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Belly up to the bar, boys. Have a snort! Reach into that pile of needles and raise them high. I’d like to propose a toast to Professors David Nutt [sic], Leslie King, and Lawrence Phillips for proving, via sophisticated statistical modeling, that heroin and cocaine are less harmful than alcohol. Cheers! Sniff! Snort! Syringe Plunge! Followed quickly by a mix of manic and stuporous applause. It is true: no drug is more harmful than alcohol. Nutt [sic] and his pals have proved it scientifically, submitted their proof to peer review, and published it in the Lancet, one of the top...

The son of sacked government drugs advisor David Nutt has posted pictures of himself on the internet apparently smoking cannabis. Steve Nutt, 24, is pictured on his Facebook page looking much the worse for wear. In one snap, his face is covered with paint and he is puffing on what could be a joint of cannabis. In a second photograph he is wearing a Santa hat with what appears to be another joint in his right hand. On the right-hand side of the photo, one of Nutt's friends looks to be preparing a second joint.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- It's been a crazy week for Hog football fans. On Monday, Houston Nutt resigned. And before the week is out, Arkansas may have a new coach ready to roll. The story has taken a few wild turns this week, but multiple sources, one of which is within the Arkansas Athletic Department, confirmed Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville is in line to be the Razorbacks next head coach. Both Tuberville and his agent, Jimmy Sexton, have denied any agreement is in place. Sexton was at the Cowboys game Thursday night in Texas, where Hog alum and team...