Bulger's Directorial Debut, 'Beware of Mr. Baker,' Is Out Now. Courtesy of

Bulger's directorial debut, 'Beware of Mr. Baker,' is out now. Courtesy of

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Actually it was the guest room of Baker's South African compound, where in 2008 Bulger lived for three months, getting to know (and learning to take a torrent of abuse from) the legendary drummer behind Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force …
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Pill popping may be linked to smartphones

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Figures obtained by Fairfax Media show the New Zealand government drug agency Pharmac has spent $ NZ3.2 million on sleeping pills this year and while Kiwi experts remain divided on how detrimental they are, all say drugs should be a last resort for …
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Are Parents Powerless when Teens Abuse Rx Drugs?

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

During October and November, the Healthy Kids blog will look at this issue through the stories of former teen prescription-drug users now in recovery, their parents and local addiction-recovery experts working to treat addicted teens and help parents …
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Doctor pleads guilty to abortion clinic infections

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

In Victoria's Supreme Court, former anaesthetist James Latham Peters pleaded guilty to 55 counts of negligently causing serious injury to the women by infecting them with the virus in 2008 and 2009. Peters, who had a history of drug abuse, injected …
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