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Spike in drug-dependent babies worries hospitals, death of town drunk devastates local cops, and marijuana vending machines will soon sweep the nation. MORE
Campaigns to legalize recreational pot raise big bucks, a new breathalyzer law riles the French, and Cowboys' wide receiver Dez Bryant is banned from booze and strip clubs. MORE
Despite the state's crackdown on pill mills, the number of addicted babies has risen six-fold since 2004. MORE
Executive Editor Anna David appears on the Dr. Drew Show to discuss the impact of prescription drug abuse on newborn babies. MORE
The White House commits to destigmatizing mental illness, Mexico's new president pledges to reduce drug violence, and Charlie Sheen's ex-assistant is found dead. MORE
Impoverished mothers administer the opiates to their children to pacify them while they work. MORE
The author of a recent study on opiate-dependent babies tells The Fix that doctors rely too much on buprenorphine. MORE
Obesity now costs US more in healthcare spending than smoking, ER doctors face "toothache" painkiller dilemma, and Barney Frank slams Obama's MMJ raids. MORE
A proposed law would bar pregnant women—or anyone in school uniform—from buying alcohol. MORE
New carbon-fiber prosthetics helped the nine-year-old girl run her first mile-long race. MORE
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