Cy&H: Drugs – Then and now

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http://www.explosm.net/comics/2680/

After 20 years of fearless media-baiting, US satirical newspaper ‘The Onion has got its own series.

Its chief writer Carol Kolb talks about the show.
Drugs Win Drug War. Naive Detective Suspects Fair Play. Dozens of Glowing Exit Signs Mercilessly Taunt Multiplex Employee. 300 Naked Women Feared Lost in Computer Crash.
Headlines like these ” arch, witty, mercilessly accurate about the absurdities of both news reporting and everyday life ”

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8913697/TheOnion-comes-to-TV.html

“You don’t do drugs,” Colbert said, “but you do have plenty of street cred.

Do you know where I could score some pure, uncut cred? Because I’d like a little more cred.”

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http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/28/ice-t-stephen-colbert-video/

The controversial videotape of Miley Cyrus purportedly doing a bong hit with a psychedelic herb is putting a dent in her image as a teen idol and could potentially derail her career if she continues using drugs, experts tell PopEater.

In this latest scandal involving the Disney star, Cyrus is seen in a video obtained by TMZ taking hits from a bong, which was reportedly filled with a natural herb called salvia, sources told the website. Possession

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http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/11/miley-cyrus-needs-help-salvia-bong-controversy/

AKA The Viagra Movie If it last more than four hours should I see a doctor or the theater manager?

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http://www.break.com/movie-trailers/love-and-other-drugs-red-band-trailer-1952198

Secret speakeasies filled with Mexican and other Central American legal and illegal immigrants.

They operate in what appear to be shuttered, recession-emptied storefronts or hollowed-out homes. But inside, after entering, patrons can get almost anything they want, in a one-stop shop: drugs, gambling, heisted cigarettes, after-hours booze and…

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http://www.laweekly.com/2009-11-05/news/chaos-in-the-casitas/

Mexico enacted a controversial law Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency.

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http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/5776

Despite the best efforts of the United States, billions of dollars in drugs enter the country from Mexico every year.

But how do they get from the Sierra Madre mountains to American drug users?

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http://www.theonion.com/content/news_in_photos/how_do_drugs_cross_the?utm_source=c-section

Police match the prints to those of Charlie Samuel, held in Burk’s slaying.

He has a history of violence and drugs. Police give a timeline of events that allegedly led up to the girl’s death.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lily-burk28-2009jul28,0,123041.story

In our peculiar obsession to track down the Willie Nelsons, the Rush Limbaughs and now the Michael Phelpses of society — nonviolent, victimless imbibers of drugs — we’ve actually made society less safe.

That’s the conclusion of 10,000 cops, prosecutors, judges and others who make up the membership of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203199.html