW0P8QFCasG7Z4kMYu1MISd7VeOxy4U2jLVDyvqpx8zoLBSq_9_1jsydEBgnNBnnPVEbZpDhY/s320/cocaine-psychological-pd.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /> </b><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;">Cocaine and amphetamine are two different drug forms, with varying specific mechanisms of action. They are perhaps viewed with much confusion, because their general effects on the user are somewhat similar.</div><div style="float: right; margin: 4px;"><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-1911891147296207"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFFF"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "300x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel ="2253035215"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000ff"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "0000ff"; google_ui_features = "rc:0"; //--> </script> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/expansion_embed.js"> </script> <script src="http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/test_domain.js"> </script> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/render_ads.js"> </script> <script> google_protectAndRun("render_ads.js::google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad); </script> <ins style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: inline-table; height: 250px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;"></ins><br /> <ins style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;">It is ironic to note that cocaine in itself is an illegal drug. Its distribution and sale, especially for non medical or non government authorized purposes, is purely prohibited. However, it is also a known fact that cocaine is a drug that is widely used among many social classes and races throughout the world.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;">Amphetamine, like cocaine, is a drug that can induce euphoria. It increases one’s alertness and initial concentration by lessening the levels of fatigue. This increased wakefulness can however reduce one’s appetite. Because of this nature, the drug has been a popular fad for those who wish to lose weight and control their food cravings. Otherwise known as ‘speed’, amphetamine stimulates the nervous system, particularly the CNS. For medical reasons, it is used for the therapeutic management of ADHD, narcolepsy and severe cases of prolonged fatigue.</span></span></ins></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Other physical effects of using amphetamine includes: Pupil dilation, skin flushing, dryness of the mouth, headaches, heightened BP, increased heart rate and even erectile dysfunction among men. In more critical scenarios, convulsions may occur, most especially when the drug is taken in high dosages. Continuous drug abuse of such can also lead to heart attacks, which is also seen in cocaine overdose.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">In terms of the more in-depth physical mechanism of cocaine, it can bind directly with a DAT1 transporter with greater efficacy than that of amphetamine. It also has a half life of only an hour, whereas amphetamine lasts from 12 to 13 hours.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Amphetamine can be taken in any of the following routes of administration: PO (oral), IV (intravenous), vaporization, rectal, sub-lingual (below the tongue) and also insufflation. Cocaine can be taken topically aside from PO, insufflation and intravenously.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Although both amphetamine and cocaine stimulates the CNS to cause euphoria, and possibly decrease appetite, these drugs differ in the following aspects:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">1. Cocaine has greater efficacy than amphetamine.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">2. Cocaine can be taken topically, unlike amphetamine.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">3. Amphetamine has a longer half life compared to cocaine.</div></div></div></div></div><br /> <br /> <br /> </div></span></span>

Cocaine vs. Amphetamine

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Concerned workers at the National Primate Research Center said Bobo, a 5-year-old chimpanzee participating in a 16-month cocaine study, was observed this week lying to the faces of friends, family, and staff.

Concerned workers at the National Primate Research Center said Bobo, a 5-year-old chimpanzee participating in a 16-month cocaine study, was observed this week lying to the faces of friends, family, and staff.<br /> "Our goal was to determine how large doses of the stimulant would improve or impair the chimpanzee's ability to perform memory and language tasks," said primatologist Daniel Martin, the project's lead researcher. "What we found was that cocaine not only disrupted Bobo's concentration and recall, but it also caused him to lie, cheat, and emotionally manipulate those around him."<br /> Continued Martin, "Essentially, Bobo has become an asshole."<br /> According to researchers, initial results of the study were promising, with Bobo energetically completing cognition tests in record times.<br /> Within weeks, however, he reportedly began to develop violent mood swings, delusions of grandeur, and other troubling behaviors, such as begging his fellow participants to let him take their place in line so he could score a double dose of the drug he craved.<br /> <span class="image" jquery1270478766466="19" rel="http://media.theonion.com/images/articles/article/17176/Chimp-In-Jump-R_jpg_600x1000_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;"><a class="actionlabel" href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/chimp-in-cocaine-study-starts-lying-to-friends,17176/#enlarge">Enlarge Image</a><img alt="" src="http://media.theonion.com/images/articles/article/17176/Chimp-In-Jump-R_jpg_250x1000_q85.jpg" title="" /><span class="caption">A researcher chronicles Bobo's descent into thievery and lies.</span></span><br /> Witnesses said that once Bobo began taking advantage of the chimps in his life, family and friends further enabled his behavior by always giving him "one last chance."<br /> "How many times can Bobo aggressively lash out at them, become contrite, act sorrowful, and then lash out again before they realize he has a problem?" research assistant Karen Grant said. "His life is spinning out of control, and they need to confront him about it. If they don't, one day they'll find him facedown under the tire swing—dead from an overdose."<br /> By the third week of the study, Bobo had turned to theft to feed his growing habit: The addicted primate was observed stealing bananas from his loved ones, lying about it, and then attempting to conceal his misdeed by actually pretending to help them search for the missing fruit.<br /> "Deceitful behaviors such as theft are highly unusual for primates," Martin said. "But the fact that Bobo approached us that same night and tried to exchange the stolen bananas for more cocaine is what's truly astonishing."<br /> "It's like he's a different Bobo now," he added.<br /> Early in the study, Bobo's elevated mood and excessive chattering made him quite popular among the other chimpanzees. But researchers claimed that his increased irritability, short temper, and absenteeism at the jungle gym did not go unnoticed.<br /> According to laboratory sources, when Martin and his team began injecting Bobo with highly concentrated solutions of cocaine, the chimp took to skipping meals altogether, often covering up for his lack of appetite by signing to friends that he had eaten a big lunch that day and wasn't hungry.<br /> Last February, Bobo reportedly grew so self-deluded that he believed he had become the group's alpha male. In reality, however, his rank in the dominance hierarchy had reached a new low, especially after several cocaine-fueled episodes in which he threatened other males and then made forceful, awkward advances toward uninterested females.<br /> "It was embarrassing," Martin said. "A lot of our researchers have been unable to look at Bobo the same way since."<br /> Chimp sources confirmed that in recent weeks Bobo has stopped hanging out with friends in the control group, who only receive a placebo.<br /> "Fight. Mad. Bobo. Please more juice drink," Pipa, a 6-year-old chimpanzee, told reporters by pressing symbols on a specially designed keyboard. "Pipa scared. Old Bobo. We want back."<br /> Claiming they don't even know who the chimpanzee is anymore, researchers hypothesized that the constant ingestion of cocaine may have taken a physical toll on Bobo, who now staggers around on all fours, grunts nonsensically, and has been spotted trying to groom insects that aren't actually there.<br /> Martin acknowledged that Bobo's cognitive abilities have also suffered, saying that the restless primate no longer shows any interest in finishing his assigned tasks and often does little more than flip off the researchers.<br /> "We definitely didn't teach him to do that," Martin said. "That's totally the cocaine."<br /> As of press time, Bobo was reportedly sprawled out on the floor of the laboratory, begging for more cocaine and offering to give researchers hand jobs in exchange for some.<img src="http://media.theonion.com/img/icons/terminator.gif" />

Concerned workers at the National Primate Research Center said Bobo, a 5-year-old chimpanzee participating in a 16-month cocaine study, was observed this week lying to the faces of friends, family, and staff.

Concerned workers at the National Primate Research Center said Bobo, a 5-year-old chimpanzee participating in a 16-month cocaine study, was...

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Overcoming cocaine addiction is a difficult task but it is not impossible.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqHOtd2W9huWOl1XhbWsa_kXN590a2FZuLglCW0C70y2t5tLWt6lfyp_sUB7EsteUgjXluAK58o3Xz4SDFnF6ClLokr79hXUEflU1sPELI4KkCDpXj6Ouf_dhVC-WtVShM07LP_AhXB0/s1600/quotescover-JPG-89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqHOtd2W9huWOl1XhbWsa_kXN590a2FZuLglCW0C70y2t5tLWt6lfyp_sUB7EsteUgjXluAK58o3Xz4SDFnF6ClLokr79hXUEflU1sPELI4KkCDpXj6Ouf_dhVC-WtVShM07LP_AhXB0/s320/quotescover-JPG-89.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Anyone is capable of getting addicted to cocaine if he or she consumes the drug on a regular basis. Overcoming cocaine addiction is a difficult task but it is not impossible. It needs an incredible amount of will power for a user to quit their habit when they have surpassed the limits of recreational drug use into addiction.<br /><br />Addiction is a condition whereby the sufferer gets the urge to consume the harmful substance in high quantities. Often, the concerned person is aware of the harmful effects of addiction, but is not willing to accept that he or she is addicted. <br /><br />In severe addiction cases, the effect of the drug is so bad that the addict is even willing to give up on his or her family to continue abusing the body.<br /><br />Many factors are responsible for cocaine addiction. Some use the drug due to peer pressure or a heavy party lifestyle, others use it to escape stress, depression, career related problems and still others use cocaine for confidence. With frequent use of cocaine, the body builds a tolerance to it. Higher doses are then need to satisfy the addicts’ cravings. <br /><br />It is important to seek treatment for cocaine addiction as soon as it becomes evident that you are unable to stop using the drug</span>

Overcoming cocaine addiction is a difficult task but it is not impossible.

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Joe Calzaghe admitted he had used cocaine since quitting the sport.

Joe Calzaghe admitted  he had used cocaine since quitting the <span style="font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;">sport</span></span>.<br /> The 38-year-old Welshman, who retired in February last year undefeated in 46 professional fights, made the admission in a statement responding to an undercover investigation conducted by a British tabloid newspaper.<br /> "I very much regret my occasional use of cocaine in what have sometimes been the long days since my <span style="font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;">retirement</span></span> from the ring," Calzaghe said. "I am fully aware of the bad example it sets to other people and particularly to youngsters and I apologize to my family, friends and fans. It is not a major problem in my life but it is something which I am actively addressing."<br /> The News of the World reporters posed as potential sponsors to gain access to set up meetings with Calzaghe, and recorded him talking about drugs.<br /> "Many of the other conversations reported to have taken place simply involve men joshing or shooting the breeze over a drink," Calzaghe said. "While some statements are either untrue or exaggerations I am, naturally, sorry for any embarrassment their publication may cause to entirely blameless third parties.<br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a class="kLink" href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=562108&publicationSubCategoryId=200#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;" target="_top"></a></span><br /> <a class="kLink" href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=562108&publicationSubCategoryId=200#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;" target="_top"><div id="preLoadLayer2" style="display: none; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -22px; z-index: 4000;"><img class="preloadImg" height="22" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 22px; width: 22px;" width="22" /></div></a> world champion has twice been honored by Queen Elizabeth II.<br /> The British monarch has awarded him the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the Member of the Order of the British Empire.<br /> "I am deeply sorry if anyone feels let down," Calzaghe said. "And I will make sure that nothing like it happens again

Joe Calzaghe admitted he had used cocaine since quitting the sport.

Joe Calzaghe admitted  he had used cocaine since quitting the sport . The 38-year-old Welshman, who retired in February last year undefeate...

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list of drunks whose loutish behaviour led to them being banned from pubs and clubs at the turn of the last century has been launched online.

<div class="ynw-standfirst">list of drunks whose loutish behaviour led to them being banned from pubs and clubs at the turn of the last century has been launched online. </div><div class="mod" id="ynw-image-video-inset"> <div class="mod"> <div class="hd offscreen"> <h2>Related photos / videos</h2></div><div class="bd ynw-image-video-inset-preview clr"> <div id="ynw-image-video-inset-preview"><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100327/img/ptc-1900s-drunks-blacklist-611be611cd23.html" ywaonclickoverride="true"><img alt="1900s drunks blacklist goes online" height="231" src="http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/pressass/20100327/09/1009268635-1900s-drunks-blacklist-online.jpg?x=310&y=231&q=75&wc=321&hc=240&xc=40&yc=1&sig=boIrZIP3Hb1Ajfi1wTJu4g--#310,231" width="310" /> <span><span class="enlarge">Enlarge photo</span> </span></a></div></div></div></div><div id="ynw-article-part2">Family history website Ancestry.co.uk said the Birmingham Pub Blacklist includes fascinating details, and photographs, of "habitual drunkards" in the city.</div>Offences included drink-driving a steam engine, riding a horse while under the influence and being intoxicated to the point of "complete incompetence".<br /> Each drunkard's entry includes photographs (front and profile views), their name, alias, residence, employment, physical description, distinguishing marks, nature of conviction and the sentence received for booze-related crimes.<br /> The detailed description also lists distinguishing marks such as tattoos and scars, and their professions, including prostitutes, bedstead polishers, hawkers and grease merchants.<br /> Ancestry.co.uk international content director Dan Jones said: "The list paints a fascinating picture of some of Birmingham's most debauched characters from the turn of the last century and we hope to complement it with similar lists from other cities in the future.<br /> "The detail in these records is incredible, featuring photographs as well as physical descriptions, meaning anyone with an ancestor in the collection will find out a great deal about them, whilst others can uncover compelling information about forgotten members of society who were down on their luck or perhaps spending their good fortune in unwise ways."

list of drunks whose loutish behaviour led to them being banned from pubs and clubs at the turn of the last century has been launched online.

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25-year-old man from Hartlepool is one of eight men and women held over allegations linked to the trafficking of 20 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /> <div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.083em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.083em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The suspects are accused of using ‘paper’ companies as a front for drug smuggling.It is also alleged they employed business service centres across the UK to unwittingly receive packages of uncut cocaine and cannabis on their behalf.The arrests come after detectives from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) raided properties across the UK.Alongside the arrest in Hartlepool, four arrests were made in Greater Manchester, two in Hampshire and one in Grimsby after a SOCA investigation identified connections between several drugs seizures by police in the UK and Spain.The suspects have been taken to Greater Manchester for interview, where SOCA is being supported by Greater Manchester Police.They face charges of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs between February 2007 and March 2010.</div>

25-year-old man from Hartlepool is one of eight men and women held over allegations linked to the trafficking of 20 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.

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"there is no possibility of Mr Warren being fitted up".He dismissed the defence appeal as "not relevant".Advocate Michael Haine

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #464646; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8IS21JFjZEROjiceRU2fHtGKB2R4b0IIybJ_hwe_w535DuODzos87J8iALdbRtPm8Gypy02P40dep6AUwnrZDvF3xyHF_h_OdASv2WiLi7f5BJw65ry6bzMMxvuZ51N9BmQvjemi5oc/s1600/Warren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8IS21JFjZEROjiceRU2fHtGKB2R4b0IIybJ_hwe_w535DuODzos87J8iALdbRtPm8Gypy02P40dep6AUwnrZDvF3xyHF_h_OdASv2WiLi7f5BJw65ry6bzMMxvuZ51N9BmQvjemi5oc/s200/Warren.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Warren, 46, and five others were found guilty last year of plotting to bring £1m-worth of cannabis into the island.He was sentenced to 13 years in prison; the rest of the gang got between five-year and 12-year jail terms.Defence lawyers for all six men are appealing against the convictions and length of their sentences.Earlier Warren's advocate, speaking on behalf of all six co-conspirators, claimed their trial was unfair because police and the Crown were biased against him.<b>'<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">On Tuesday the appeal court was told the defence had not been allowed three "crucial" witnesses during the October trial.It had denied the jury evidence of the level the police and prosecutors would go to to "fit Warren up", Advocate Stephen Baker claimed.Solicitor General Howard Sharp, the crown prosecutor in the trial, told the appeal "there is no possibility of Mr Warren being fitted up".He dismissed the defence appeal as "not relevant".Advocate Michael Haine, acting for co-convicted Paul Hunt, 27, from Jersey, argued his client's defence was also weakened by an unclear summing up from the trial judge.The appeal hearing continues in the secure court at Jersey Magistrate's Court building.</span></b></div>

"there is no possibility of Mr Warren being fitted up".He dismissed the defence appeal as "not relevant".Advocate Michael Haine

Warren, 46, and five others were found guilty last year of plotting to bring £1m-worth of cannabis into the island.He was sentenced to 13 y...

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K2 or Spice, a synthetic substance that, when smoked, gives users a marijuana-like high,

 latest trend at teen parties isn't warm beer or prescription medicines pilfered from parents' medicine cabinets. Instead, increasing numbers of youths are turning to an herb-based product to get high, and unlike marijuana, it's perfectly legal.<br /> It's known as K2 or Spice, a synthetic substance that, when smoked, gives users a marijuana-like high, according to drug authorities. Its growing popularity is causing increasing alarm among health care professionals, law enforcement authorities and lawmakers, with one Drug Enforcement Agency official calling its use the equivalent of "playing Russian roulette."<br /> Manufactured in Asia and sold online or in local stores, K2 and similar substances are marketed as herbal incense. A disclaimer on a K2-selling Web site reads: "K2Herbal products are novelty incenses and are not for consumption."<br /> Sold in various flavors in 3-gram bags, the product consists of herbs that are sprayed with synthetic substances that mimic THC, the high-causing natural chemical found in marijuana.<br /> A call to regulate K2<br /> Health and drug officials say the danger in using such products is the unregulated nature of their production and makeup.<br /> "Our biggest concern is that this particular chemical is likely manufactured in a dorm-room setting. And these dorm-room scientists are not going to be exhibiting a lot of quality assurance techniques," says Dr. Gaylord Lopez, a toxicologist and head of the Georgia Poison Center.<br /> As a result, there's a potential for users to inhale contaminants along with the substance they think they're smoking, Lopez said, which may be a contributing factor in the adverse symptoms some of its users have been experiencing.<br /> Political activist wants K2 banned<br /> "Synthetic drugs and herbal drug products like Spice and K2 are not made in a controlled environment and thus you are playing Russian roulette when it comes to these types of products," said Dawn Dearden, a spokeswoman for the DEA, which first began receiving reports about abuse of the substance last year. "There is no way, outside of a controlled laboratory environment, to determine the chemical makeup, synthetic ingredients or amounts, and therefore there is no way to determine with any accuracy what the potentially harmful effects may be."<br /> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"> <div class="cnn_strylctcntr cnn_strylctcquote"> <div class="cnn_strylctcqcntr"> <div>You are playing Russian roulette when it comes to these types of products.t heard of the substance in December when Georgia hospitals began reporting patients who had used K2 or Spice.</div></div></div></div>Since then, the center has seen a spike in cases, with 20 people -- mostly teenagers -- visiting emergency rooms with such symptoms as heart palpitations and respiratory issues. In the most serious case, an otherwise healthy teenage boy, who has since recovered, lapsed into a coma, Lopez said.<br /> According to Dearden, additional side effects can include panic attacks, hallucinations, delusions, vomiting, increased agitation and dilated pupils.<br /> Around the center, Lopez said his employees have begun referring to the substance as "Scary Spice."<br /> Earlier this month, Kansas became the first state to ban synthetic marijuana.<br /> Kansas state Sen. Jim Barnett, a supporter of the effort, said the ban was prompted by reports of abuse of K2 and similar products in cities across the state among high school students and prison parolees who were using it as an alternative to pot to avoid a positive drug test.<br /> Lawmakers in several other states are considering similar legislation, including Georgia, Utah, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Dakota and Illinois.<br /> "Although it is a synthetic drug, it is still a drug with a high potential for abuse," says Barnett, who is a physician. "It was our desire in Kansas to be ahead of the problem."<br /> K2 has already been banned in some European countries, including Britain, Germany, Poland and France, and the DEA lists it as a drug of concern in the United States.<br /> "We are seeing several indications that these THC-like substances could become a significant problem both domestically and internationally," Dearden says.<br /> <div class="cnnInline">She says the agency is in "the preliminary stages of determining whether or not some or all of (synthetic substances) need to be controlled."</div>

K2 or Spice, a synthetic substance that, when smoked, gives users a marijuana-like high,

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Mephedrone, also known as "bubbles" or "meow meow", is a readily available legal substance popular among clubbers

Mephedrone, also known as "bubbles" or "meow meow", is a readily available legal substance popular among clubbers. The government's chief drugs adviser Professor Les Iversen said using these students as guinea pigs in the research was "pretty unethical". Prof Iversen has also indicated the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) will recommend that mephedrone be banned. Dr Cathy Montgomery, senior lecturer in psychology at Liverpool John Moores University, said she hoped up to 50 students would take part in the planned research. We don't advertise and say 'Have you taken this drug'. We don't want to be seen to be encouraging the use of it Dr Cathy Montgomery Potential ban for drug Tests will study their thoughts and ability to think coherently after taking the drug. They will also be asked to describe how they feel, with "sad" or "depressed" at the bottom and "euphoric" or "very happy" at the top. Dr Montgomery said researchers would work with students known to them as mephedrone users. "We don't advertise and say 'Have you taken this drug'. We don't want to be seen to be encouraging the use of it," she said. Mephedrone is a recreational drug, which is usually snorted by users. It is often described as a mix between ecstasy and cocaine. Users say they feel more alert, confident and talkative. Like cocaine, the affects appear to last around an hour before wearing off. Prof Iversen said on Tuesday he expected the panel the ACMD to make a recommendation to the home secretary on the drug's legality next week. He said he believed mephedrone was "harmful" and hinted it should be categorised as a Class B drug. He was giving evidence to the Home Affairs committee after the deaths of at least two people who took it. Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, died in Scunthorpe last week after taking the drug. On Friday, Schools Minister Vernon Coaker wrote to every school in England telling them they could seize the drug under existing rules, even though it is not illegal.

Mephedrone, also known as "bubbles" or "meow meow", is a readily available legal substance popular among clubbers

Mephedrone, also known as "bubbles" or "meow meow", is a readily available legal substance popular among clubbers. The g...

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cannabis smuggler Peter Moran Southwark crown court he is to be sentenced for bringing £62 million of “skunk” into Britain

cannabis smuggler Peter Moran Southwark crown court he is to be sentenced for bringing £62 million of “skunk” into Britain hidden in boxes of flowers from Holland.In two years the gang organised at least 88 shipments, making them the biggest cannabis importers in Britain. The gang made so much money that large bundles of cash were left to go mouldy in a safe. Moran's barrister Peter Griffiths, QC, passed Judge Gregory Stone, QC, a written reference from Miss McDonagh, the Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden. She is Moran's second cousin.Miss McDonagh today told the Standard that the letter “was not a character reference” and denied that she had any knowledge of Moran's involvement with the gang.She said: “Peter's mum and dad died in shocking and tragic circumstances within six months of each other about 12 years ago. After that Peter cared for his sister who has suffered from mental health problems. That is all my letter said.” <br /> She added: “I was asked to provide this letter by other members of the family.”Miss McDonagh did admit that she knew her relative was in court over “issues to do with drugs”.Moran, 37, of Fulham, masterminded the operation with Terrence Bowler, 40, of Kingston, and Mark Kinnimont, 40, of Surbiton. They have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import controlled drugs and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime. Nine others have been convicted of similar offences.

cannabis smuggler Peter Moran Southwark crown court he is to be sentenced for bringing £62 million of “skunk” into Britain

cannabis smuggler Peter Moran Southwark crown court he is to be sentenced for bringing £62 million of “skunk” into Britain hidden in boxes o...

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Michael Daly, 49, was one of the chief organizers of a plot to land some 1.5 metric tons of high-quality cocaine Two other Britons suspected of involvement in the operation have been arrested in Spain

Michael Daly, 49, was one of the chief organizers of a plot to land some 1.5 metric tons of high-quality cocaine on the coast of southern Ireland, where his family had a home.Daly and his predominantly London-based gang of cocaine runners arranged for a catamaran full of Colombian cocaine to sail from the Caribbean island of Barbados to a point off the coast of Ireland, where it was picked up by an inflatable dinghy in the early hours of July 2, 2007.But the plan fell apart after a member of the crew accidentally filled the dinghy's twin engines with diesel instead of gasoline, stranding them in unusually rough seas just a few hundred yards (meters) from shore.An attempt by Daly to rescue the drugs in a second boat failed amid darkness and nasty weather, and the crew abandoned ship, with most of them — including Daly; his younger brother Joe; and Alan Wells, a former firefighter — managing to swim ashore.<br /> The former detective managed to dodge the authorities and escape from Ireland on a fake passport, but his brother and fellow gang member Perry Wharrie were arrested by Irish police 48 hours later. Wells also managed to escape.Co-conspirator Martin Wanden was fished out of the sea later that morning, clinging to a bale of cocaine.Authorities retrieved what British police estimated at 200 million pounds ($300 million) worth of the drug from the water, something prosecutor Mark Gadsden described as the largest single cocaine seizure in Britain .Wells managed to evade authorities for about three weeks but was eventually arrested at his home in southern England. Daly was caught in southern England later that year while trying to import cocaine and amphetamines from France.Both Daly and Wells pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and were sentenced to 22 years and 15 years in prison respectively at Blackfriars Crown Court in central London on Thursday.Scotland Yard's Detective Inspector Grant Johnson described Michael Daly as a ringleader who "clearly abused the knowledge and skills he gained as a police officer for criminal gain."<br /> Daly's lawyer, Malcolm Swift, said the detective left Scotland Yard in the 1990s after an incident where he was found drunk and disorderly. He argued that his client became embroiled in the plot because he owed one of the conspirators money.<br /> But the judge, Henry Blacksell, dismissed the argument.<br /> "I'm not impressed at all about the debt aspect, if there's any truth in that," he told Daly. "You betrayed your colleagues."Daly is already serving an eight-year sentence in connection with his arrest in southern England. The 22-year sentence will run concurrently.<br /> The four gang members arrested in Ireland received sentences of between 10 and 30 years in jail in 2008.<br /> Two other Britons suspected of involvement in the operation have been arrested in Spain on unrelated drugs matters. Police say they're still hunting for two more suspects in connection with the crime.

Michael Daly, 49, was one of the chief organizers of a plot to land some 1.5 metric tons of high-quality cocaine Two other Britons suspected of involvement in the operation have been arrested in Spain

Michael Daly, 49, was one of the chief organizers of a plot to land some 1.5 metric tons of high-quality cocaine on the coast of southern Ir...

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Curtis Warren has questioned the prosecution's late submission of material during his trial for plotting to bring drugs to Jersey.

Curtis Warren has questioned the prosecution's late submission of material during his trial for plotting to bring drugs to Jersey.Warren, 46, and five others were found guilty in October of conspiring to smuggle in £1m-worth of cannabis. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison; the rest of the gang got between five-year and 12-year jail terms. Defence lawyers for all six men are appealing against the convictions and length of their sentences. Earlier they questioned whether the trial had been fair because of the late disclosure of some Crown material used in the trial. Advocate Stephen Baker said it was meant to be released to the defence a year before the trial, but some came 24 hours beforehand. The late disclosure weakened the defence, he told appeal judge Dame Heather Steel. Defence lawyers also questioned the way a juror was removed during the two-week trial. The decision to remove them during was made at a meeting between the trial judge and prosecution lawyers, without the defence team being present. They said that led to justice not being seen to be done. The defence was told in open court the juror was removed because of a contact by an outside source, the prosecution said. The defence argued they were unable to challenge that decision with the judge during the trial. The appeal continues in the secure court at Jersey Magistrate's Court building.

Curtis Warren has questioned the prosecution's late submission of material during his trial for plotting to bring drugs to Jersey.

Curtis Warren has questioned the prosecution's late submission of material during his trial for plotting to bring drugs to Jersey.Warren...

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laundering the proceeds of their drugs network by buying chateaux and villas across the Dordogne

officers from France’s elite judicial police raided the homes of three unobtrusive Britons in Augignac and Champniers et Reilhac, two villages barely 10 miles apart, residents realised they had been living side by side with the alleged ringleaders of an international drug-smuggling network with possible links to Premier League football transfers.The French authorities confirmed yesterday that they were in the process of dismantling a suspected cocaine and money-laundering operation run by alleged British gangsters who had used the quiet image of ex-pats seeking the simple pleasures of rural France as a cover for their criminal activities.<br /> Detectives involved in the joint investigation with British counterparts in the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca) have arrested 10 Britons across France and believe the Dordogne served as the hub of a sophisticated smuggling network used to transport large quantities of money and cocaine from Spain through France and on to the United Kingdom.The police operation began last May when customs officers stopped a Mercedes car with British number-plates on the motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse in south-west France. In a secret compartment behind the passenger seats police found ?540,000 (£484,000) in used notes.The 35-year-old British driver, named only as Stephen C, claimed the cash was the commission on transfer deals in the notoriously unregulated market for players in the English Premiership. Forensic tests found traces of cocaine on the cash. Police said cocaine and linked cash were being delivered to Britain from boats from Africa. Guy Sapata, the officer leading the investigation, said: “Those arrested have explained the cash as being commissions for acting in player transfers. Unfortunately, organised crime networks are involved in all kinds of activities, meaning there could be an overlap between drugs, money-laundering and big money transfers.”Interviews with Stephen C, who admitted 20 similar trips across Europe to deliver money to the UK, led detectives to focus on Augignac and Champniers-et-Reilhac, near Perigueux. Attracted by distinctive honey-coloured stone buildings and dramatic landscape, the inward flow of “les Anglo Saxons” has been so widespread that the region is referred to as “Dordogneshire”.<br /> The targets of the Anglo-French inquiry were found to be leading quietly ostentatious lives, allegedly laundering the proceeds of their drugs network by buying chateaux and villas across the Dordogne. In the Champniers-et-Reilhac home of the parents of one of the alleged ringleaders, named as Mark B, officers found a sky-blue Aston Martin DB9 and a Mercedes, also with a hidden compartment. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Mark B was arrested on 14 February in London on a European warrant as he checked into a private clinic. Two more suspects, named as Michael K and Sophie S, were arrested on 24 February in Augignac. Police found documents showing they owned a ?175,000 villa and other property in France worth ?325,000. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A French officer added: “The cars were typical of the kind of flash, luxury goods these suspects have been using. They had stacks of money and were regularly investing in land and luxury properties. They are also believed to have been investing in Cyprus. All those arrested are being questioned pending court appearances.”

laundering the proceeds of their drugs network by buying chateaux and villas across the Dordogne

officers from France’s elite judicial police raided the homes of three unobtrusive Britons in Augignac and Champniers et Reilhac, two villag...

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