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Children as young as 12 join Adelaide street gangs
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news - (Australia) Detective Inspector Steve Taylor said drug dealing was a major focus for organised street gangs. (Sat Nov 07 06:19:07 2009 PST)

LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
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spicezee.zeenews - (Australia) Prugo said they removed cash, narcotics and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, including family heirlooms. Police also found three photos of Paris Hilton, designer jeans, three computers, a Korean passport, 204 $100 bills and less than one ounce of marijuana when they arrested Lee at the home in northwest Las Vegas on Oct... (Sat Nov 07 06:04:54 2009 PST)

Megan Fox is more than meets the eye
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dailytelegraph - (Australia) In a world where celebrities are media-managed within an inch of their lives, Fox is blunt, funny and often controversial because she's never been shy about speaking her mind. A notable low was when she weighed... (Sat Nov 07 05:35:21 2009 PST) [also dailytelegraph.com.au10300, heraldsun.com.au10078]

Pilot arrested in airport drug bust
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watoday - (Australia) The drug bust was a part of an investigation by the South East Metropolitan Tactical Investigation Group who have been investigating the theft of pseudo-ephedrine based medication and the manufacture of methylamphetamine. (Fri Nov 06 17:49:18 2009 PST)

Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) Man reports marijuana stolen, handed DUI US police charged a man with driving under the influence after he called to report h... (Fri Nov 06 16:51:31 2009 PST) [also news.ninemsn.com.au8134]

Seven charged over NSW drug syndicate
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) Police have arrested seven people and seized $100000 worth of speed and ecstasy during a covert operation to smash a drug syndicate operating in Sydney and on the NSW Central Coast. (Fri Nov 06 14:48:55 2009 PST)

Drug growing leads to probation
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sunshinecoastdaily - (Australia) A BORED man who started smoking cannabis excessively decided to grow his own in a hydroponic set-up. He said they also found 150 grams of dried cannabis, five grams of cannabis seeds, water pipes and an electric coffee grinder used to process the drugs. ... (Fri Nov 06 08:19:21 2009 PST)

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Gemma Ward attacked for putting on weight
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news - (Australia) The model had copped cruel barbs about her weight gain after Heath Ledger's death from a prescription- drug overdose. ... (Sat Nov 07 09:19:47 2009 PST)

Adelaide doctor put patients' lives 'at risk'
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news - (Australia) Was found to have prescribed drugs of dependence - sometimes without any record of a consultation - at more than twice the average rate for GPs in a report by the Professional Services Review released last week. (Sat Nov 07 08:33:45 2009 PST) [also news.com.au5627]

Clijsters slams harsh doping bans
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dailytelegraph - (Australia) Was suspended for failing to fulfill the controversial "whereabouts rule'' while Malisse was also punished for missing a drug test. (Sat Nov 07 07:49:51 2009 PST)

No role model
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manilastandardtoday - (Australia) If you haven’t heard, Agassi is launching his autobiography, and in his tell-all book, he admitted to having taken crystal meth in 1997. If you haven’t heard, Agassi is launching his autobiography, and in his tell-all... (Sat Nov 07 07:35:17 2009 PST)

Ruling on Serena's rant to be handed down soon
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smh - (Australia) The eight-time Grand Slam champion said he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test - a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying he unwittingly took the substance. (Sat Nov 07 05:35:21 2009 PST) [also brisbanetimes.com.au10012]

Seven arrested in drug bust
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brisbanetimes - (Australia) SPEED and ecstasy worth $100000 was seized and seven people arrested during a covert police operation in Sydney and on the Central Coast. (Sat Nov 07 05:35:21 2009 PST)

More bloody idiots
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watoday - (Australia) The State Government is spending $10 million replacing and expanding drug-testing devices. (Sat Nov 07 05:35:21 2009 PST)

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Stolen marijuana: dopey driver busted
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brisbanetimes - (Australia) Stolen marijuana: dopey driver busted Oregon police in the US have charged a man with drunk driving after he called police to report his marijuana as stolen. (Fri Nov 06 18:39:24 2009 PST) [also skynews.com.au5106, news.ninemsn.com.au7352]

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HPV program boosts spending on preventive health
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pharmacynews - (Australia) Communicable disease control, which involves needle and syringe programs run in many states through pharmacies, fell as a proportion of total governmental public health spending b from 14.8 per cent in 2006-07 to 11.9 in 2007-08 b even though the total amount rose by $2.5 million to $256.7 million. Stiffer warnings for Champix, ... (Thu Nov 05 20:04:20 2009 PST)