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Morning Roundup: April 24, 2013

By The Fix staff

College binge drinking boosts risk of heart disease, US citizen was wrongly deported over pot possession, and Madonna's brother arrested after drunken fight with police. MORE  

Morning Roundup April 11, 2013

By Ben Feuerherd

Obama's budget cuts raise cost of smoking, Canada "at the center" of opioid epidemic, and ex-Chicago Bear Sam Hurd charged with selling pot and cocaine. 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  

Morning Roundup: January 18, 2013

By The Fix staff

Prescription drugs are a killer in Canada, marijuana arrests outnumber violent crime arrests, and Mob Wives star breaks omertà on her pill addiction. MORE  

Woman Dials 911 on Her Own Meth Deal

By Sarah Beller

A dealer sells salt instead of meth and calls police when her customers demand a refund. MORE  

Private Prison Co. Joins High School Drug Raids

By Tony O'Neill

The War on Drugs takes a disturbing new turn as for-profit jailers help arrest teenagers for pot possession. MORE  

"Rachel's Law" Protects Police Informants

By Sarah Beller

Young people arrested for drug offenses are often coerced into becoming informants. The father of an 18-year-old murdered by dealers tells The Fix of his campaign for change. MORE  

Mexican Cartels: And Then There Were Two?

By McCarton Ackerman

The reported capture of the leader of the Gulf cartel could leave the Sinaloa and Zetas cartels to fight it out for supremacy. MORE  

Caught With Oxy: The Domino Effect

By Tony O'Neill

One man's sad story shows just how much an isolated drug bust can wreck your life. MORE  

Did Drugs Kill Eva Rausing?

By Gabrielle Wuhl

A London billionaire's drug arrest leads police to the body of his American wife, who battled addiction for years. MORE  

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