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Servo staff fuming at jail term
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news-mail - (Australia) Defence counsel Simon Burgess said the majority of Butlerb s criminal history centred around an addiction to marijuana and heroin. Defence counsel Simon Burgess s... (Fri Nov 20 08:49:12 2009 PST)

Family man was not 'dogfather'
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stuff - (Australia) Counsel Roger Laybourn opened his defence for Sonny John Fatu by saying the Crown's allegations of drug dealing were "totally wrong". (Fri Nov 20 08:19:14 2009 PST)

A Serious Man
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abc - (Australia) Uncle Arthur who has a cyst that constantly needs draining, no job but possibly a gambling system to the neighbour Mrs Samsky who likes to sunbake nude and enjoy 'the new freedoms' (marijuana smoking and extramarital sex). (Fri Nov 20 07:19:31 2009 PST)

Businessman convicted of drug trafficking
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abc - (Australia) Businessman convicted of drug trafficking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Businessman convicted of drug trafficking The District Court in Adelaide was told that 56-year-old Wojciech Nasilowski was involved at a high level in the interstate cannabis trade. (Fri Nov 20 02:35:39 2009 PST)

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stuff - (Australia) THE PAY-OFF: A cannabis growing setup is busted at Paraparaumu. (Thu Nov 19 22:44:01 2009 PST) [also stuff.co.nz8297]

Frustrated European Cop-Heads loose it on the Somali Seas
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australia.to - How would you react, if your feds would find your son maybe smelling marijuana, kicked him out of his car and then the cops would start shooting the brand new Porsche you bought for him into bits and pieces and send your son home on foot? ... (Thu Nov 19 19:04:19 2009 PST)

INTERNATIONAL: www.smh.com.au - Greens MP's son accused of drug deals
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smh - (Australia) Greens MP's son accused of drug deals THE eldest son of the Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has been charged with drug dealing after he was allegedly found with more than $290000 worth of cannabis during a police raid of his Bondi Junction apartment. (Thu Nov 19 01:09:52 2009 PST)

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Drug in Jackson case 'from Vegas firm'
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) A respected rabbi with a taste for cocaine and hookers was so tired after a three-day orgy that a pimp cancelled the prostitutes scheduled to visit him. (Fri Nov 20 12:49:18 2009 PST)

University of Chicago Studies Suggest Common Pain Relief Medication May ...
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webnewswire - (Australia) A growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells. (Fri Nov 20 10:52:12 2009 PST)

Pain at a loss, despair at inaction
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smh - (Australia) Traumatised by their son's intentional drug overdose, the couple had been at his side since the night before, desperately trying to secure him a bed in the hospital's psychiatric ward, Gissing House. ... (Fri Nov 20 05:09:09 2009 PST) [also brisbanetimes.com.au8585]

INTERNATIONAL: Lifeguards hit beaches early - Northern Rivers News - Local News in Northern Rivers - Lismore Northern Star
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northernstar - (Australia) LIFEGUARDS are starting patrols early to cater for Byron Bay schoolies and are warning young people to stay out of the water after drinking or taking drugs. (Fri Nov 20 01:10:45 2009 PST)

Two charged after Sunshine North drug raids
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heraldsun - (Australia) Two charged after Sunshine North drug raids ! Herald Sun Two charged after Sunshine North drug raids Police said they executed search warrants at two Sunshine North addresses yesterday afternoon as part of an investigation into the ... (Fri Nov 20 00:49:03 2009 PST)

Police link dodgy heroin to three deaths
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watoday - (Australia) Police link dodgy heroin to three deaths ! watoday.com.au Police link dodgy heroin to three deaths A lethal new batch of heroin is thought to be responsible for at least three fatal drug overdoses in Perth in a week. (Fri Nov 20 00:23:24 2009 PST)

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dnaindia - (Australia) Nigerian national - dnaindia.com 100 gm heroin seized from Nigerian national A Nigerian national was today arrested for taking delivery of a packet. (Thu Nov 19 22:44:01 2009 PST)

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Booze culture battle
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bendigoadvertiser - (Australia) There are countless organisations out there trying to reduce the harm caused to the community by alcohol. (Thu Nov 19 13:48:56 2009 PST)

Cruises to defy schoolie order
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theaustralian - (Australia) "Changing the culture in Australia from binge drinking to responsible drinking is critical to reducing the harms from alcohol." ... (Wed Nov 18 07:03:29 2009 PST)

Drug addiction
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australia.to - Is not quite alone in resisting the approach of harm reduction promoted by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation. Responding to openDemocracyb s article Russiab s drugs problem: blame the West These are mobile needle exchanges. Funding a serious addiction might cost B#300 per day and few addicts have legal access to such money. (Mon Nov 16 15:18:39 2009 PST)