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Binge Drinking Threatens Women and Girls

By Valerie Tejeda

Female binge drinking is widespread and poses a serious health risk, the CDC reports. MORE  

Teenagers Now Think Pot Is Safer

By Chrisanne Grise

Marijuana use among high school students continues to rise; they perceive it as less harmful than before. MORE  

"Rejected Teens" More Likely to Smoke

By Valerie Tejeda

A Swedish study links "low social status" as a teen to smoking in adulthood. MORE  

Survey Shows Drug-Infested US High Schools

By Jennifer Matesa

Using and dealing is rampant in schools, according to a major CASAColumbia survey—and social media seems to contribute. MORE  

Students Still Seek Better Grades Through Drugs

By Chrisanne Grise

High-pressure high schools are hotbeds of the risky abuse of "academic steroids" like Adderall. MORE  

Painkiller Epidemic Doesn't Spare Teens

By Valerie Tejeda

Nearly one in eight teens has taken painkillers not-as-prescribed—and they start early, researchers say. MORE  

Teen Marijuana Use Gets Higher

By May Wilkerson

A major survey shows a significant rise in teen marijuana use over the past three years. MORE  

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It's Time to Let Go of Intervention

After a 13-year run, A&E's popular addiction-themed reality series is ending.

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Diet Soda Rots Teeth "Like Meth and Cocaine"

A new study claims a soda habit can damage your chompers as badly as a drug habit.

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LA Mobster Indicted in International Drug Ring

Alessandro Taloni allegedly helped run a billion dollar cocaine ring spanning three countries.

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Stalin Got Wasted With Churchill in Wartime

Newly-public documents reveal how the two leaders bonded during a boozy all-nighter in 1942.

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Amanda Bynes Arrested After Bong Toss

The troubled former actress' most recent drug-fueled hijinx land her a night in jail.

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