http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:46:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35712/officials-probe-3-deaths-rape-at-dr-drews-hospital.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCalifornia officials are investigating three deaths and a rape at a Pasadena hospital that's home to a rehab facility run by physician-to-the-stars "Dr. Drew" Pinsky. The deaths occurred at Aurora Las Encinas Hospital, where Pinsky is co-director of the chemical dependency program. Two of the patients died of drug overdoses in the substance abuse facility, the Los Angeles Times has reported.http://www.newser.com/story/35712/officials-probe-3-deaths-rape-at-dr-drews-hospital.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 3:45:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35576/in-age-flap-ioc-lacks-spine.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAfter weeks of speculation about underage Chinese gymnasts and reports that at least two of them are not yet 16, the International Olympic Committee is investigating yet still sitting on its hands, Sally Jenkins writes in the Washington Post . The question “is whether the IOC is genuinely trying to govern in these Olympics, or whether it has become a mere bag man for Chinese organizers and corporate sponsors.”http://www.newser.com/story/35576/in-age-flap-ioc-lacks-spine.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 22 Aug 2008 15:43:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35483/wild-pot-found-in-indiana-national-park.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe National Park Service has found wild marijuana growing in a northern Indiana federal park, the Chicago Tribune reports. Officials don't know how many plants are spread throughout the 15,000-acre Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, on Lake Michigan about 30 miles southeast of Chicago, but said they will work with local police to eradicate the illegal crops.http://www.newser.com/story/35483/wild-pot-found-in-indiana-national-park.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 22 Aug 2008 9:49:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35092/drug-smugglers-subs-could-open-us-to-terrorists.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSemi-submersible boats used to smuggle drugs into the US could provide a path into the country for terrorists or their weapons, the Boston Globe reports. “If drug cartels can ship up to 10 tons of cocaine in a semi-submersible, they can clearly ship or rent space to a terrorist organization,” wrote a Navy official in a military journal.http://www.newser.com/story/35092/drug-smugglers-subs-could-open-us-to-terrorists.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 17 Aug 2008 8:38:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34777/tampa-drug-bust-nets-41-arrests.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPolice surveillance at a Tampa apartment complex resulted in 41 drug-related arrests, more than investigators expected, the Tampa Tribune reports. "I figured it would be four or five people," one deputy remarked. The bust turned up 67.7 grams of crack cocaine, 466.7 grams of marijuana, and $6,064 in cash. Five more warrants have been issued in connection with the case.http://www.newser.com/story/34777/tampa-drug-bust-nets-41-arrests.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 13 Aug 2008 10:45:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34707/psychedelic-drug-tests-resume-after-decades.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFor the first time since the 1970s, scientists in several countries are studying the effects of psychedelic drugs like LSD in clinical trials, the Guardian reports. Researchers believe the long-stigmatized drugs may improve patients’ quality of life, helping them cope with the ravages of illness, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and even cluster headaches. “I think there's a perception these compounds hold untapped potential to help us understand the human mind,” says one researcher.http://www.newser.com/story/34707/psychedelic-drug-tests-resume-after-decades.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 12 Aug 2008 5:53:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34622/mexican-drug-lords-guns-traced-to-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThousands of powerful automatic weapons used by drug cartels in Mexico have been traced back to US shops, and little is being done to curb the guns’ flow southward, the Los Angeles Times reports. More than 90% of guns taken at the border and picked up after clashes come from the US; last year, 2,455 traced weapons originated here.http://www.newser.com/story/34622/mexican-drug-lords-guns-traced-to-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 11 Aug 2008 5:34:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34515/mexican-cartels-growing-pot-in-us-national-park.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMexican drug cartels are growing hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of marijuana in the thick of California’s Sequoia National Forest, CNN reports. Hours on foot from the nearest road, pot gardens flourish with as many as 10,000 plants, irrigation systems created by daming mountain creeks, and their own armed guards. Pot production has intensified in the area as border control has made it harder to smuggle marijuana into the country from Mexico, says a drug enforcement agent.http://www.newser.com/story/34515/mexican-cartels-growing-pot-in-us-national-park.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 09 Aug 2008 3:50:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34429/15-tons-of-pot-seized-in-florida.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPolice have seized a record 1.5 tons of marijuana in Florida's Hillsborough County, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The drugs carry an estimated street value of $13 million, making the bust the county's largest to date. Raids on area homes resulted in 62 arrests, and authorities say more will follow.http://www.newser.com/story/34429/15-tons-of-pot-seized-in-florida.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 08 Aug 2008 9:22:46 CDT