The girl is tough, that's for sure. Just after being hospitalized for major health issues, singer Amy Winehouse performed at a special birthday concert for Nelson Mandela and then last night, sang for one hour on stage in front of a crowd of 80,000 at the Glastonbury music festival. She even had enough in her to partake in a little altercation with a reveler from the crowd. It's reported that the fan tried to grab Winehouse, and she fought back.

As for Winehouse's health problems, her father says she has emphysema from smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. Her spokeswomen says she only has pre-emphysema symptoms. Whatever the case, her diagnosis isn't slowing her from performing -- or smoking. Just after her hospital release, she was seen smoking a cigarette.

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An American Heart Association study states that young, otherwise healthy patients who use cocaine can sometimes experience heart attack symptoms such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain, sweating, and shortness of breath. It can also result in high blood pressure.

Often, cocaine-related chest pain occurs within 3 hours of taking the drug, but cocaine can cause complications up to 18 hours after taking it. The American Heart Association report encourages doctors to ask patients exhibiting heart attack symptoms if they've used cocaine. Some common heart attack treatments such as beta-blockers and clot-busting drugs are very dangerous to cocaine users.

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Always on the lookout for new and exciting marketing gimmicks, Hershey's thought thought they came up with something really cool when they invented their "Ice Breakers Pacs." They're tiny clear mint pouches filled with white sweetening powder that dissolve in your mouth. They sound good!

But law enforcement thinks they look like little packages of heroin or cocaine, and are anticipating the seedier populations around the country to start suddenly having a fetish for "fresh breath."

Hershey's claims the Ice Breakers mints are clearly marked and could never be mistaken or swapped out for drugs, but drug dealers are pretty shifty and I don't think it's too big of a stretch to think they might figure out how to stamp an "Ice Breakers" logo on their little crack baggies.

But I still want to try some! The mints that is, not the crack baggies.

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We tend to idolize professional celebrities for their determination and endurance, so it's pretty disheartening when they test positive for using illicit drugs. The latest celebrity to enter the doping spotlight is Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis. She's tested positive for cocaine -- and the findings have led her to quit the sport.

But her retirement isn't an admission of guilt -- rather, she's vehemently denying the allegations and has chosen to leave tennis rather than deal with the red tape that comes with getting her name cleared.

What do you think of the allegations? Was she too hasty to throw in the towel? Is she guilty?

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How far have you or would you go to lose weight? Would you take laxatives? Would you try fasting? Would you take diet pills? Would you ingest a tapeworm? Would you make yourself throw up? How about taking illegal drugs? According to a survey done in the UK, one in seven women have used illicit (and very dangerous) drugs like cocaine and speed specifically for the purpose of losing weight.

This statistic is really alarming, and a sign that the emphasis needs to be taken off looks and weight in particular. But how? I think celebrities need to start setting a good example for the young women out there. I also think that the media needs to stop being so quick to point out when someone's gained a few pounds -- what do you think?

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I'm sure we will here more about Al Gore's son and his alleged prescription drug charges come next week. Before we get to that, we have to ask ourselves: are prescription drugs being abused more than street drugs these days?

Drug abuse experts are stating that prescription drugs may indeed take over street drugs in popularity soon. Oddly, this comes as no surprise: prescription narcotics and other drugs seem to be at the center of drug arrests from what is reported in the media, and I hear about street drugs (heroine, cocaine and meth) less and less. Sure, that's an objective statement, but it's true.

Are prescription drugs safer than street drugs? That probably varies by use and dose, but that is an ill-conceived perception by young people if that is what is thought. According to experts, prescription drug abuse is particularly common among upper middle class students.

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The makers of the energy drink "Cocaine" have announced that they will be changing the name in response to criticism and pressure from the FDA and state officials saying the name glamorized illegal drug use. So, appropriately, the new name will be "Censored," because it has the "same rebellious and fun spirit" as the old name.

The drink has over 1100 milligrams of caffeine, which puts it among the highest in its class. And of course, just like its competition Red Bull, RockStar, and Monster, it will contain other energizing ingredients like taurine and gaurana.

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