"Maybe things are different down south than in the city," writes commenter mercurius2, "but I've never run across oxycontin or talk of its use in the high tech world up here. Bong hits in the court yard, roof, hall closet, boss's office, elevator,...
A tipster chimes in to tell us that Silicon Valley's OC-80 addiction took firm hold in one of its fastest-declining companies, Yahoo. Right now I'm working a contract for a company and the last person i interviewed with — a former Yahoo...
Back in December, we introduced you to OC-80, Silicon Valley's recreational drug of choice. It's the 80-mg. dose of OxyContin, the addictive painkiller which ensnared celebritards Rush Limbaugh and Lindsay Lohan. Silicon Valley's venture...
Heard of OC-80? It's the Valley's next big drug, the strongest dose available of OxyContin — the same pain pills that got Rush Limbaugh hooked. A Valleywag informant who's a recovering OC-80 user himself says addicts are easy to spot:...
Medical examiners have released results of Heath Ledger's toxicology report earlier today. The young star died of an accidental overdose — an "acute intoxication" — from the combined effects of hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam,...
David Atherton, a British entrepreneur who sold e-commerce site Dabs.com to BT for $55.7 million in 2006, is going to need some of that money for his legal defense. A 49-year-old woman has accused him of abducting and trying to rape her in his...
Broadcom bad boy Henry Nicholas wasn't just a surprisingly inept industrial consumer of drugs and prostitutes with a handful of posh properties scattered across the OC — he was also a Bush donor. According to campaign finance disclosure...
It wasn't a coincidence that I mentioned Robert Evans in a post about everyone's favorite drug-addled, sex-obsessed and federally indicted entrepreneur Henry Nicholas of Broadcom. With Josh Hartnett starring in what looks like a schlocky ode to...
I have to admit, before I signed on to Valleywag, I had a few issues with the "OC-80 scare of '07." Sure, maybe jaded VCs or entrepreneurs who'd already cashed out where taking strong painkillers, but up-and-comers? They're going to be on...
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