U.S. to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban - NYTimes.com

U.S. to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban - NYTimes.com: "“We have a list of 367 ‘kill or capture’ targets, including 50 nexus targets who link drugs and the insurgency,” one of the generals told the committee staff. The generals were not identified in the Senate report, which was obtained by The New York Times."

Sacked – for telling the truth about drugs - Health News, Health & Families - The Independent

Sacked – for telling the truth about drugs - Health News, Health & Families - The Independent: "The Government's drugs tsar was forced to resign last night for stating his view that cannabis, ecstasy and LSD were less harmful than the legal drugs tobacco and alcohol."

Alcohol is worse for you than Ecstasy, says drugs tsar | Mail Online

Alcohol is worse for you than Ecstasy, says drugs tsar | Mail Online: "Ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes, the Government’s chief drug adviser claims today.

Professor David Nutt is calling for a new ‘index of harm’ to warn the public about the relative dangers of various substances.

He says alcohol should rank fifth, behind only cocaine, heroin, barbiturates and methadone, while tobacco should rank ninth, ahead of cannabis, LSD and Ecstasy.

His comments are likely to prove explosive, given the seniority of his position.

Curry kills gullet cancer cells - Telegraph

Curry kills gullet cancer cells - Telegraph: "Scientists based at the Cork Cancer Research Centre in Ireland treated oesophageal cancer cells with curcumin – a chemical found in the curry spice tumeric."