Five Celebrities Whose Lives Were Cut Short by Substance Abuse

Published February 3, 2014

Five celebrities whose lives were cut short by substance abuse
Filed under: effects of cocaine abuse on society
An inquest found that she had cocaine, marijuana, anxiety prescription drug Xanax, muscle relaxant Flexeril as well as the allergy medication Benadryl in her system. Her death was ruled accidental. 3. Amy Winehouse, 27 … to deafening levels even … Read more on Straits Times

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Woody Allen?
Filed under: effects of cocaine abuse on society
Dylan Farrow posted an open letter on writer Nicholas Kristof's New York Times blog Saturday, detailing the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hand of her adopted father, Woody Allen, 22 years ago. The decision to make these … Kristof too … Read more on TIME

Pro sports should drop pot testing
Filed under: effects of cocaine abuse on society
As it stands now, pot is lumped with cocaine, meth, opiates and PCP as a banned “substance of abuse,” even though there's no evidence to suggest that it's nearly as harmful as those more powerful drugs. In fact, proponents of … For those on the 40 … Read more on Richmond Times Dispatch