Jayson Blair, Judy Miller and the Shrinking New York Times
... Blair, Judy Miller and the shrinking New York Times Blair had pulled details from cable news and patched together bits and pieces from numerous stories by other reporters, so that his articles didn't feel exactly like anyone else's. To… Continue reading
Defense Says McVay Attempted Suicide Three Months After Murder
... says McVay attempted suicide three months after murder He'd been drinking alcohol, popping cold pills to induce hallucinations and smoking crack cocaine. The assassination plot and the … The feelings culminated in an attempt to commit suicide by overdosing… Continue reading
Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
... addicts face barriers to treatment Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) – As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it – because there are no beds in… Continue reading
Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills
... Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills But as diabetics live longer, healthier lives and worries fade about dreaded complications like heart attacks, kidney failure, amputations and blindness, they have been replaced by another preoccupation: soaring treatment… Continue reading
The Politics of Cocaine
... Politics of Cocaine All the skeptic needs to do is look at the statistics vis-à-vis our consumption and cocaine-related crimes and deaths. In fact, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health done a few years ago,… Continue reading
BC-US–Heroin Across America,ADVISORY, US
... also used the free Ancestry.com database at the archives to do some research to trace Anna's life in North Dakota and western Minnesota. It had Anna listed in an old … Now, it mostly serves as a drug and… Continue reading