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Meth-Using Moms Cause Behavior Issues in Kids

By Valerie Tejeda

Children as old as five whose mothers used meth while pregnant exhibit a range of behavioral problems, reveals a new study. MORE  

Morning Roundup: January 30, 2012

By Will Godfrey

Ritalin won't work long-term, Caffeine alters estrogen levels in young women, and Student gets free cocaine with Amazon textbook order. MORE  

Why Big Pharma is Causing the Adderall Shortage

By Moe Tkacik

A widespread shortage of the ADD pill is driving a nation of Adderall users to distraction. Naturally, it all comes down to drug company profits. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

Farc Names Cocaine Kingpin as New Commander, Psych-Drug Rise Fueled by Antipsychotics and ADD Meds, and Jesse James' Pals Urge Sex Addict Counseling After He Cheats on Fiancee With 19 Women. MORE  

I found my daughter crushing her ADD meds. How do I know if there's a problem?

By Kristina Wandzilak

Interventionist, Executive Director and founder of Full Circle Intervention and co-author of The Lost Years. MORE  

The Quick Fix
Morning Roundup: May 21, 2012

South Asian cartels muscle into the meth market, missing actor Nick Stahl turns up in rehab, and public punishment for author's daughter for Facebook vodka photo.

5:00am
Addicts' Dance Troupe Storms the Stage

Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.

5/18/12 5:01pm
Camel Cigs Appeal More and More to Tweens

The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.

5/18/12 3:52pm
"Kegasus" Is Sober, Not Really a Centaur

Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.

5/18/12 2:57pm
Bollywood Star's "Drunken Cricket Brawl"

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.

5/18/12 2:09pm
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Sober Living
On a Roll

Rich Roll went from being a hope-to-die drunk to one of the world’s fittest men—a journey he chronicles in his new book, Finding Ultra

The Rehab Review
Alta Mira
 
 
 
 

This luxe, free-spirited San Francisco rehab allows residents some leeway to decide to what extent their sobriety will involve traditional 12-Step programs.

Santé Center for Healing
 
 
 

Community ties are strong at this raucous Texas rehab, where residents bond quickly on the ropes course and over fried chicken and sweet tea.


The Watershed
 
 
 

The Watershed houses clients strictly according to age, at two locations 10 miles apart. Youngsters or oldies who feel they got the raw end of the deal are consoled by experienced staff and ice cream machines.

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