ADDICTION

New Painkiller Zohydro is 10 Times Stronger than Vicodin, Abuse Experts Alarmed

Companies working to develop a pure hydrocodone drugs have abuse experts and drug control advocates warning that the product will be highly addictive. Drugs like Zohydro, which opponents are already calling the next OxyContin, will be 10 times as strong as Vicodin, and the first time pure hydrocodone will be sold legally in the U.S.
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A months-long delay in Research in Motion's new BlackBerrys and a dreary quarterly report sent RIM shares tumbling again on Friday and pushed some analysts to sound the death knell for the mobile device that once defined the industry.

Americans Getting over Their Addiction to RIM's 'CrackBerries'

To understand what ails BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. in the U.S. market, just ask eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe. Recently, his company had a hundred engineers working on apps for Apple's iPhone, another hundred on apps for Google's Android, and only one or two on apps for RIM's BlackBerry.
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At Last singer Etta James terminally ill

Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James is terminally ill, her live-in physician said in an interview this week that confirmed reports of the singer's fading health.
Charlie Sheen gets his "Anger Management" on TV show

Men producers feared cocaine would kill Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen was fired from his starring role on TV sitcom Two and A Half Men because he was so addicted to cocaine that program makers feared he might die, or cause someone else to die, producer Chuck Lorre said.
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The Artist, Descendants lead critics awards

The Artist, a black-and-white silent film about Hollywood, drama The Descendants, Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese and Terrence Malick all won big on Sunday among U.S. film critics and industry groups that doled out honors for the year's best movies.
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NC-17 Shame a muscular performer at box office

Fox Searchlight debuted its NC-17 rated Shame to $361,181 at 10 U.S. locations this weekend, according to studio estimates, for an outstanding per-screen average of more than $36,000.
While struggling to overcome an addiction to painkillers, T.I. got a helping hand from Eminem, who told the "Live Your Life" emcee about what he dealt with during his own battle with substance abuse, Billboard reported Monday.

T.I. Thanks Eminem for Help Overcoming Substance Abuse

While struggling to overcome an addiction to painkillers, T.I. got a helping hand from Eminem, who told the Live Your Life emcee about what he dealt with during his own battle with substance abuse, Billboard reported Monday.

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