Word: tab
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...acted because tens of thousands of tab- lets and capsules of MDMA are being sold on the street each month, at $8 to $20 for a 100-mg dose. The drug, which seems particularly popular with college students and young professionals, has spread from California, Texas and Florida to about 20 other states, and its use has been accelerating in the past few months. Said John Lawn, acting DEA administrator: "All of the evidence DEA has received shows that MDMA abuse has become a nationwide problem and that it poses a serious health threat...
Indeed, by the end of last week, the Gary and Cathy Show had turned into a traveling media circus. NBC picked up the steep tab for the pair's airfares -- in Dotson's case, a chartered jet -- and hotel rooms. The drama seemingly will not end until the final commercial is played on the TV movie that may result from last week's flood of offers for Dotson's life story...
...role as a social lubricant diminishes, both the appointments and the guests' behavior moderate too. "I remember one office party in particular where they filled the water coolers with vodka and orange juice," says White. "Now people say, 'I know it sounds silly, but could I have another Tab?' " Casey Jones, dining-room manager for Emily's caterers of Atlanta, notes that parties at which people drink less or not at all last longer. "Instead of walking around and talking for a few minutes here and there, they are sitting down and actually having conversations...
...product and cannibalizing its own sales by bringing out another Coke product, but he argued that the company could trade off the famous name. He was right. The following year, Coke launched a caffeine-free regular and diet Coke. In March came Cherry Coke. To counter slipping sales of Tab, its older diet soda, Coke changed the sweetener last year to a combination of NutraSweet and saccharin, giving it a crisper taste. The company received thousands of letters from irate Tab drinkers, but Tab's sales have since stabilized...
Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) lives in New Jersey. Her husband sells hot tubs and makes a fool of himself on his TV commercials. Her diet-conscious friends drink rum and Tab. A romantic interlude for her consists of watching Rebecca on the Late Show. This is no life for someone who keeps a diary and looks like a new-minted movie star. No wonder she spends a lot of time leafing longingly through the personals column of a New York City tabloid, in particular mooning over a free-floating couple, Susan and Jim, who arrange their assignations, all over the country...