Lindsay Lohan has admitted using cocaine and visiting rehabs thrice. The ‘Mean Girls’ star confessed she had almost killed herself with mix of alcohol and cocaine after her father started talking about her drugs habit to the press in 2007. “When my father was going public, that’’s when I hit rock bottom,” Fox News quoted her as telling The Sun. She added: “I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances. I ran myself... Full Story

Ted Haggard, out of the news for three years since he left his megachurch in disgrace, is back in the news. He had originally been caught up in a scandal involving drug use and a male prostitute. His wife appeared on "The Today Show" on Wednesday, and said he no longer has "gay compulsions." Gayle Haggard was appearing on "Today" to promote her new book, “Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour," about her experiences in the matter. She told Meredith Vieira, “Our... Full Story

Smuggling drugs into the USA has become passe.  For those that really want to walk on the wild side, why not try smuggling African Bush Meat?  Or, how about dead fruit bat?  The customs controls officers at Dulles International Airport have some interesting stories to tell.   One officer found a full body smoked monkey. Its face and teeth were still clearly visible. Another officer discovered in someone's luggage two full length uncooked cow legs. Many of the meats are... Full Story

As Shimon Peres drags Israel into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the staggering costs for the country were clarified. Visiting secretary-general of the OECD brought us three demands. Israel must fight corruption in her defense industry – in other words, to stop paying bribes to third world’s officials in charge of military procurement. That would leave Israel with no export markets as bribes are part of the business there. Israel must strengthen... Full Story

”Rehab” singer Amy Winehouse’’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil is said to have proposed to another woman while setting up a second wedding to the singer in St Lucia next month. Sarah Aspin, 31, revealed she had met Fielder-Civil last April at a drugs rehab centre in Sheffield, where she learned he had split from Winehouse and was planning to divorce her. Aspin said that when the romance between her and Fielder-Civil got underway, he proposed to her and talked about... Full Story

In 2007, reports surfaced that some NASA astronauts had flown while intoxicated. Finding a bag of cocaine inside a NASA shuttle hanger doesn't mean it belonged to NASA astronaut, but it's still made NASA initiate an investigation. Last week, a shuttle worker employed by United Space Alliance found a plastic bag with a white powder residue on the floor outside two bathrooms and a janitor's closet, in Orbital Processing Facility 3. The powder was later confirmed to be cocaine. As a result... Full Story

Unreal ... I just saw this on TMZ and decided to post it here.  While I have never been a huge fan, I have admired her work. This is the reason why kids should stay away from drugs.  While drugs aren't named as the culprit, it doesn't take rocket science. Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources tell TMZ.She was 32.A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging... Full Story

Robert Downey Jr. seems to be having problems with the law again.  Fortunately for him, it seems that this is an old rap that simply hasn't been finalized. Robert Downey Jr.'s troubled past came back to bite him on a trip to Japan, where he was promoting 'Iron Man' last year. He told David Letterman Wednesday night that he was hassled at the airport for years-old felony convictions, "not recent stuff like you or Tiger." "I probably should have seen there was a sign that said 'No... Full Story

Great news from the statistics front ... among teens, alcohol use is down, cigarette smoking is down ... but marijuana use is up.  Unfortunately, prescription drug use is up too, but this has more to do with the fact that prescription drugs are pushed on everyone and their mothers than anything else. Among students in Grade 12 this year, 20.6 per cent said they used it within the past month, compared to 19.4 per cent in 2008 and 18.3 per cent in 2006. Among Grade 10 students,... Full Story

For a change, the American Medical Association is doing something right.   The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, a significant shift that puts the prestigious group behind calls for more research. The nation's largest physicians organization, with about 250,000 member doctors, the AMA has maintained since 1997 that marijuana should remain a Schedule I... Full Story