Music Helps Rocker Summer Keep Drug Demons at Bay

Published January 3, 2014

Music helps rocker Summer keep drug demons at bay
When opening shows for the Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Money, Summer introduced himself to crowds coast-to-coast with this statement: "I sing the blues, and I'm from Brazil, Ind. I'm gonna make everybody feel good tonight …
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Yaba, the Madness Drug
Tarun Kanti Gayen, the director of the CREA rehab center where Tarique is being treated, says: "Before 2011, we were receiving yaba clients, but the numbers were very low — 80% of our clients were heroin users… Since 2011, the numbers started rising …
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PAC fundraises to challenge coke congressman
The freshman representative from Florida was caught in a federal sting in late October and pled guilty to a misdemeanor coke possession charge—he was sentenced to one year of probation and announced that he'd seek counseling and treatment. On Friday …
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