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Dave Purchase started exchanging needles on a street corner in 1989 and became a national leader of the movement. MORE
The NYC mother arrested last month for possession of explosives has been released on bail and ordered to rehab. MORE
CDC stresses "serious problem" of female binge drinking, Washington's pot business is poised to boom, and a new probe confirms Amy Winehouse died from drinking. MORE
The couple found harboring explosives in the West Village were busted with heroin in February. MORE
By Sarah Beller
Wider availability of the OD prevention drug would save thousands of lives—and cheaply. MORE
Cops say a young couple arrested for possession of explosives are "admitted heroin addicts." MORE
Cocaine addicts' children may develop resistance to the drug, heroin threatens NY suburbs, and Russell Brand celebrates a decade sober. MORE
The country's drug problem is expected to worsen when troops leave neighboring Afghanistan. MORE
An Iranian man is charged with smuggling heroin into the US to fund the Lebanese militant group. MORE
The US Navy restricts alcohol for servicemen in Japan, Colorado tackles first legal pot challenge, and Brad Pitt says NO to linking marijuana and gay marriage. MORE
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