Brazil
By Bryan Le
A beer glass designed to balance on your phone could help you stay text-free while you focus on drinking. MORE
This film of the pursuit of a drug trafficker raises concerns about trigger-happy Brazilian policing. MORE
By Victoria Kim
NJ passes 'Good Samaritan' overdose bill, Ozzy Osbourne promises to be clean for Kelly's wedding, and falling beer sales in Brazil are hurting the world's biggest brewer. MORE
By Bryan Le
Kids of deployed parents more likely to use booze and drugs, Modafinil is Wall Street's "smart drug", and Avicii curbs drinking after health scare. MORE
Crack cocaine addicts in Sao Paolo will face mandatory drug treatment under a new law. MORE
Nine killed in Mexican drug cartel gun battle, link between pot and psychosis goes both ways, and a drunk driver is busted at Bill Wilson's home. MORE
Cops fight on against the PCC—the murderous gang that dominates local prisons and the drug trade. MORE
Dozens of officers whose duty is to clean up the city are themselves charged with drug trafficking and kidnapping. MORE
A massive cocaine haul in the landlocked nation sheds rare light on a little-noticed drug trade. MORE
By Bryan Le
Canadians want to legalize marijuana too, Brazil credits its tobacco policy with saving 400,000 lives, and a defendant "too drunk to be guilty" is jailed. MORE
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This graphic shows which nations hit which hard liquors the hardest, fueling some stereotypes and confounding others.
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Caffeine's "pick-me-up" could just be the body fighting withdrawal, according to a new study.
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A budget hearing was suspended due to claims that the finance minister "reeked" of vodka.
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A missing enzyme in the brain could put some people at higher risk for opioid addiction.
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The message "Alcohol: It's cheaper than therapy" didn't amuse locals.
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