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Afghans Turning Their Babies Into Addicts

Poor Afghans view opium as a 'tradition'

(Newser) - In a remote corner of northern Afghanistan, a woman feeds her four-year-old opium for breakfast. Her mother-in-law, sitting nearby, rolls some opium into a ball-shaped piece and puts it in her mouth. Three generations are addicted to the drug in this family, and there are many more Afghans like them,...

US Charity Pays UK Addict to Get Vasectomy

Start of 'cash for vasectomy' program in Britain

(Newser) - Here's an odd bit of international relations: An American charity has paid a British heroin addict to undergo a vasectomy. The group, called Project Prevention , paid the man about $315 dollars in the hope of preventing him from passing his addiction on to the next generation. The man, John, said...

Rehabbing LiLo Tired But OK
 Rehabbing LiLo Tired But OK 
Aug 2, 2010 5:10 PM CDT

Rehabbing LiLo Tired But OK

Actress just glad to be out of jail

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is tired but well after her late-night transfer from a Lynwood, Calif., jail to a rehab clinic at the UCLA medical center. “She is in good spirits, but she is extremely tired," a source tells Radar . "Lindsay is just relieved to be out of jail....

Bipolar Lindsay Lohan's Hooked on Meth

Jailbird starlet will enter rehab for addiction

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan will undergo treatment for addiction to methamphetamine and bipolar disorder when she enters rehab after she's released from jail, TMZ reports . Meth and opiates are Lohan's "drugs of choice," a source says. The troubled actress, who's proving to be a high-maintenance inmate as she serves 90...

LiLo Lawyer: Go Directly to Jail

Robert Shapiro wants Lindsay to do some time in the clink

(Newser) - He may have gotten OJ Simpson off, but Robert Shapiro wants new client Lindsay Lohan to spend some quality time in jail. "I have agreed to represent Ms. Lohan on the condition that she complies with all the terms of her probation, including a requirement of jail time that...

No One Believes Crazy Jeremy London Story

Plus: Another weird story about apparently broke actor

(Newser) - Poor Jeremy London: First he was kidnapped and forced to smoke dope ; now no one believes him. Friends of Brandon Adams, who has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping London, say Adams would totally do drugs with someone—but would never force anyone to do drugs. “Brandon probably was doing...

Docs: Let's Give Heroin Addicts Heroin

Supervised program seen as best option for hard core

(Newser) - For many heroin users, the best solution to their addiction is more heroin, according to British researchers. Long-term heroin users who continued to use street heroin despite being on methadone programs were able to cut down and in some cases end their heroin use when given medical-grade heroin as part...

RDJ: Dad Gave Me Drugs at 8
 RDJ: Dad Gave Me Drugs at 8 
Apr 29, 2010 10:40 AM CDT

RDJ: Dad Gave Me Drugs at 8

And they did coke with Jack Nicholson, he says

(Newser) - Robert Downey Jr.’s father started giving him drugs at the tender age of 8—and the actor once did cocaine with his dad and Jack Nicholson. The Iron Man 2 star recalls his history with drugs in a Rolling Stone interview: “All those years of snorting coke,...

Loaded Kennedy Cut Off After 6 Shots

He thinks Obama is better than JFK—when drunk, at least

(Newser) - Just hours after recalling his history of substance abuse—he was even introduced by his former sponsor—Rep. Patrick Kennedy got loaded at a bar and was cut off after six shots of vodka. He seemed to have a good time though—a tipster tells Roll Call that Kennedy was...

Tanning Addicts Love Booze and Pot, Too

Indoor sunbathing junkies use more drugs, feel more anxious: docs

(Newser) - Indoor tanning creates addicts, and college students hooked on artificial sunbathing use more pot and booze than their unaddicted counterparts, researchers say. Fifty of 229 subjects were considered clinically addicted to tanning as well as alcohol and drugs, but the results didn't isolate a cause-and-effect relationship, Reuters notes. Whether getting...

Ex-Envoy Hints at Karzai Drug Problem

Has 'fondness' for 'Afghanistan's most profitable exports'

(Newser) - This might explain some things: A former UN envoy to Afghanistan suggested to MSNBC that Hamid Karzai has a drug problem. "He can be very emotional, act impulsively," said Peter Galbraith. "In fact, some of the palace insiders say that he has a certain fondness for some...

James Brown's Body 'Disappeared'
 James Brown's Body 
 'Disappeared' 
showbiz mystery dept
Mar 12, 2010 10:53 AM CST

James Brown's Body 'Disappeared'

LaRhonda wants autopsy on Godfather of Soul

(Newser) - Today in the “bizarre showbiz mysteries” department: James Brown’s illegitimate daughter claims his body has gone missing. The Godfather of Soul, who died in 2006 of—supposedly—a heart attack, was put in a temporary crypt at daughter Deanna’s home while his final resting place was being...

Enquirer: Tiger Hooked on Drugs, Too
 Enquirer: 
 Tiger Hooked 
 on Drugs, Too 

also, gatorade cuts ties
Feb 26, 2010 4:36 PM CST

Enquirer: Tiger Hooked on Drugs, Too

Woods returned to rehab for substance abuse, not sex addiction: tab

(Newser) - Tiger Woods isn't just a great golfer and a sex addict—he's a drug addict, too, according to the National Enquirer . Woods "blamed a lot of his cheating behavior on his drug addiction, saying that the drugs were responsible for impairing his judgment," but wife Elin Nordegren isn't...

Elton John Helping Eminem Fight Drug Habit

'He's doing brilliantly,' says Elton

(Newser) - Eminem's been getting help kicking his drug habit from a man who knows first-hand how hard that can be. "I've been helping Eminem over the last 18 months and he's doing brilliantly," Elton John tells BBC Radio. Eminem, 37, has previously acknowledged an addiction to Vicodin, Valium, and...

Steven Tyler Enters Rehab
 Steven Tyler Enters Rehab 
Dec 23, 2009 3:44 AM CST

Steven Tyler Enters Rehab

Aerosmith frontman says he's not leaving band

(Newser) - Rocker Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility to deal with an addiction to prescription painkillers. The Aerosmith singer denied rumors he was leaving the band and said he was looking forward to getting back on the stage as soon as possible, People reports. Tyler, 61, suffers chronic pain from...

5 Rockers Who Beat Drugs
 5 Rockers Who Beat Drugs 
Nov 16, 2009 10:39 AM CST

5 Rockers Who Beat Drugs

Maybe Scott Weiland will take a cue from former bandmate Slash

(Newser) - In honor of a new book by Scott Weiland’s ex recalling the couple’s drug-fueled rock and roll escapades, Fox News takes a look at musicians who fought addiction and won:
  • Slash, Guns N’ Roses: Addicted to heroin, booze, and women; was scared straight after running down the street
...

Lohan Pop: I'm Seeking Conservatorship
 Lohan Pop: 
 I'm Seeking 
 Conservatorship 
RUN, LINDSAY, RUN
Nov 3, 2009 8:27 AM CST

Lohan Pop: I'm Seeking Conservatorship

Shockingly, Michael is still talking to the press about Lindsay

(Newser) - Looks like someone is taking a cue from Jamie Spears. Michael Lohan’s latest plan with regard to wayward daughter Lindsay: “I am going to go to court to get a legal conservatorship to get Lindsay into rehab and finally get her off all the prescription meds,” he...

Papa Lohan: I'll Shut Up When LiLo Enters Rehab

Michael uses gossip site to respond to latest threats from Dina, Lindsay

(Newser) - The Lohans continue to carry out their family squabbles via the press, with Michael most recently responding to Dina and Lindsay’s request that he stop talking with an ultimatum of his own. “As far as Lindsay is concerned, if she goes into a rehab, I will stop,”...

Chaz Bono Very Happy After Sex Change

Sonny and Cher's firstborn finishes months of surgeries

(Newser) - Chaz—formerly Chastity—Bono is enjoying the payoff of years of effort: He’s finally a man. Born the daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz says his female-to-male sex change was the “end of a long process going back almost a decade. I got clean and sober in...

Mom Thinks LiLo's Dying, Too
 Mom Thinks LiLo's Dying, Too 
SAYS DAD
Oct 29, 2009 10:31 AM CDT

Mom Thinks LiLo's Dying, Too

Michael will reveal tapes of Dina dishing on Lindsay

(Newser) - Michael Lohan is going to tell you the cold hard truth—ad nauseum and whether you like it or not. After appearances on Maury Povich and Access Hollywood in the past week, he's set to appear on Entertainment Tonight Monday, sources tell the New York Daily News , to air taped...

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