Subject:

Xanax

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Miami Police Want Your Old Drugs, Please

    Are loads of half-empty hydrocodone bottles clogging up your medicine cabinet? Do you still have that Xanax prescription in your nightstand even though you stopped taking it because you swore it made your crazier? Do you just have so many drugs you don't even know what to do with them?Well, the DEA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Whitney Houston May or May Not Have Drowned, These Five Musicians Did

    ​Whitey Houston, dead at 48. While the cause remains unknown, the circumstances surrounding the singer's untimely death suggest that she may have drowned in her Beverly Hilton hotel room after falling asleep in the bathtub. It goes without saying, Xanax and bubble baths don't mix well. And nei ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2012

    Jeff Rubin, troubled advisor to Terrell Owens, faces drug charges and lawsuits

    ​Whitey Houston, dead at 48. While the cause remains unknown, the circumstances surrounding the singer's untimely death suggest that she may have drowned in her Beverly Hilton hotel room after falling asleep in the bathtub. It goes without saying, Xanax and bubble baths don't mix well. And nei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Jeff Rubin, T.O.'s Maligned Financial Adviser, Faces Litigation and a Criminal Probe

    ​A recent GQ profile of once-high-flying NFL star Terrell Owens -- who's now close to broke despite earning more than $80 million -- has shined a national spotlight this month on his South Florida agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and financial advisor, Jeff Rubin. T.O. has lambasted Rosenhaus's management a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Lavont Flanders, Ex-Cop Convicted of Making Rape Porn, Requests A New Trial

    Lavont Flanders, Jr.Former Miami Beach cop Lavont Flanders was one of two men convicted last week of drugging seven women and raping them on camera to make porno flicks. But his lawyer says that, despite his client's public fall from grace, Flanders is no criminal."These girls knew exactly what they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Convicted of Making Rape Porn

    ​Lavont Flanders Jr., a 40-year-old former Miami Beach police officer, and 45-year-old Emerson Callum were convicted yesterday by a jury for drugging women, videotaping sex with them, and then selling those videos as pornography. The two could now face life in prison.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Model Files Suit Against BlackPlanet.com, Men Who Allegedly Drugged and Raped Her

    ​This past August, Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Jr., a former Miami Beach police officer, were arrested for allegedly luring women to a warehouse under the pretense they were setting up modeling auditions. They then drugged the women, police said, and Callum would rape them while Flanders vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Arrested for Drugging Women and Selling Videos of Rapes

    ​Two Miami Gardens men, Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Jr., have been arrested for drugging woman, engaging in forced sex acts with them, videotaping the acts, and then selling the videos. Both were similarly charged in 2007, but those claims were dropped just weeks ago.

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    North Miami finance director's son involved in attempted murder case

    ​Two Miami Gardens men, Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Jr., have been arrested for drugging woman, engaging in forced sex acts with them, videotaping the acts, and then selling the videos. Both were similarly charged in 2007, but those claims were dropped just weeks ago.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2011

    Son of North Miami Finance Director One of Three Arrested In Bumbling Murder-For-Hire Case

    Daniel Perez's mugshot after being charged with a Nov. 2010 burglary.​Attention, modern criminals and/or wayward offspring of public officials: We know that you, like all of us, are pressed for time. And sometimes it's so much easier to send a text than to meet on a misty loading dock under th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    16,650 Floridians Killed by Prescription Drug ODs in Six Years

    ​Tallahassee finally got around to putting an end to Florida's out-of-control pill-mill mania, and the move couldn't have come soon enough. New numbers released today show that deaths linked to prescription pill overdoses were up 61 percent between 2003 and 2009, and 16,650 Floridians were ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Krazy Locos, Florida's Most Redundant Gang, Gets 237 Years in Prison for Murder, Drugs

    Krazy Locos 23-year-old leader Jonathan Gonzalez, sentenced to 135 years in prison yesterday​South Florida gangs are a ruthless and bloody bunch, whose names strike fear into the hearts of their enemies. Lately, however, those names have gone bilingual. And redundant.Six members of the Lake Worth- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Mugshots Friday: Iceberg, Fairuza Balk, and God Is Awesome

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Jorge Mario Aguirre Provides a New Contender For Miami's Craziest Mugshot

    ​In November, Riptide introduced the world to the man known by cops as "Half a Head" because he was missing the entire front of his cranium. Yeah, that was a crazy mugshot, perhaps never to be topped. But wait. Let's all take a long look at this dude's face.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Five Reasons Any Trip to MIA Can Be an Adventure

    Amy McTigue via flickr MIA back to old tricks.​Steven Slater -- the beer-wielding, expletive-dropping, emergency-slide-sliding, doughy Jet Blue flight attendant -- reminded us that any visit to the airport can be an adventure. And in Miami, we up the ante on the high jinks, if not hijacking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Tatiana Furry, Killed in Mysterious Miccosukee Crash, Had Blood Alcohol Content of .32

    Tatiana FurryTwenty months after a mysterious car accident near Miccosukee Indian land claimed the life of Coconut Grove woman Tatiana Furry, the State Atorney's Office has concluded its investigation and released a shocker. According to an autopsy report, Furry had a blood alcohol content (B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Man Found Shot to Death in Truck

    via CBS4​In today's news roundup: A dead body is found in a truck, a teacher drives while under the influence of booze and Xanax, and those huge LCD billboards in downtown Miami have a long way to go before they're erected.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Teen Driver Was High on Laughing Gas When She Killed Fire Fighter

    ​Sherry Marks, the 19-year-old driver whose Ford Mustang struck and killed Miami firefighter Leslie Luma two weeks ago, admitted she had taken drugs at the time of the crash. Marks admitted to taking Xanax and Lexapro, which she may have been prescribed, but she was also high on nitrous oxide, als ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    WMC survival basics

    ​Sherry Marks, the 19-year-old driver whose Ford Mustang struck and killed Miami firefighter Leslie Luma two weeks ago, admitted she had taken drugs at the time of the crash. Marks admitted to taking Xanax and Lexapro, which she may have been prescribed, but she was also high on nitrous oxide, als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Longest-Staying Inmate Had Drugged-Up Lawyer

    Via Miami Dade Police Joseph Toomer​The letter arrived at the judge's chambers in 2003, signed by a public defender-turned-convict named Anthony Genova. He had been busted for drunk driving, was a self-described Xanax addict, and did time for bankruptcy fraud. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Still Tokin': 4 Million Adults Over 50 Still Get High

    ​Drugs: They're not just for young people. Old people are getting high in record numbers. A new government study suggests more than 4 million Americans over the age of 50 still smoke pot and abuse prescription drugs, a finding that should surprise no one. Especially if you know ex-h ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    Scare one up at Kendall Ale House

    ​Drugs: They're not just for young people. Old people are getting high in record numbers. A new government study suggests more than 4 million Americans over the age of 50 still smoke pot and abuse prescription drugs, a finding that should surprise no one. Especially if you know ex-h ... More >>

  • Film

    September 3, 2009

    With Extract, Mike Judge Goes Back to Work

    ​Drugs: They're not just for young people. Old people are getting high in record numbers. A new government study suggests more than 4 million Americans over the age of 50 still smoke pot and abuse prescription drugs, a finding that should surprise no one. Especially if you know ex-h ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    Pieces of Her

    Reappointed pop queen Britney Spears hits the American Airlines Arena.

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    See Dick, Head to the Grove

    Come get your Daily Andy

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Last Night: Modest Mouse at Revolution Live

    Ari Justin Rothenberg Modest Mouse performed at Revolution Sunday. Click here to view the full slide show.Modest MouseSunday, March 8th 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Their performance at this year's Langerado.  Or anyone else's for that matter.Modest Mouse has got to b ... More >>

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    Silver Jews

    Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)

  • News

    July 3, 2008

    Drunk Spelling Bee Buzzes Purdy

    They came, they drank, they spelled.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Reports of Weezy in Rehab Are Unfounded

    They came, they drank, they spelled.

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Auld Lang Syne

    We'll take a cup of kindness for some of this year's musical train wrecks.

  • News

    September 13, 2007

    Wet T-Shirts,Titty Fights, and Ugliness at Sea

    A young beauty goes for a cruise and things gets weird

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    THE BITCH

    Feminine Protection

  • Culture

    February 19, 2004

    Art Capsules

    Feminine Protection

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2003

    Aesthetic Power for the People

    Whoever said Miami is artless?

  • Music

    February 13, 2003

    The Clubbed Show

    Ever have the feeling your life is a lie?

  • Music

    January 23, 2003

    Groove Armada

    Lovebox (Jive Electro)

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    Room of the Living Dead

    Nightlife is always darkest before the dawn

  • Culture

    August 1, 2002

    Who's Afraid of Dialogue?

    No one should be, when it's done this well

  • Music

    July 19, 2001

    Lonely Little Diatribe

    Miami blows the opportunity to hear Mark Eitzel

  • Culture

    October 19, 2000

    Stage Fright

    A Halloween show that's 100 percent local, original, and -- surprise -- good

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Holy Rollers

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • Music

    June 11, 1998

    Rotations

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • Dining

    September 25, 1997

    The New, True Blue

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • Film

    June 13, 1996

    Knock the Rock

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • Dining

    January 18, 1996

    Salted but Not Yet Seasoned

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • Music

    December 14, 1995

    Rotations

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • Music

    December 22, 1993

    Rotations 36

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

  • News

    October 27, 1993

    Swelter 28

    To keep X-craved Miami Beach raving, Hasidic teenagers smuggled in pills by the hundreds of thousands

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