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France approves "anti-alcoholism" drug, 3 in 5 Americans misuse prescription pills, and circus elephants test positive for opiates. MORE
Drug to "cure" alcoholism passes preliminary test, Nigerian smuggler swallows record amount of heroin, and "Rhythm of the Night" singer El DeBarge arrested for a 2 p.m. drug deal. MORE
New pill reportedly cuts binge drinking by 66%, Joe Biden debates drugs in Mexico, and Boston tries to banish St. Patrick's Day drunkenness. MORE
Australian researchers say a large scale anti-nicotine shot program would cost too much. Would that also apply in the US? MORE
By Will Godfrey
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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.
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Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.
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The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.
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Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.
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Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.
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