heroin addict
Frontman Al Jourgensen survives heroin, the loss of a bandmate, and his own brush with death to record the band's final album. MORE
Indiana welfare recipients may face drug tests, Mexico courts kids before they join cartels, and Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans enters rehab for heroin. MORE
The NYC mother arrested last month for possession of explosives has been released on bail and ordered to rehab. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Teen Girls Who Drink Ratchet Up Breast Cancer Risk, Chicago Moves to Ban Synthetic Pot After Mom's Plea, and Gambling Addict Nun Stole $1 Million from Catholic School for Atlantic City Slot Machines. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Cut with an animal deworming agent, the new cocaine causes an immune reaction that attacks blood vessels in the skin, similar to the effect of Russia's "krokodil" morphine. MORE
| Follow @_thefix |
Gil Kerlikowske insists that Obama's drug strategy will emphasize prevention, treatment and "smart on crime" policies.
5:43pm
"MrCheckpoint" stands accused of enabling drunk drivers. He says he's protecting everyone.
4:33pm
Prisons have become a "job fair" for aspiring drug traffickers, an inmate tells The Fix.
3:34pm
A University of Cambridge study finds that philosophers use more than their peers. But why?
2:27pm
New stats underline the racial bias of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy.
12:47pm
Copyright 2011 The Fix