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By Bryan Le
A UK couple donated $600,000 in grow money towards medical care and children's education. MORE
Former Mexican liaison to the US charged with cartel involvement, UK heroin users face anthrax threat, and new Mark Ruffalo film explores sex addiction and recovery. MORE
Thousands whose addictions leave them unable to work live off state subsidies—highly controversial in the current economic climate. MORE
Saudi Arabia bans most public smoking, UK addicts receive "disability" benefits, and Chinese olympic teen swimmer suspected of doping. MORE
Greece is suffering an HIV crisis, Olympic and horse racing doping policies are compared, and porn star Jenna Jameson pleads not guilty to DUI. MORE
Pot is found to reduce appetite and boost metabolism in mice, raising hopes for its potential as a treatment. MORE
Screenings show one in 30 employees uses illegal drugs while working—up 50% since 2007. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
If you believe the lurid headlines, addicts across America are ingesting bath salts and transforming into crazed cannibals. This trend, like many, actually hit first in England, where a bath salt ban only increased the problem. MORE
By Bryan Le
In a scathing newspaper letter, prominent expert David Nutt accuses the British Lung Foundation of scaremongering on cannabis and cancer. MORE
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