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Drug addiction is caused by the structure of the dopamine transporter
A detailed description of the structure of the human dopamine transporter in complex with cocaine has been published in Nature Communications. The structure is based on a model that was created by a team of scientists at Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, and Stanford University. It shows the transporter’s narcote as a hydrophobic…
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Hunter Biden was found guilty on all counts
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, was acquitted of possession of cocaine by a US jury. Prosecutors alleged that Biden lied about his cocaine use on a questionnaire when he bought a gun. Biden said that he was “grateful” for the support of his family, friends and community. Biden had claimed he was…
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Police say a Thai drug dealer had plastic surgery to make him look like a Korean
A Canadian man was arrested in Thailand last year for allegedly running the world’s largest online drug marketplace AlphaBay, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said. Alexandre Cazes was arrested during a joint operation by the DEA and six other law enforcement agencies. Cazes was charged with conspiring to import cocaine into the US and possession…
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Elizabeth Banks directed ‘Cocaine Bear’
Actor Ray Liotta, who played the role of a drug dealer in ‘Cocaine Bear’, will be next seen in ‘M3GAN’, a computer-animated film based on a story by author Kristen Roupenian. The movie is based on the real-life incident of a drug dealer who lost a shipment of cocaine in Georgia, US. ‘M3GAN’ is scheduled…
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Elizabeth Banks directed a horror movie called “Cocaine Bear”
‘Cocaine Bear and the End of the Road’, which released on Tuesday, is directed by Elizabeth Banks, who has previously made films like ‘Charlie’s Angels’, ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ and ‘Pitch Perfect.’ The film stars Kristen Roupenian as a bear who has been chemically enhanced to fight cocaine addiction. The film, which is inspired by…
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The year ends with Biden giving 6 full pardons.
US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of six people, including a 66-year-old man, who were convicted of federal drugs and alcohol crimes. Gary Parks Davis was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conducting a cocaine transaction using a Telephone. A 50-year-old California man pleaded guilty to a marijuana trafficking charge at the…