NEWS: [News.com.au] 8/05/2005 - 'Cocktail of drugs discovered at Logies'

[hoptis]

Just a little follow up, the Sunday Herald Sun still on the tail of the ever-so-important celebrity drug user.

Tests expose drug use
From: Sunday Herald Sun
By Carly Crawford and Kelvin Healey
November 13, 2005

MELBOURNE'S major events are being held in a binge of illicit drugs.

Scientific tests detected cocaine and amphetamines at the Melbourne Cup. It was the latest result from a series of tests commissioned by the Sunday Herald Sun.

Over the past 15 months, traces of cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy were found in nightclubs and at Melbourne's gala events, including the Logies and the Brownlow Medal count.

It is understood that undercover drug squad detectives attended the Melbourne Cup and Oaks Day race meetings.

The Sunday Herald Sun took swabs from toilets in the Victoria Racing Club members stand at Flemington and had them tested by an accredited scientific laboratory.

Two swabs from the men's toilets returned positive results for cocaine and amphetamines. There were no positive results from the women's bathrooms.

The VRC did not comment on the results.

In May, traces of cocaine and amphetamines were found at the television industry's Logie Awards.

In September, evidence emerged of cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy at the AFL's Brownlow Medal presentation.

In August last year, a sweep of eight popular Melbourne nightclubs found traces of cocaine in five.

And new research shows drug dealers are supplying a smorgasbord of lethal drugs to defiant users who care little for the effect of police activity on their ability to get what they want.

Studies conducted by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre found that this year ecstasy users were often able to buy speed, cannabis, ice and cocaine from the one dealer.

Seventy-nine per cent of users had tried cocaine, 97 per cent had used cannabis, 71 per cent ice and 33 per cent GHB.

Fifty-two per cent of Victorian users in the study believed police activity had increased. But only 6 per cent said that activity made drugs harder to buy.

Researcher Jen Johnston said most dealing was hard for police to detect "because most people score within their social group".

GHB was considered the easiest drug to get in Victoria, where 64 per cent reported it as "very easy" to source.

Of the Victorian users who reported overdosing on a drug, GHB was blamed in 57 per cent of cases.

From News.com.au / Sunday Herald Sun

 

[blindmyself]

I quite like reading stuff like this, its about time they showed that you dont have to be an unemployed dole bludging criminal or an uneducated experimenting teen to be a drug user, and that even australias high flyers and celebs are just like you and me and enjoy the pleasures of recreational drug use.

Quote:
The Logies discovery came just five weeks after one of the biggest names in Australian TV was entangled in a Melbourne drug bust.

I missed this one on the telly, does anyone know who they are talking about?

 

[shorza]

It ws a while ago. I think it was Gary Sweet.

I am most probably wrong.

 

[gaman]

oh my god, i'm a celebrity with a tonne of cash, good contacts and an even bigger shitload of free time... just WHAT will i do with myself? Snort illegal drugs? neverrrrrrr