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Mexican election campaign ignores drug war, a 20,000-year-old bowl found in China may have brewed alcohol, and Snoop Dogg is (yet again) busted with pot. MORE
Starting in August, anyone caught with small amounts of marijuana will face a fine rather than an arrest. MORE
Tara Handron's solo portrayal of 15 women struggling with alcoholism has a mission, she tells The Fix. MORE
Republicans and Democrats agree that booze is vital at the DNC, alcohol abuse in the military is an epidemic, and Terminator's Nick Stahl quits rehab early. MORE
A drug feud may well have been responsible for the triple murder of Jennifer Hudson's family. MORE
House passes bill to help monitor painkiller prescriptions, rats on cocaine love Mile Davis, and Muammar Gaddafi may have been a viagra-popping sex addict. MORE
Hundreds of Spanish-speaking family and friends of alcoholics gather in Chicago, seeking to help the Latino community. MORE
Paul Volkman dispensed more oxycodone than any one else in the US from 2003-2005, acting more like a drug dealer than a doctor. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
The case of a young woman who was targeted by a SWAT team after marijuana allegations—but received no police help when she was assaulted—is instructive. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Teen Girls Who Drink Ratchet Up Breast Cancer Risk, Chicago Moves to Ban Synthetic Pot After Mom's Plea, and Gambling Addict Nun Stole $1 Million from Catholic School for Atlantic City Slot Machines. MORE
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The actor says he quit drugs after getting "burnt out" in the '90s. Now he's happier than ever.
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