By FRANK ELTMAN,AP “The 36-year-old mom, who was drunk on vodka and high on marijuana before driving the wrong way and causing a highway crash that killed herself and seven others.” View Article: http://news.aol.com/article/wrong-way-crash-driver-diane-schuler-was/588828

reported & written by: Jace Larson “The second St. Anthony Central nurse fired within a month stole Fentanyl from the hospital and falsified ambulance records and patients records in an attempt to feed her addiction to pain killers, according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by 9Wants to Know. “ View Article: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=120852&catid=339

“A drug raid by Hong Kong narcotics forces targets 100 entertainment spots popular with teenagers.The local drug of choice? A recent study showed about 80% of users abuse ketamine, an illlegal animal tranquilizer.” View Article: http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2009-07-14/271962830018.html

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Peter J. Smith said Friday that Jorge Espinal’s sentence “sends a strong message.” Authorities say he was a ringleader among corrupt Delta Air Lines workers who pulled drug-filled luggage off jets and kept it away from customs agents.” View Article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSFX1vhr0IinkV99ZlEmgy9HMEywD99PLISG0

By GENE JOHNSONThe Associated PressMonday, August 3, 2009; 12:01 AM “ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — Colin Martin was on bail, appealing his sentence for leading a U.S.-Canada drug conspiracy involving aircraft. But he was still able to obtain three helicopters, two of which ended up being flown by drug smugglers. His case illustrates the remarkable ease…

“Mexican federal police say they arrested 34 men suspected of belonging to a ruthless drug cartel blamed for a rash of violence that left at least 18 federal agents and two soldiers dead since July 11.” View Story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/03/mexico.drug.arrests/

updated 6:04 a.m. EDT, Tue July 21, 2009 “The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a dramatic show of force designed to break up the Taliban’s connection to heroin.” View Article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/afghanistan.poppy.strike/index.html

updated 8:23 p.m. EDT, Mon July 20, 2009 “U.S. authorities have ratcheted up pressure on one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels, releasing new details about the so-called Gulf Cartel’s operations and offering up to a $50 million reward for the arrest of its leaders.” View Article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/20/us.mexico.cartel.reward/index.html

By Thelma Gutierrez and Wayne DrashCNN “Morrison didn’t buy his drugs on a street corner or get them from a dope dealer. He got them mostly from dentists he had never met. He says he’d scroll through the phone book calling dentist after dentist until one would prescribe him pain medication.“I kind of found out…

by The Associated PressSunday, July 19, 2009 “A nurse is accused of stealing drugs from Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital.Assistant District Attorney Jack Schmidt told Judge Keith Levy that Peppenger entered a treatment program that year for an addiction to hydrocodone, a narcotic pain reliever.” View Article: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10752002&nav=menu510_2