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China causes outrage by broadcasting the moments before an execution on live television. MORE
By Bryan Le
Why US addiction treatment isn't truly "medical," American Legion challenges Indiana smoking ban, and heroin burrito-smuggling deputy jailed. MORE
Iranian officials vow to punish two repeat alcohol offenders "to the harshest letter of the law." MORE
By Luke Walker
US prisons have bought sodium thiopental illicitly through brokers in India, skirting an EU export ban. MORE
By Luke Walker
US Cracks Down on Medicare Painkiller Abuse, Californian DUI Deaths Hit All-Time Low, and Woman Caught Smuggling Cocaine in Her Dreadlocks. MORE
By Luke Walker
The human rights-based move leaves death penalty states struggling to find an alternative supply. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
Amid some of the most punitive drugs laws in the world, one rehab pushes a more enlightened approach to addiction. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Iran's government uses its draconian drug-trafficking laws to hang hundreds and crush dissent. MORE









