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Fake Adderall Flooding Internet, Warns FDA

By Valerie Tejeda

Websites are peddling harmful fake versions of the ADHD drug, as demand rises. MORE  

The Media Is MIA on Drug Policy

By Maia Szalavitz

Stop the press! Journalists aren't exactly doing muckraking work when it comes to the government's controversial approach to drugs.  MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 23, 2012

By The Fix staff

Drug use by US troops in Afghanistan rises, psychedelic drugs may help patients face death, and drunk driver wears court-ordered sign confessing crime. MORE  

No News Is Bad News for Overdose Drug

By Maia Szalavitz

The media is all over the problem of prescription drug overdoses, but when it comes to a fool-proof over-the-counter solution, there's scant coverage. MORE  

Smoking Menthols May Double Your Risk of Stroke

By Valerie Tejeda

And the risk may be three times higher for women and non-black smokers. MORE  

Withdrawal With Electricity

By Reina Berger

Many recipients of NeuroElectric Therapy swear by its ability to reduce withdrawal symptoms and enable long-term sobriety. MORE  

Smokeless Tobacco "Orbs" Safer, FDA Says

By Hunter R. Slaton

A health-impact study on tobacco "dissolvables" produces a variety pack of pros and cons. MORE  

Let's Get Real About Prescription Pills

By Maia Szalavitz

Abuse of meds by American teens has reached epidemic proportions. But if we're serious about keeping kids away from Oxy and Adderall, we need to get honest with them. MORE  

The Fix's Week in Science: February 27, 2012

By Walter Armstrong

A new (old) anti-fat pill, the reality of red-wine as medicine, and contaminated cocaine-users. MORE  

The Truth About Whitney Houston and Xanax

By Walter Armstrong

A lethal combination of benzos and booze may have killed Whitney Houston. Is one of the most over-prescribed (and profitable) drugs in America really that dangerous? MORE  

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