Aug 27, 2009 -
What is going on with today's teens? I just read a study that said there's been a 76 percent rise in emergency room visits between 1998 -2005 among teens who are abusing ADHD drugs like Adderall. (They crush the meds, which may or may not have been prescribed to them, snort them, and can experience side effects that mimic cardiac arrest.)
And now, a news report says that not only are many teens abusing alcohol and drugs — they're delivering those substances to their systems in bizarre and harmful ways.
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Aug 09, 2009 -
When Michael Phelps partied at the University of South Carolina last November, he was reportedly slamming beers and acting obnoxious. But it was smoking marijuana out of a bong that got him suspended from swimming and dropped by sponsors. In the forthcoming book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?, authors Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert wonder if our country has it all backwards.
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Jul 08, 2009 -
Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps dove into some hot water when he was photographed taking a bong hit, but that has not kept the 14-Olympic gold medal winning Adonis from keeping some lucrative endorsement deals, including some new Subway sandwich ads opposite Jared, the usual spokesperson.
But enough about the nonessential. Is this buff swimmer (who sometimes looks — to me—either totally hot, kinda douchey, or a tad dorky) a do, dump or marry?
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Feb 10, 2009 -
Eight people, most of whom had the unfortunate privilege of partying with Olympic great Michael Phelps, have been arrested in Richland County, SC. Seven have been charged with drug possession and one with distribution. The party where the illegal activity went down happened way back in November.
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Feb 03, 2009 -
It's common knowledge that the last three US presidents have experimented with drugs. In fact, when asked if he ever smoked (and inhaled) marijuana, Barack Obama answered: "I inhaled . .
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Feb 02, 2009 -
- After a hard-fought win over the Arizona Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Steelers passed San Francisco and Dallas to become the first team to win six Super Bowls. — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter this morning, after seeing his shadow. — New York Daily News
- Gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps has apologized to his fans and the public after a picture of him smoking a marijuana bong was published in a British newspaper.
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