So, it seems that our own Sonia O Sullivan could be adding a few more medals to her collection.
Shocking reports have been released stating that Chinese competitors were using drugs while racing in the mid 90s.
After 22 years, Sonia could now be awarded two World Champion gold medals for her participation in the Stuttgart race, where she was outrun in two races by Chinese athletes in 1993.
According to Chinese reports, women who trained under Ma Juren were forced to take drugs to enhance their speed.
One of the women from the so-called "Ma's Army" wrote a letter to the media, telling them of her drug use, as well as having it signed by nine of her team mates.
According to the Irish Independent, the letter states, “We are humans, not animals. For many years, [he] forced us to take a large dose of illegal drugs. It was true.
Our feelings are sorry and complex when exposing his deeds. We are also worried that we would harm our country’s fame and reduce the worth of the gold medals we have worked very hard to get.”
After Blac Chyna's very public arrest last week, Tyga is concerned about his 3-year-old son, King.
Blac was arrested for being drunk in public as well as possessing ecstasy tablets in Austin, so now Tyga wants to tighten his custody arrangement, reports TMZ.
Sources close to Tyga tell the website that he's alarmed about Chyna and is worried her connection with drugs and alcohol might be putting their son, King, at risk.
The rapper has already filed legal docs to change the custody arrangement, and he feels that he is now the more responsible parent.
In the files, he asks for King to be in his custody during the week, allowing Blac to visitation on weekends.
TMZ also reports that Kylie Jenner's beau is cool with Rob Kardashian playing father figure with his child and has no fear about being replaced.
So, is Kylie Jenner going to become the new mother figure? Only time will tell.
After her infamous arrest last week, Blac Chyna has admitted to being drunk at the Austin International Airport, but according to TMZ, pills were found in the model's luggage which she is claiming weren't hers.
The police found two pills with designs on them in her sunglasses case and a field test revealed that it was MDMA.
Sources close to Blac say she has no idea how the pills ended up in her case and she didn't even pack her own bags for the trip to London.
She also claims that her usual assistants were not with her, and a "different person packed for her," which is leading to her framed theory, reports the website.
It was also claimed that Chyna is bewildered about the drugs because the type of pills that were found are uncommon. She says that nobody has used that type of ecstasy for years, and favours the powered form instead.
The model also alleges that she would have no idea how to get access to that type of drug and she plans on using the "it's not my drug" defence if she's charged with possession.
An 18-year-old student has been hospitalised after taking so-called 'designer drug' 2CB at a house party in Cork yesterday.
The young man remains in critical condition while three others have been hospitalised after taking the drug, which is being described as an "ecstacy substitute."
Reports described horrific scenes as Gardaí found teen lying in a pool of his own blood at the scene.
According to the Irish Independent, the youth "acted possessed," "made inhuman noises" and attempted to "eat the pavement."
This is the first time that the drug 2CB has been seen in Ireland and Gardaí and health representatives have warned of it's dangers.
"The drug itself is one of these complex designer drugs that basically originated in San Francisco in the 70s in the garage laboratory scene," said a specialist to Newstalk's Right Hook yesterday.
"But since the advent of the internet it’s gone global. It’s basically a high-powered psychedelic."
While it will be months before blood tests reveal exactly what was consumed by the students, the HSE issued a statement to Irish youths.
"There are problems with purity and contaminants and there is no way of checking that what is purchased or consumed is the intended substance," said the statement.
According to the Irish Independent, one man who came upon the scene described it as "one of the most scariest and surreal nights of my life."
"Whatever drugs those people were on last night was scary.
"They didn’t even know they were covered in blood and badly hurt, they didn’t even know there was a man dying on the floor. I haven’t slept a wink all night. I’m still in shock to be honest.”
Six party-goers were hospitalised following the frightening events, two later discharged.
A number of young people were hospitalised in Cork this morning, with psychoactive drug use as the suspected cause.
Gardaí were called to a house in the south side of Cork city during the early hours of this morning. According to reports by RTÉ today, one 18-year-old man is in a stable but critical condition, with several others also remaining at Cork University Hospital.
It's believed the group had taken 2C-P, a 'head shop drug' which is often used as an ecstasy substitute.
Cork's 96FM this morning reported that Gardaí "came upon a man lying naked on the road in the Greenmount area" before entering the house.
A statement by the HSE said the drug "is thought to have been one of the new psychoactive substances similar to those products previously sold in head shops."
The HSE added that "these drugs can be sold in tablet, powder or liquid form and are consumed at parties or clubs for their stimulant, mood altering and in some cases, aphrodisiac effect."
It goes on to warn about "possible contaminated ‘party pills"’ and advises people not to consume any unknown substances they may be offered.
She's known as the UK's sweetheart, but things could have turned out very different for Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.
The pop star opened up to Ant and Dec in a one-off ITV documentary, When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of the Prince's Trust.
Cheryl is featured in the documentary and candidly reveals that she could have turned to drugs or a life of crime if it weren't for the dance academy she attended when she was young.
The X Factor judge said, "If I didn't have [my dancing], and I wasn't lucky enough to come to dance classes or had that discipline instilled in me, I could have gone anywhere.
"I could have been a drug addict, I could have been in prison. Any route could have happened had I not had have this opportunity."
The hitmaker became an ambassador for the Prince's Trust in 2011 and since then she has set up two sister charities that help support disadvantaged kids in her hometown.
New York-based Pfizer and Allergan, which has its HQ in Dublin, have today merged – creating the world's biggest drug company.
The deal is said to be worth an astonishing €145bn.
In a statement, the company – which will be called Pfizer PLC – has pledged to continue its “discovery and development of new innovative medicines for patients.” And it added that the merger “brings together two biopharma powerhouses to change lives for the better”.
Head of Pfizer Ian Read will now be chief executive and chairman of the organisation, with Dublin-based Allerganboss Brent Saunders becoming president and chief operating officer.
The move also allows Pfizer to pay a lower rate of corporation tax through its newly-acquired Irish office – potentially saving the company hundreds of millions annually.
TheAllergan factory is based in Westport, Co Mayo and employs close-to 1,000 people in Ireland. Principally it manufactures the likes of contact lenses, breast implants, anti-depressants and Alzheimer's drugs – and is also well-known for making the anti-wrinkle treatment, Botox.
Pfizer, which was founded in New York in 1849, is already the manufacturer of Viagra, along with statins, antibiotics and vaccines, and cancer and HIV drugs – some of which the WHO deems "essential" for global healthcare needs.
It already employs around 3,200 people at seven sites in Ireland – making it one of the biggest providers of jobs in the country.
The news surrounding Lamar Odom’s health has certainly been more positive than during his initial hospitalisation. Khloé Kardashian recently sat down with Ellen and described the progress he has been making since he was first hospitalised.
Sources recently told TMZ that the former basketball player and spouse is having trouble recognizing familiar faces. Now People reports a district attorney in Nevada may press criminal drug charges against him.
During the initial investigation, police came to Lamar's hospital room in Las Vegas to collect a blood sample. This was then sent for testing to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police lab.
Officials with the Nye County Sheriff's department have now asked the district attorney to pursue the case as a criminal matter. In a statement to People, Nye County District Attorney Angela A. Bello said her office would review their request but has declined to give further details.
“The Nye County Sheriff's Office has now asked the Nye County District Attorney's Office to review a request for prosecution against Lamar Odom for Use of, or Under the Influence of, a Controlled Substance.”
Lamar was found unconscious at the Love Ranch in October.
Reports now indicate the former NBA star may be having difficulties recognizing friends and family and could have long-term brain damage.
Last week, Khloe told talk show host Ellen that they have not yet told Lamar how he ended up in a coma. She said that there is a fear that if he knew the extent of the situation it would “set him back” in his recovery.
“He's really confused a lot we have to remind him. Every day is different. Sometimes he knows who the president is, and his birthday, and other times he thinks he's 26.”
If you've ever found yourself frantically demolishing a cheese board (with a glass of wine, of course) on a Friday night, it may not be discipline that's the issue, it's addiction.
While we all know that hard drugs like cocaine and heroin are highly addictive, you may be more surprised to discover that your mozzarella habit might be as difficult to beat as drugs.
A study carried out by the University of Michigan set out to discover ‘the drugs of the food world.'
The reason cheese is so hooking is down to a protein called casein, which releases opiates called casomorphins during digestion.
Those casomorphins run riot with your dopamine receptors, triggering addictive elements in the brain.
Co-author of the study, Nicole Avena said: "This is a first step towards identifying specific foods, and properties of foods, which can trigger this addictive response."
"This could help change the way we approach obesity treatment. It may not be a simple matter of 'cutting back' on certain foods, but rather, adopting methods used to curtail smoking, drinking and drug use."
A man who fell ill on an Aer Lingus flight became “extremely violent” before falling unconscious and dying on board the plane.
The Lisbon-Dublin flight EI 485 had to be diverted to Cork when the dead man, aged 24 and a Brazilian national, bit a fellow passenger who was attempting to restrain him.
A 44-year-old Portuguese woman onboard the same plane has now also been arrested. It is believed that she was travelling with the dead man.
Gardai allegedly found 2kg of a powdered substance in her luggage and she is currently being detained under the Drug Trafficking Act, according to RTE News.
The Irish Mirror reports that the crew yesterday evening broadcast an emergency Pan Pan message three times in quick succession and advised air traffic controllers of an incident on board the Airbus A320-200.
A woman who is believed to have been accompanying the man who died on a flight to Dublin yesterday has been arrested
The pilot requested clearance to divert and land at Cork Airport, telling controllers that there was a man “running amok” and that he had “injured one or two passengers”.
It is also understood there was a doctor and two nurses on board who tried to assist the restrained passenger.
In an astonishingly account, John Leonard, who was also on the plane, told Cork's 96fm that the Brazilian man was "on the ground shaking violently".
He went on to explain: "The noise he was making was like something I have never heard before. It's not something you'd hear everyday. It was like deep anguish is the best way I could describe it, very, very troubled.
"Not screaming in a sense, you know if you'd hurt yourself or something, just very guttural, from deep within him."
Mr Leonard furthermore said that it was a "very violent end". He stated: "To die that way in the back of an aeroplane, it's not right. It was not very pleasant at all."
All 168 passengers and six crew members were removed from the plane in Cork while gardai, airport paramedics and an ambulance rushed to the scene.
The passenger who suffered from the bite was also taken to hospital as a precaution.
The Irish Mirror adds that although the dead man wasn't Irish he “may have been studying in the country”.
Describing the incident as a “medical emergency,” Aer Lingus said last night in a statement: “Flight EI 485 Lisbon to Dublin diverted into Cork due to a medical emergency on board.
“There were 168 guests and six crew members on board. The flight landed safely at 17.40 local time.”
Previously rapper Wiz Khalife has admitted that he spent almost €10,000 a month on his weed habit.
The hip-hop star, who is rumoured to be dating Rita Ora, according to the Mirror, said that at the worst stage of his addiction filled past he was spending thousands a month to support his habit.
Now his own mother has come forward and revealed that it was her own fault that her son ended up with a history of drug addiction.
51-year old Katie ‘Peachie’ Wimbush- Polk spoke about her son’s teenage years recently and said that the two would smoke together before he went to school.
"Before I went to work, before he went to school, it was our way of bonding. We would smoke together. He got his habit from his mother."
The Sun reports that Katie has admitted that the fact that she smoked openly around her son lead to the two having a common habit.
"When he got older, he would steal the marijuana butts I would leave, and smoke them."
Wiz shot to fame when he married Amber Rose, the ex-girlfriend of Kanye West. However, the pair broke up last year after just one year of marriage. They have one son together, Sebastian Taylor Thomaz who is 2 years old.
Now the paper reports that Katie has given Wiz and Rita her blessing as long as her son is “happy”.
Meanwhile neither Wiz nor Rita have confirmed their romance. Rumours have been circulating since the pair were spotted out together on a number of occasions.
A backstage video which purports to show Taylor Swift taking cocaine at the recent VMAs ceremony has emerged on a social media site.
Entitled Taylor Swift Does Coke? in it, the singer-songwriter is shown holding an item to her nose while being surrounded by her entourage.
However, this evening her publicist has come out to strongly refute any suggestion that the 25-year-old had taken drugs – instead explaining that she was simply blowing her nose.
The clip was taken by MTV as part of its behind-the-scenes footage, but was never broadcast during last Sunday's glitzy awards bash.
It shows Ms Swift in low lighting walking down a corridor at the Los Angeles venue. She subsequently stops to ask her assistant to hand her something.
A trio of aides, looking around uneasily, then close ranks around her by linking their arms, thus giving her a moment of privacy.
Afterwards, one of them checks her nose with a torch to ensure it is clear.
The clip was uploaded onto YouTube and viewed several thousand times before it was removed.
The video was originally sent to Gawker via SecureDrop, a platform for untraceable communications between journalists and sources.
Gawker also claims that the Trouble singer's publicist threatened to sue them if they reported that Taylor was doing cocaine.
