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*For those of you that like to come home from a hard day’s work and start relaxing with a lethal, but legal sedative in the form of whisky, may soon find that there’s a small difference in the edge it takes off of your day. The bourbon some enjoy the most is made by Maker’s [...]
*In the aftermath of President Obama’s reelection last month perhaps a more important ballot decision was swept under the rug. The legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado. There is still a federal law prohibiting the possession, manufacture, sale and usage of the drug but most people who are arrested and/or incarcerated are being prosecuted [...]
*TMZ is reporting that Bobby Brown took the stage at a karaoke bar just before he got behind the wheel and got himself arrested for a DUI – the second time this year. According to the website, the singer was belting out tunes at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon in Tarzana. He was stopped by [...]
*Rodney King’s death in June was the result of accidental drowning, but a cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system were contributing factors, authorities said today. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Rodney King, who came to symbolize police brutality and the troubled relations between the Los Angeles Police Department and minorities, died after drowning [...]
*Cee Lo Green has just entered the alcohol business with his investment in Ty Ku Sake, a company that previously employed him as an ambassador. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] A rep for the rice wine firm says, “Cee Lo Green will play a creative role for Ty Ku, consulting as a partner on all [...]
Amy Winehouse’s father wants drug and alcohol awareness lessons added to the national curriculum in the United Kingdom, because he said there are ‘legal highs’ that can be dangerous. Judging from that statement alone Europe’s overwhelming amount of drug addiction, drug-related crimes and drug related deaths among young adults might be due to their ineffective [...]
*Speculation surrounding the cause of superstar Whitney Houston’s death highlights what many addiction experts have seen for many years — prescription drug overdoses can happen when people fail to realize just how deadly combining various medications can be. Especially when these combinations involve alcohol, opiates, and/or sedatives. Also: • One person dies from a drug [...]
*TMZ is reporting that Whitney Houston’s family was told by L.A. County Coroner officials that the singer did not die from drowning, but rather from what appears to be a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol … this according to family sources. We’re told Coroner’s officials informed the family there was [...]
*E! News is quoting “a source close to Whitney Houston” who is denying the singer was drunk or high during an altercation on a Delta Airlines flight to Atlanta. As reported, the singer lashed out at a flight attendant after being told to buckle her seat belt. The news sparked rumors that Houston’s struggle with [...]
*There are two sides to the incident at a Delaware radio station that resulted in Tyrese being removed from the premises, but both camps said it took place following the singer’s on-air comments about the proximity of a liquor store to a school. In an interview with Hello Beautiful!,Tyrese says the issue struck a nerve [...]
*The city of New York has issued a restraining order against Dame Dash’s art gallery DD172, for allegedly selling liquor without a license, according to the Village Voice. DD172 opened in the Tribeca area of New York in the Fall 2009. The four-story building housed an art gallery; a photography and recording studio, and rehearsal [...]
*TMZ is reporting that the people behind Lil Wayne’s “I Am Still Music” Tour are instituting a “zero-tolerance no-alcohol policy backstage.” A tour rep told the website they are “committed to keeping a safe and professional atmosphere to ensure a smoothly running tour.” Concert goers, however, will still be able to get their drink on. [...]
*Maybe Snoop Dogg should just drop his new sponsorship death with Colt 45. The Long Beach native is under fire again for the endorsement. The attorney generals in 17 states are asking that parent company Pabst Brewing Company reduce the alcohol content of the drink, which they claim promotes misuse by underage drinkers, and binge [...]
*Snoop Dogg’s new heavily criticized endorsement for Colt 45′s Blast has been blamed for marketing to minors and even mocking the appeal of Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink that has been banned in several states. But the malt liquor company spoke up for their new spokesperson. “That’s just him being a true partner and [...]
*That’s right! You read right! Applebee’s made a huge mistake with the mix-up of a baby’s order last week. And it’s still unclear how the mix-up could’ve happened because no one at the table had ordered alcohol. Whatever the excuse may be, the baby’s mother may find herself with a franchise on her hands. Dominick Dill-Reese is [...]
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