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First let me say I am not a Doctor. Second, I am a recovering addict who went through hell when I got clean and at times wanted to die. The family of Amy Winehouse thinks she died from getting off drugs and alcohol. I don't think this is possible. Dying from detox? I'd like to hear your opinion.

US authorities have arrested nearly 2,000 people on narcotics charges in a 20-month sting targeting Mexico's La Familia Michoacana drug cartel, the US Justice Department said Thursday Read Full Story: Link Removed due to 404 Error

He is the son of former D.C. mayor Marion Barry. Years back Marion Barry was videotaped smoking crack cocaine. Read Full Story and video: Link Removed due to 404 Error

Mexico City (CNN) -- Mexican authorities captured the top leader of one of the country's most violent drug cartels Tuesday, officials said. There's been a lot of bloodshed over the various drug cartels. At least they've got one. Read Full Story: Mexican authorities: Top cartel leader...

Doctors say the cocaine hitting the streets in New York and Los Angeles is now cut with a drug that veterinarians use to de-worm livestock, causing cokeheads' skin to rot off. Unbelievable, you never know what it's been cut with. Read Full Story: Link Removed

It seems that Valdez had barricaded himself and the hostage in the motel room after the police attempted to serve a warrant for a felony drug offense He's having a back and forth account of what's going on through Facebook. Read Full Story: Man takes hostage for 16 hours, updates Facebook...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a U.S. jail on the pages of a children's colouring book, authorities said on Tuesday. The drug, Subozone, is normally used to treat heroin addiction and is classified as a controlled...

Note to drug dealers: If you're masking illegal operations behind a pizza parlor, make sure customers actually leave the premises with food. In Toronto last week, police shuttered a downtown pizza restaurant after they found more than $1 million of marijuana and other drugs on site...

Police say a Connecticut man called 911 to ask a dispatcher how much trouble he could get into by growing one marijuana plant, then was arrested. Farmington police say a dispatcher told 21-year-old Robert Michelson on Thursday night that he could get arrested for growing pot, and Michelson said...

Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Caught in Colombia Colombian authorities say they have captured a pigeon that was being used to smuggle drugs into a prison. Guards became suspicious after spotting a bird with a package on its back near the prison in Bucaramanga, in the north of the country, The...

Wisconsin Woman Finds $280K of Drugs in Vacuum GREEN BAY, Wis. - A Green Bay, Wis., woman opened a Christmas present from her children to find a refurbished vacuum - and a load of drugs. Authorities say the woman found 2 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine...