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PHOENIX (AP) — A woman who died in police custody during an airport layover was intoxicated on a potent mix of alcohol and antidepressants and accidentally strangled herself on her shackles, an autopsy released Friday concludes.

When it comes to Sheryl Crow's touring requirements, if it's Tuesday, this must be Bombay. Gin that is. The rock star's performance contract includes specific day-to-day instructions on what kind of booze Sheryl needs in her dressing room (TSG has never seen such attention to detail in any other concert rider we've posted). For each show, Crow requires 12 bottles of Grolsch beer, 6 bottles of "local" beer, and a bottle each of "good Australian Cabernet" and "good Merlot." As for the harder stuff, promoters are directed to purchase specific booze depending on what day of the week the concert...

this weeks "navy times" came out. it had the usual articles in it. one very touching one about the last carrier operations of the f-14s. then.....

Rodney Littlebear was a homeless drunk who for 15 years ran up the public tab with trips to jail, homeless shelters and emergency rooms. He now has a brand-new, government-financed apartment where he can drink as much as he wants. It is part of a first-in-the-nation experiment to ease the torment of drug and alcohol addiction while saving taxpayers' money. Last year, King County created a list of 200 "chronic public inebriates" in the Seattle region who had cost the most to round up and care for. Seventy-five were offered permanent homes in a new apartment building known by its...

More than 2,200 people have been arrested in Texas bars in the six months since the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced a crackdown on public intoxication, primarily targeting bars. The arrests included people who were drunk in bars, who sold alcohol to a drunk person, or a drunk employee on the premises of a bar or restaurant with a license to sell alcohol, said Carolyn Beck, a spokeswoman for the TABC. The commission has been responsible for enforcing the state's alcoholic beverage code for the past 70 years. In August, 2005, the agency announced it was beginning a crackdown on...

Nearly every other day, the Seattle Fire Department responds to an apartment house for chronic street alcoholics to administer emergency medical aid to an ailing resident. The $11.2 million housing project, located at 1811 Eastlake Ave., puts to test a unique concept in housing homeless hard-core alcoholics because residents are allowed to drink in their rooms. The 39 aid calls to the building since it opened in mid-December far exceed what backers of the controversial project anticipated. And that raises questions about whether one of the key theories behind the project — saving taxpayer money by reducing visits by homeless...

CanWest News Service Published: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 VANCOUVER -- Chronic street-based alcoholics would be given free booze under a proposal being touted by Vancouver's drug policy czar. "[Alcohol] maintenance can work," Don MacPherson, the City of Vancouver's drug policy co-ordinator, said Monday. "Seaton House, a shelter in Toronto, has been doing it for years. And a study released in January out of an Ottawa shelter showed people actually drank less on an alcohol maintenance program." The federal study found participants had less contact with police and emergency services when they got their booze for free. "They are still hard-core...

Sunday, June 19, 2005 : 1530 Hrs Britain to use military police to clamp down on alcoholics London, June. 19 (PTI): Britain plans to clamp down on disorderly behaviour by alcohol-fuelled youngsters by using military police, in response to a Home Office survey showing a disturbing rise in youth crime, a report said today. Home Secretary Charles Clarke, has asked the Ministry of Defence to support police forces around the country in an all-out summer campaign against anti-social drunken and violent behaviour by yobs, The Sunday Telegraph reported. This followed an experiment in Royston, Hertfordshire, where uniformed Redcaps - military...

Bud Light Accused of Trivializing Alcoholism in New Ad Watchdog Groups Say Beer Ad Depicts Lying About Drinking WASHINGTON—-A new ad for Bud Light beer depicts men joking about lies they've told to cover up their daytime drinking, and two watchdog groups say the Federal Trade Commission should crack down and ask Anheuser-Busch to pull the ad. In a letter to FTC enforcement official Janet Evans, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) say the ad irresponsibly makes light of alcoholic behavior. The ad in question features a...

HONOLULU (AP) - Since he went from home remodeler to homeless person two years ago, Tim Cook has been robbed eight times, been beaten up five times and suffered four staph infections. "It's been utter, complete despair," said Cook, 50. "You're completely at the mercy of other people." Five of Cook's friends have died homeless, including one who had a stroke two weeks ago. Their stories and cries, though, are rarely heard. For the first time, Honolulu joined cities across the country Tuesday in remembering the thousands who died homeless in 2004. A record 125 cities - 25 more than...

Mental Ills Seen in Families of Alcoholics Wed Dec 8, 2004 11:20 AM ET By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - First-degree relatives of alcoholics are more likely to also become addicted to alcohol, as well as to other drugs such as cocaine, according to new research. Moreover, a close family history of alcoholism appears to put people at increased risk of mental health problems, such as depression and panic disorder. These results demonstrate that "other disorders go along with alcohol dependence in families," lead author Dr. John I. Nurnberger, Jr. of the Indiana University School of Medicine in...

REALLY? THE FACTS When ancient Greeks wanted to reassure guests that their wine had not been spiked with poison, they toasted to good health. While that may be less of a worry today, there remain hazards from indulging in too much alcohol - including, of course, hangovers. But one thing people who drink socially probably don't need to worry about is sacrificing brain cells in the process. The research indicates that adults who drink in moderation are not in danger of losing brain cells. The notion that alcohol snuffs out brain cells has been around for years. Many studies have...

OSU defeats Michigan 37 - 21.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new pill that aims to keep alcoholics from drinking again after they have quit could hit the shelves by the end of this year after U.S. health officials approved the drug on Thursday. The drug, called Campral, may not work for people who are actively drinking when they start taking the pill or who are abusing other substances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement. It was not clear how the pill worked, health officials said, but studies showed more patients who took the drug stayed away from drinking compared to those who...

<p>It wasn't yet noon, and Hank Denny had almost finished drinking a 40-ounce bottle of King Cobra malt liquor.</p> <p>Denny, 53, was drinking with his friends at Tuolumne River Regional Park in Modesto. He says he drinks here, and in other parks around the city, often.</p>