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2008 Heath Ledger, dies in New York City, toxic combination of prescription drugs, at 28
2007 Marion Jones gives up 5 Olympic medals after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs 1997 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge 1993 John Bowles, president (Rexall Drugs), dies at 76 1992 Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs 1991 Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs 1989 Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1988 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1988 New York City Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs 1988 Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by U.S. grand jury for drugs 1986 Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs 1986 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1986 Johnson and Johnson announces it no longer sell capsule drugs 1982 President Reagan proclaims war against drugs 1982 John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs 1981 Dr. George Nichopoulas is acquitted of overprescribing addictive drugs for Elvis Presley 1980 Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins arrested for possession of drugs 1980 Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32 1977 Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment and drugs at Graceland at 42 1976 Allman Brother's roadie Scooter Herring sentenced to 75 years for providing drugs for the group, based on Gregg Allman's testimony 1973 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in California 1972 Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race 1969 George Harrison and Patti Boyd are fined 250 pounds each for illegal drugs 1968 Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02 1967 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge 1967 Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for drugs 1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs 1957 New York narcotics investigator, Dr. Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes 1932 Arnfried G D P, Dutch manufacturer, breadcrumbs, drugs dealer 1899 Percy L. Julian, chemist, drugs for treatment of arthritis |
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