Surfing as Rehab

The first time Darryl Virostko surfed waves as tall as three-story buildings at Mavericks, the legendary surf spot some 50 miles north of here, he was high on acid.

It was not the only drug Mr.  Virostko, 37, would take during his surfing career.  Even as he was earning a reputation as one of the most fearless surfers in the world -- wining the Mavericks competition, the Super Bowl of big-wave surfing, three consecutive times -- he was also becoming an alcoholic and methamphetamine addict, dependencies that propelled him to success at surfing but eventually crushed him.

"With meth, you're moving a million miles a minute," said Mr.  Virostko, whose nickname is Flea.  "You're psyched to catch any wave you can."

Nationwide Public Health Alert

Life-Threatening Risk Posed by Cocaine Laced with Veterinary Anti-Parasite Drug

SAMHSA is alerting medical professionals, substance abuse treatment centers, and other public health authorities about the risk that substantial levels of cocaine may be adulterated with levamisole—a veterinary anti-parasitic drug.

There have been approximately 20 confirmed or probable cases of agranulocytosis (a serious, sometimes fatal blood disorder), including two deaths, associated with cocaine adulterated with levamisole. The number of reported cases is expected to increase as information about cocaine adulterated with levamisole is disseminated.

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Meth Treatment Centers

Here is a list of meth treatment centers from Meth Kills:

• Arizona Meth Treatment
• California Meth Treatment
• Colorado Meth Treatment
• Florida Meth Treatment
• Illinois Meth Treatment
• Michigan Meth Treatment
• Nevada Meth Treatment
• Oregon Meth Treatment
• Sacramento Meth Treatment
• Texas Meth Treatment
• Utah Meth Treatment
• Washington Meth Treatment
• Iowa Meth Treatment

Albuquerque Meth Lab Bust

Police discovered what they said was a meth lab in an Albuquerque apartment as they investigated a hit-and-run crash. Officers had arrived at the apartment on the 400 block of Utah Street, near Copper Avenue, in northeast Albuquerque.

Meth Cook Burned

MOBILE, Ala. -- A suspected meth cook suffered burns to 50 percent of his body this morning after the lab in his west Mobile apartment exploded, authorities said.

Douglas' Son Moved Pounds of Meth

The DEA claims Michael Douglas’ son Cameron is a big time crystal meth dealer — one who moved “pounds” of the drug since 2006.

According to his federal complaint filed in New York, DEA agents claim they ran a 3-year investigation, proving the 30-year-old actor sold “multiple pounds” of crystal meth to several people — many of whom are now cooperating in the prosecution of Douglas.

All three witnesses mentioned in the document have pled guilty to narcotics violations. They are cooperating in the hopes of receiving a reduced sentence.

Baby burned when meth lab explodes

It wasn’t a grease fire that leapt out of control and burned a toddler late Sunday; it was an exploding meth lab, sheriff’s investigators said late Monday. The man Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies held responsible, 33-year-old John Franklin Osborn, was wanted on drug and child abuse charges.