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Can Lasers Zap Away Addiction?

By Valerie Tejeda

Scientists use lasers to "turn off" cocaine addiction in rats' brains. Will it work on humans? MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 4th, 2013

By Ben Feuerherd

Senator Schumer pushes for tougher Rx drug legislation, Washington cracks down on marijuana bars, and DJ Clue is busted with illegal pills. MORE  

Stevie Nicks Warns Drug Users to Save Up for Rehab

By McCarton Ackerman

Fleetwood Mac's frontwoman gets brutally honest about the costs of cocaine addiction. MORE  

Steven Tyler "Snorted Half of Peru"

By Ben Feuerherd

The now-sober rocker says he once blew through $5-6 million in cocaine. MORE  

UK College Seeks Volunteers to Snort Blow for Science

By Ben Feuerherd

A top London college looks for students willing to "nasally administer" cocaine for a study. MORE  

Morning Roundup: February 6, 2013

By The Fix staff

Democrats want to decriminalize and tax pot, brain shape linked to cocaine addiction, and a family gets arrested for smoking on a plane. MORE  

Morning Roundup: December 20, 2012

By Chrisanne Grise

Europe toughens cigarette warning labels, fruit flies help scientists study addiction, and Twilight actor Bronson Pelletier busted with meth and cocaine. MORE  

Morning Roundup: November 27, 2012

By Chrisanne Grise

College launches first marijuana research institute, one in four US minors drinks underage, and a drunk driver's truck dangles over an Oregon highway. MORE  

Cocaine Anonymous Celebrates 30 Years

By Owen Osborne

A joyful, poignant gathering in LA marks a special occasion for many thousands of recovering cocaine addicts. MORE  

Morning Roundup: November 9, 2012

By The Fix staff

Mexico scrambles to change strategy after US pot legalization, energy-drinking soldiers snooze on the job, and Melbourne Cup drunks "heap shame" on Australia. MORE  

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