"We live our lives four days at a time." – Hart Crane Did you see the cloud shaped like an Oscar de la Renta gown over Boiceville last Thursday? A Letter Dear Monsignor Sparrow: Call me a nut, but late at night I like to find a Pete Seeger video on YouTube — and sing […]
Sex, Drugs and Dodgy Dealings: a review of Charlie Wilson’s War
A hot tub, strippers, and cocaine – a surprising start to a film about arms dealings with Afghanistan. But this is where we first meet US congressman Charlie Wilson, pondering the result of Soviet attacks in this semi-biographic film based on the 2004 novel by George Crile. Tom Hanks steps up to take on the […]
Coaine users turned away
COCAINE users seeking help from a Northside drug rehabilitation programme have been turned away because the group offering the treatment doesn’t have the facilities to cope. This year, the Kilbarrack/Foxfield community is stepping up its campaign to have a youth and community resource centre built in the area to house all its various local projects […]
Drug Courier Now A Teacher.
Sarawak,Malaysia; Friday. A Malaysian girl who dabbled asa a drug courier dan was arrested is now an English teacher. The girl, by the name of Umi Azlim, was a Science graduate from a local university. Her eagerness to land a well-paid job put her behind bars. She was hired as a courier by […]
“any drugs today? No! That’s great, here’s a prize”
On the BBC‘s have your say section the question: "should drug addicts be ‘rewarded’ for staying clean?" The question follows a disclosion that the government is rewarding heroin and cocaine addicts for giving clean urine samples, according to a survey by the National Treatment Agency. Addicts were being offered extra methadone, anti-depressants, or cash vouchers […]
Mike Tyson jailed for 24 hours
FORMER world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been sentenced to 24 hours in jail and community service after pleading guilty to drug possession and drink-driving. Tyson, 41, who also received three years’ probation, had faced a lengthy spell behind bars after prosecutors demanded he be jailed for one year in connection with an incident outside […]