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here Drug Couriers Use Infants to Hide Cocaine Federal authorities arrested a man who was smuggling cocaine in cans of baby formula and renting real babies to fool authorities. According to officials he paid for babies to travel with drug couriers or convinced women to bring their babies along on smuggling runs from Panama to Chicago, Ill. The plan was to draw attention away from the cocaine-filled cans of baby formula. Officials said the cans of baby formula were injected with liquid cocaine. A single 16-ounce can contained as much as $750,000 worth of cocaine.
Senate Stiffens Cocaine Penalties The U.S. Senate approved a measure that would stiffen penalties for sales of cocaine or illicit drugs to minors and for selling illegal drugs near schools. The bill would reduce the sentencing disparity between the sales of powder and crack cocaine by toughening penalties against dealers of powder cocaine Under current law, those selling 5 grams of crack cocaine face a five-year minimum prison sentence, while dealers would have to sell 500 grams of powder cocaine to get the same sentence. The new measure would reduce the threshold amount for powder cocaine from 500 grams to 50 grams. The bill also would increase penalties for makers of methamphetamine and ban the posting of recipes for methamphetamine on the Internet
Gang Members Arrested for Selling Drugs On-line New York City police arrested 18 people including some members of a New York City gang for selling drugs through online chat rooms. In addition to being the first bust of an online drug ring in New York City, police said the investigation turned up 1,000 Ecstasy pills, steroids, crack cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and marijuana. Gang detectives and detectives in the computer crimes unit use fake names to log on to chat rooms where gang members were selling the drugs. They made arrangements via the chat rooms to meet in bars, shopping malls and behind fast food chains where they would 'buy' Ecstasy pills, Special K and magic mushrooms.
Addicted Mom Charged with Murder The State of Georgia is charging a woman for allegedly causing the death of her baby by taking drugs while pregnant. She faces murder charges, after one her twins died shortly after birth, which prosecutors say was directly attributed to her use of cocaine and amphetamines while pregnant. This is believed to be the first case of its kind to be prosecuted in Georgia. The woman's lawyer plans to get a dismissal on the murder charges on the argument that Georgia law does not allow it.
Computer Game Simulates Drug Dealing Dope Wars, a new game available for download from the Internet, enables users to buy and sell drugs in virtual reality. Dope Wars is the sixth-most popular download game on the Download.com web site. In the game, players start with $2,000 in cash and $5,500 in debt. Players have 31 trips into neighborhoods to make as much money as they can selling marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine or any other drug. During the selling process, players come upon police officers and other obstacles. Several politicians, including Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, condemned the game at a December hearing on violence in the media.
News from a Chiropractor It has always been interesting to me that the concept of drug treatment programs usually had a lot to do with, What drug could be used to help someone get off of drugs. It seemed like the drug substitute would be more addictive than the drug someone was trying to get off. I knew that this technology needed to be refined. In the 20 years I have been in practice I have had the opportunity to see many people go through drug treatment programs and the results have been very far from stellar. They ranged from being back on the drug with a day from there release to being dead. The amount of pain and suffering associated with this problem is enormous to those around the addicted person not to mention the person himself. I have seen the pain of a parent, the worry, the total frustration and the feeling of imminent disaster. The apprehension of the phone ringing, just knowing that this will be the phone call they have dreaded for so long. The drug problem in this country is one which is engrained in a culture which takes drugs for everything. The children are indoctrinated in this, 'Have a problem, take a drug mentality' from the time that they can communicate. Is it no wonder that when they are jilted by a boy/girl friend or shunned by friend that they would not take a drug for the pain. In the last 10 years I have seen a shift to a much more drug oriented culture. We take drugs to be happy, less happy, not as obsessive, 'mellow' , less stressed, less anxious or nervous, to public speak better, to be a better person to be around or to have less PMS. The list grows every day - IT IS FRIGHTENING! I have one patient who just 'kicked' a twelve year addiction to 'Medicine' she was prescribed for ' having a hard time dealing with their husband and children'. She told me that she has lost the last 12 years of her life. The pain on her face was indescribable. I knew that drugs were not the answer. When I first read about Narconon I though what a novel idea, they are dealing with the 'PERSON', the whole person, from both physical and emotional aspects. As I researched the technology utilize I saw sheer brilliance. And after awhile I saw brilliant results from the program. I have sent several people to their program and they have transformed their lives. They confronted why they had chosen drugs as a solution to their problem and realized that they were able to choose a life without drugs and become productive purposeful member of society. From what I have seen this is the only real solution to the drug problem". Dr. Marc D'Andrea >> Drug rehabilitation: A new perspective. >> Scientists have discovered that a brain buildup causes cocaine addiction. >> New report finds, longer treatment helps severe cocaine addiction. |
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