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“We Found Love” is the world premier of Rihanna’s sexually charged, clubby smash music video, the apparently autobiographical single from her upcoming sixth album “Talk That Talk” (to be released on November 21st). The video appears to be an artful, poignant reminiscence about her previous tumultuous relationship with Chris Brown. Shot in Belfast, Ireland, the nearly five-minute music video features Rihanna in a passionate relationship with a muscular young man, played by the British model/boxer Dudley O’Shaughnessy.
“We Found Love” tells the story of a tragic love-affair, exploring the dark underworld of substance abuse, as she and her lover are seen partying, doing drugs, attending raves, swilling booze and ultimately engaging in devastating acts of serious domestic violence. Enjoy the video now, since there’s no way it will be shown on television without extensive censoring!
This piece includes a number of color photographs, as well as an HD version of the official music video.
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Former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93, says the director of President Gerald Ford's library and museum.
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Poet Gil Scott-Heron dies
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 27, 2011 11:34 p.m. EDT
PROGENITOR OF HIP-HOP, GODFATHER OF RAP
Gil Scott-Heron was known for his poetry and soul works in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
He was known for his poetry and soul works in the late 1960s and early 1970s
After a 13-year hiatus from making music, Scott-Heron put out a new album last year
(CNN) -- Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and musician best known for the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," died Friday, his publicist at XL Recordings said.
Born in 1949, Scott-Heron was known for his poetry and soul works in the late 1960s and early 1970s, according to his official website.
His early albums, "Pieces of a Man" and "Winter in America," has been credited with influencing other musical genres like hip hop.
After a 13-year hiatus from making music, Scott-Heron put out a new album last year called "I'm New Here."
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Poet, musician Gil Scott-Heron dies
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 28, 2011 1:43 a.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Gil Scott-Heron is best known for the 1970 song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
NEW: Scott-Heron's music has been sampled by hip hop stars, including Kanye West and Common
NEW: In 2008, Scott-Heron told a reporter he had contracted HIV
After a 13-year hiatus from making music, Scott-Heron put out a new album last year
(CNN) -- Gil Scott-Heron, dubbed the "godfather of rap" for his mix of poetry and music, died Friday in New York, his publicist at XL Recordings said. He was 62.
It was not immediately known what killed Scott-Heron, who was best known for the 1970 song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," a politically and socially charged song that examined the African American condition in America at the time. The song was banned by some radio stations.
Scott-Heron died at 4 p.m. at a New York hospital, said Lisa Gottheil, his publicist at XL Recordings.
Scott-Heron defined the genre, long-time friend and former bandmate Charlie Saunders told CNN. Saunders worked on Scott-Heron's 1970 debut album "Small Talk At 125th & Lenox."
Saunders, a percussionist, said the last time he saw Scott-Heron was about two years ago when he needed a place to stay.
"He came by our house to get himself together. He spent 4 to 5 days and then moved on," Saunders said.
Much of Scott-Heron's poetry and music reflected his struggles with drugs and alcohol.
Born in 1949, Scott-Heron first gained fame for his poetry and spoken word performances in the late 1960s. By the mid-1970s, he had published two books of poetry and recorded four albums, including "Small Talk At 125th & Lenox."
His early albums, "Pieces of a Man" and "Winter in America," have been credited with influencing other musical genres, such as hip hop. But it was the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" that put Scott-Heron on the musical map.
His music has been sampled by everyone from Kanye West, who sampled "Comment #1" for his 2010 song "Who Will Save America," to Common's sample of "No Knock" on his 2008 hit "Universal Mind Control."
After a 13-year hiatus from making music, Scott-Heron put out a new album last year called "I'm New Here."
In a 2008 interview with New York magazine, Scott-Heron revealed he had contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, after years of batting drug and alcohol addictions. In 2001 and 2007, he was jailed on drug charges.
CNN's Denise Quan and Greg Morrison contributed to this report.Poet Gil Scott-Heron dies
By the CNN Wire Staff
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In 2007, 8 million people visited US hospital emergency departments (ED) with a mental disorder, 3 million with a substance abuse problem, and 1 million suffering both conditions.
According to latest figures released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, this accounts for one in eight of the 95 million visits to emergency departments by adults that year.
Depression and other mood disorders accounted for 43 percent of the visits, while 26 percent were for anxiety disorders, and 23 percent involved alcohol-related problems. The World Health Organisation (WHO) say depression is a major health problem and predict that by 2020, depression will be the second- largest cause of the global health burden.
The disease is the highest prevalent disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) with about 40 million diagnosed cases in the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, and Japan. In the US alone, there are 15 million cases. Depression can lead to more severe health risks such as suicide and manic-depressive insanity, or, as it is more commonly known, Melancholia.
Approximately 10% of people with depression suffer from Melancholic Depression.
“Melancholia’s almost unique position amongst diseases in that it is characterized by only one essential symptom – mental or emotional depression,” says Robert Thompson, M.B., B.CH.(BELP.), D.P.M.(LOND) former resident medical superintendent, County Mental Hospital, Armagh, Ireland.
In a manic state, attention span is low and a person may be easily distracted. Judgment may become impaired; sufferers may go on spending sprees or engage in behavior that is quite abnormal for them. They may indulge in substance abuse, particularly alcohol or other depressants, cocaine or other stimulants, or sleeping pills. Their behavior may become aggressive, intolerant or intrusive. People may feel out of control or unstoppable.
Suicide
Research by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the US Department of Health and Human Services, shows that 90 percent of people who die by suicide suffer from depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder (often in combination with other mental disorders).
In 2006, suicide was the eleventh leading cause of death in the US, accounting for 33,300 deaths. The overall rate was 10.9 suicide deaths per 100,000 people. An estimated 12 to 25 attempted suicides occur per every suicide death.
Signs of Depression
* Fatigue
* Headaches
* Pain
* Irritability
* Changes in sleep patterns, such as sleeping too much or too little
* Changes in appetite
* Loss of interest in or lack of ability to perform daily activities
* Feelings of hopelessness and pessimism
* Difficulty concentrating
There is no single cause of depression. The condition is associated with an imbalance of brain chemicals, triggered by stress, life events as well as a combination of biological, psychological and social factors, and the physical components of air pollution.
read full article at Heroin and CornflakesIn 2007, 8 million people visited US hospital emergency departments (ED) with a mental... more
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Cold Turkey, Obesity and Sterilization
“Temperature’s rising Fever is high Can’t see no future Can’t see no sky My feet are so heavy So is my head I wish I was a baby I wish I was dead Cold turkey has got me on the run My body is aching Goose-pimple bone Can’t see no body Leave me alone My eyes are wide open Can’t get to sleep One thing I’m sure of I’m in at the deep freeze Cold turkey has got me on the run Cold turkey has got me on the run Thirty-six hours Rolling in pain Praying to someone Free me again Oh I’ll be a good boy Please make me well I promise you anything Get me out of this hell Cold turkey has got me on the run Oh, oh, oh, oh.” Lyrics by John Lennon.
“Cold Turkey” describes the actions of a person who gives up a habit or addiction all at once — that is, rather than gradually easing the process through reduction or by using replacement medication.
A substance that is becoming increasingly addictive is food. We know this because obesity has become a growing concern among both genders and all age groups in the U.S...... Read full article at Heroin and Cornflakes... http://arch1design.com/blog/?p=8079Cold Turkey, Obesity and Sterilization
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Vanguard's "The OxyContin Express" was honored in Los Angeles with the Prism Award for best documentary program about substance abuse.
Prism Awards are handed out by the Entertainment Industry Council in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serivces Administration and FX Network in recognitionof media that "accurately depict and bring attention to substance abuse and mental health issue."
From left to right: production manager Jennifer Olivar, correspondent Mariana van Zeller, producer Darren Foster, editor Benita Sills and producer Cerissa Tanner.
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Ecstasy is more likely to kill young, healthy people than other stimulants such as speed and crystal meth, a new study revealed today.
Researchers looked at stimulant-related deaths across the UK between 1997 and 2007.
They found that those who died after taking Ecstasy were younger and healthier than those who died after taking amphetamines.
This was despite the fact that Ecstasy is itself an amphetamine derivative.
The findings were described as 'a cause for concern' by the lead author of the study.
Professor Fabrizio Schifano of the University of Hertfordshire's School of Pharmacy said: 'These data seem to support the hypothesis that young individuals seem to suffer extreme consequences after excessive intake of Ecstasy.
'This is an issue of public health concern which deserves further studies.'
The study found that 832 people had died as a result of amphetamines and methylamphetamines over the 11 years in question while 605 deaths were Ecstasy-related.
Prof Schifano said it was not clear why those aged 16 to 24 were more susceptible to the effects of Ecstasy.
'Ecstasy and amphetamines are very much part of the same pharmacological group so when you compare deaths, you would expect there may have been the same mortality rates,' he said.
'But for some reason that we don't know, Ecstasy appears to be more toxic than the amphetamines classed as a group, especially in young people.
'This is worrying because most of the people taking Ecstasy are young.'
The figures came from the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths database and from the British Crime Survey.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246923/Ecstasy-likely-kill-young-people-speed-crystal-meth-study-finds.html#ixzz0dxwFy50ZEcstasy is more likely to kill young, healthy people than other stimulants such as... more
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The effect is astounding: a patient starts seeing only bright colors in the surrounding world
Russian scientists from the city of Novosibirsk, Siberia, made a sensational report at the international conference devoted to new methods of treatment and rehabilitation in narcology.
The report was called "Methods of painful impact to treat addictive behavior."
Siberian scientists believe that addiction to alcohol and narcotics, as well as depression, suicidal thoughts and psychosomatic diseases occur when an individual loses his or her interest in life.
The absence of the will to live is caused with decreasing production of endorphins - the substance, which is known as the hormone of happiness.
If a depressed individual receives a physical punishment, whipping that is, it will stir up endorphin receptors, activate the "production of happiness" and eventually remove depressive feelings.
Russian scientists recommend the following course of the whipping therapy: 30 sessions of 60 whips on the buttocks in every procedure.
A group of drug addicts volunteered to test the new method of treatment: the results can be described as good and excellent.
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Sergei Speransky, is a very well known figure in Novosibirsk. The doctor became one of the authors of the shocking whipping therapy.The effect is astounding: a patient starts seeing only bright colors in the... more
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The latest pharmaceutical being sold on the street is a knock-you-out antipsychotic called Seroquel. Jeff Deeney talks to the dealers, users, and narcs in the “Suzie-Q” black market.The latest pharmaceutical being sold on the street is a knock-you-out antipsychotic... more
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Medical experts are hoping the investigation into the sudden death of pop superstar Michael Jackson will renew attention on prescription drug abuse, a scourge that has cut short the lives of celebrities and opened up a new front on the war on drugs.
“There isn’t as much awareness as there needs to be,” said Lois F. Parker, a senior attending pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital. “I think it’s much more widespread than we realize.”Medical experts are hoping the investigation into the sudden death of pop superstar... more
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June 28th, 2009 – Amid questions about the possible role of drugs in Michael Jackson’s demise, the US Drug Enforcement Administration Friday renewed concerns about rising deaths from misuse of prescription pills. Some people close to the 50-year-old pop icon revealed Friday they had been concerned for some time about his Picture 3use of drugs, a day after he collapsed and died apparently from cardiac arrest at his rented Los Angeles home.
In response to numerous calls triggered by the singer’s sudden death, the DEA put back up on its website a May report into prescription drugs that showed more than 8,500 people died from misusing them in 2005.June 28th, 2009 – Amid questions about the possible role of drugs in Michael... more
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Do no harm. This is an oath that medical professionals take as they set out on their journey of supposed healing. Somewhere along the way there practices and vision become clouded by the perks and misinformation of some very persuasive pharmaceutical companies and many doctors get willy nilly with the old prescription pad. The pharma-cartels push the street level doctor dealers to move these drugs for them on a massive scale. These are real and dangerous drugs. Not a plant based medicine, but a chemically concocted compound that has the ability to alter minds, destroy physical health, and kill. Yet these pushers never find themselves facing criminal charges for their actions that often end up in the tragic deaths of their unsuspecting users.Do no harm. This is an oath that medical professionals take as they set out on their... more
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To quote Leonard Cohen, “Everybody knows” – and according to media reports, everybody knows Michael Jackson abused prescription medications – legal medications that most likely brought about his death. Was Michael a troubled soul? It appears so. Were laws bent or broken in providing his access to these drugs? Possibly. Recent news reports suggest..To quote Leonard Cohen, “Everybody knows” – and according to media... more
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Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet.
In February the Justice Department charged Forest Laboratories with illegally marketing antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro to younger patients and burying a study that showed suicidal side effects in children. But the very next month the FDA approved Lexapro for depression in adolescents 12 to 17.
In March the Justice Department charged AstraZeneca with knowing and hiding the diabetes side effects of Seroquel. But this month the FDA considers expanding the antipsychotic's approvals to depression and anxiety.
And in January, Eli Lilly pled guilty to promoting its antipsychotic Zyprexa for unapproved and dangerous uses in a $1.4 billion settlement. But in March the FDA approved Lilly's Zyprexa/Prozac combo, Symbyax, for treatment resistant depression (TRD). What do you get when you cross Zyprexa with Prozac? Someone who gains 100 pounds and feels great about it!
"TRD" is such a new pharma invention that Googling it brings up Toyota Racing Development and Teacher Recruitment Days. But it will soon move prescriptions like GAD (general anxiety disorder), MDD (major depressive disorder) ADD (attention deficit disorder) RLS (restless legs syndrome) GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder) -- and for the same reasons.
How do dangerous drugs keep getting approved? Through the best articles and spokesmen money can buy.
Forest paid Massachusetts General Hospital researcher Jeffrey Bostic $750,000 to chat up Celexa and Lexapro, according to US District Court in Boston filings. AstraZeneca paid University of Minnesota researcher Charles Schulz $112,000 to push Seroquel, according to US District Court in Orlando filings. And a decade of pain "studies" conducted by Baystate Medical Center's Scott S. Reuben on Vioxx, Lyrica, Celebrex and Effexor were completely fabricated--including the patients say published reports.
And speaking of "made up," Coast IRB, an institutional review board which oversees some 300 clinical trials and 3,000 researchers, agreed last year to approve a human trial for "Adhesiabloc," a surgical gel that the Government Accountability Office completely made up in a sting operation. Oops.
Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet.
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"Marijuana smokers show greater responsibility in their choice of drugs than those of us who choose (and abuse) alcohol" -- Norm Stamper
Alcohol-related traffic accidents claim approximately 14,000 lives each year, down significantly from 20 or 30 years ago (attributed to improved education and enforcement). Figures for THC-related traffic fatalities are elusive, especially since alcohol is almost always present in the blood as well, and since the numbers of "marijuana-only" traffic fatalities are so small. But evidence from studies, including laboratory simulations, feeds the stereotype that those under the influence of canniboids tend to (1) be more aware of their impaired psychomotor skills, and (2) drive well below the speed limit. Those under the influence of alcohol are much more likely to be clueless or defiant about their condition, and to speed up and drive recklessly.
Hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths occur annually. There has never been a single recorded marijuana OD fatality. According to the American Public Health Association, excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of death in this country. APHA pegs the negative economic impact of extreme drinking at $150 billion a year.
There have been no documented cases of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, nor has pot been scientifically linked to any type of cancer. (Don't trust an advocate's take on this? Try the fair and balanced coverage over at Fox.) Alcohol abuse contributes to a multitude of long-term negative health consequences, notably cirrhosis of the liver and a variety of cancers.
While a small quantity, taken daily, is being touted for its salutary health effects, alcohol is one of the worst drugs one can take for pain management, marijuana one of the best.
Alcohol contributes to acts of violence; marijuana reduces aggression. In approximately three million cases of reported violent crimes last year, the offender had been drinking. This is particularly true in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, and date rape. Marijuana use, in and of itself, is absent from both crime reports and the scientific literature. There is simply no link to be made.
Over the past four years I've asked police officers throughout the U.S. (and in Canada) two questions. When's the last time you had to fight someone under the influence of marijuana? (I'm talking marijuana only, not pot plus a six-pack or a fifth of tequila.) My colleagues pause, they reflect. Their eyes widen as they realize that in their five or fifteen or thirty years on the job they have never had to fight a marijuana user. I then ask: When's the last time you had to fight a drunk? They look at their watches.
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