1997 Drug kingpin Ramon Arellano Felix placed on FBI's 10 most-wanted
1997 Rocker Rick Danko gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug smuggling
1997 British model Naomi Campbell, hospitalized on drug overdose
1995 Shannon Hoon, vocalist (Blind Melon), dies of drug overdose at 28
1995 Manfred Donike, chemist Drug Test pioneer, dies at 61
1995 Flavio "Negao" Pires da Conceicao, drug Trafficker, dies at 25
1994 Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose
1994 New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges
1994 Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic
1994 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati (18), checks into a drug rehab center
1994 Courtney Love cleared of drug charges
1994 Model Anna Nicole Smith hospitalized for drug overdose
1993 Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44
1993 River Phoenix, actor (Stand By Me), dies of drug overdose at 23
1992 Colombia drug baron Pablo Escobar escapes prison
1992 Noriega convicted on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges
1992 U.S. Federal court finds Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug crimes
1991 Tampa Bay Bucaneer Dexter Manley, retires after failing drug test
1991 Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension
1991 Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar surrenders to police
1991 David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50
1991 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
1990 Washington D.C., Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting
1990 NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players
1989 Mafia drug kingpin bombs security force at Bogota, kills 52
1989 Tim Hovey, actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose
1988 Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test
1988 Rockers Jonathan "Chico" and Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking
1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US
1988 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges
1987 Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and allows wins game
1987 Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44
1987 LaMarr Hoyt is banned from baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse
1986 Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges
1985 Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38
1985 Mexican authorities find body of U.S. drug agent Enrique C. Salaazar
1985 Liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center
1984 Pitcher Vida Blue suspended for rest of 1984 due to drug use
1983 Cards outfielder Lonnie Smith checks into a drug rehab
1982 Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted
1982 Tom Bakker, actor (Golden Voyage of Sinbad), dies of a drug OD at 42
1982 Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director, dies of drug overdose at 36
1982 John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33
1981 Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficing, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine
1981 Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession
1981 People mag features drug ordeal of Mackenzie and Papa John Phillips
1981 Mike Bloomfield, rocker (Electric Flag), dies of drug overdose at 36
1980 Tim Hardin, U.S. singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39
1980 Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins indefinitely due to drug arrest
1980 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges
1980 Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium
1979 Jimmy McCullough, musician (Wings), dies of a drug overdose
1978 Laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession
1978 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31
1975 Linda McCartney drug charges in U.S. are dropped
1974 Nick Drake, rocker, dies of a drug overdose at 26
1974 Pam Morrison, wife of Door's vocalist Jim, dies of drug overdose
1974 Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose
1972 Danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose
1972 Paul and Linda McCartney are arrested in Sweden on drug possession
1972 Dutch Minister of Agt decides to ignore soft drug usage
1971 Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sentenced on drug offense
1970 Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27
1970 Steven Stills arrested for drug possession
1969 Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems
1968 John Lennon is fined 150 pounds for unauthorized drug possession
1968 Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession
1968 Frankie Lymon, rocker (& Teenagers), dies of a drug overdose at 25
1967 Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32
1967 BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references)
1967 Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
1962 Marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35
1962 Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands
1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44
1956 Rick DeMont, U.S., 400m swimmer, drug disqualification, 1972 Olympics
1951 Panuta Rosani, born in Poland, discus, Olympic 1976, drug disqualified
1950 Huey Lewis, born in New York City, vocalist, & the News-Need a New Drug
1950 Johnny Colla, born in California, rock sax, Huey Lewis and The News-Need a New Drug
1949 Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron
1948 Jaime Huelamo, Spain, cyclist 1972 Olympics bronze drug disqualified
1943 William Bennett, U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985-88, /drug tsar
1936 Marion S. Barry, Mayor-D-Washington D.C., 1979-90, 95, drug indictment
1933 Manfred Donike, chemist drug test pioneer
1918 Gertrude Belle Elion, New York City, biochemist/drug researcher, Nobel 1988
1916 U.S. president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act adopted
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