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The new DSM-5 is the object of an ongoing smackdown by critics for everything from its minor changes to its very existence. But there is one major change that addiction treatment providers can applaud. MORE
By Anna Lembke
The new spectrum approach to substance use disorder will improve diagnoses. But the revision could have gone even further in keeping up with the data. MORE
Researchers urge insomniacs to explore other ways of getting a better night. MORE
Drug dependency is linked to defiance, teens are trading sex for drugs and alcohol, and Tatum O'Neal is back in rehab. MORE
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"Operation Swill" swoops on 29 establishments for swapping booze to boost profits.
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Reality star Meredith Phillips reveals her years of blackout drinking and hangovers.
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Scientists discover cocaine-blocking molecule, food addiction could be at the root of global obesity epidemic, and rapper Lil' Scrappy goes to rehab for marijuana addiction.
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Fundamentalists seek to eradicate behaviors "contrary to Islam" with deadly attacks on brothels and liquor stores.
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As Americans cut back, tobacco companies fight to keep customers with more giveaways.
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