South Africa’s smoking chimp dies

South Africa’s smoking chimp dies
A chimpanzee famous for smoking cigarettes died at a South African zoo, after puffing until age 52, despite zookeepers’ efforts to help him kick the habit, an official said yesterday.
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.9M grant for work on anti-addiction drug
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse gives a Louisiana researcher $ 3.9 million to keep working on a potential drug to treat cocaine addiction, and to begin tests on people.
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Jury hearing defense arguments in Smith drug case
Defense lawyers are urging jurors to keep in mind Anna Nicole Smith’s persistent pain when they deliberate on a drug conspiracy case against two of her doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend.
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