Cocaine

Man arrested after cocaine seized

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

A man is arrested following the seizure of a substantial amount of cocaine in Coleraine.

Cocaine-snorting rabbi 'lonely'

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

A rabbi from Salford accused of dealing cocaine said he took the drug to stop feeling lonely after his wife's death.

Twelve arrests in cocaine raids

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ten men and two women are being questioned by police after raids targeting the use and supply of cocaine.

Cruise ship man on cocaine charge

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

A man is charged after cocaine with an estimated street value of £70,000 was seized on a cruise liner.

Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called 'scale of craving', an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit.

Rabbi used cocaine and prostitutes, Manchester jury hears

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

A multimillionaire rabbi developed a £1,000-a-week cocaine habit and turned to prostitutes to blot out the pain of his wife's death, a court heard today. Rabbi Baruch Chalomish, 54, was described by his counsel, Jonathan Goldberg QC, as a "broken man" who had been a pillar of the community and charity donor. Manchester crown court was told Chalomish, a property investor and share dealer,...

15 indicted in cocaine-trafficking case

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Fifteen people with ties to a Mexican drug cartel have been indicted on charges of distributing thousands of pounds of cocaine and collecting millions of dollars in a major Chicago-area cocaine conspiracy, prosecutors announced Friday.

[liff] Twitter Is Crack Cocaine

The ZehnKatzen Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

2263. Didn't we just know it ? (Warning: Theres a couple of adult words on that. Nothing you've not heard before, but don't go readin' it to the toddlers, K?) Technorati Tags: teh funnay , social networking , net liff , net humor , adult humor

Pamela Anderson Confesses Cocaine Intake

MakeUsHot.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Pamela Anderson has confessed that she took cocaine when she was young. The 42-year-old former Baywatch star experimented with the Class A drug when she was younger but insists she didn’t enjoy the effects the illegal substance had on her, reports fashion.ie. “Well I’ve tried it and I don’t like it. I’m completely hyper and it actually [...]

• Pamela Anderson’s Cocaine Confession - The Inquisitr
• Pamela Anderson’s cocaine confession - Fametastic
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Williamsburg Drug-Den Bust Turns Up $800,000 and Eighteen Kilos of Cocaine

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday

The cops tore open the heart of a massive hipster cocaine ring in Williamsburg this week, turning up $800,000 and eighteen kilos of cocaine from a building on North Seventh Street between Wythe and Berry Streets. (That's off the Bedford stop, people.) The group of dealers worked out of an apartment over the former site of Laila Lounge. Three suspects — Ronald Lugo, 44, Christina Ladeveze, 48,...

Cocaine-Dealing Rabbi Points the Way Forward in Middle East Peace Process

Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

http://gawker.com/5408467/cocaine+dealing-rabbi-points-the-way-forward-in-middle-east-peace-process Cocaine-Dealing Rabbi Points the Way Forward in Middle East Peace Process Rabbi Baruch Chalomish is on trial in England for operating what prosecutors call a "commercial cocaine-supply operation" and paying prostitutes with coke. That's the bad news. The good news is that his partner in crime...

• Cocaine-Dealing Rabbi Points the Way Forward in Middle East Peace Process [Reconciliation] - Valleywag

Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday

Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs.

• Why can't some people give up cocaine? - Eurekalert

Dude, Huge Cocaine Bust in Williamsburg Right Before the Weekend!

Gothamist (Free subscription) | yesterday

Narcotics investigators seized more than $800,000 and 61 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $1 million in a Williamsburg apartment yesterday. The drugs were hidden under the seat of a portable sauna, and officials say—wait, portable sauna?! Is that really a thing? Turns out yes, it is ! It's also one of the last places anyone would want to "chill" while ripping rails, so the suspects probably...

New Hair Data Validate Sharp Downward Trend in Cocaine and Methamphetamine Positivity in General U.S. Workforce, According to Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index(TM)

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of employment-related drug testing services, reveal that drug testing of hair specimens from employees and job applicants in the general U.S. workforce has tracked sharp downward trends in cocaine and methamphetamine use from 2005 to the first half of...

Brighton Hospital Talks About Crack Cocaine

Alcoholic Humor (Free subscription) | yesterday

A formerly crack addicted man describes his journey and, in his words, "miracle" of his crack rehab at Brighton Hospital, Brighton, MI.