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Drinking during puberty linked to alcoholism, teens bribed into attending booze-free prom parties, and Toronto mayor Rob Ford denies smoking crack in video. MORE
Illinois Senators forge bipartisan agreements aboard an alcohol-drenched yacht. MORE
By Bryan Le
Officers in some Chicago suburbs are even permitted to patrol while legally drunk. MORE
Jailed Mexican kingpin admits to bribing officials, young adults drive stoned more than drunk, and plans for a booze-free St. Paddy's Day divide Ireland. MORE
By Bryan Le
Lindsay Lohan says she was thrown around a swanky hotel by a Republican who took cell pics of her partying. MORE
By Bryan Le
Captured Colombian drug lord disguised his face with plastic surgery, medical pot activists protest at Obama's campaign HQ, and Snoop Lion shares a bong with his son. MORE
A proposed bill requires Illinois strip clubs with liquor licenses to pay a "skin tax." MORE
By Rebecca Gray
A controversial state proposal dilutes legal immunity for people who call 911 for their OD'ing friends. MORE
By Luke Walker
Midwesterners still binge drink more often than other Americans. MORE
By Luke Walker
The disgraced Illinois Governor has been recommended for a prison rehab program; skeptics say he's trying to slash his sentence. MORE
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With US deportations at a record high, the cartels take advantage of displaced people.
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Revised global anti-doping policy will make it harder to test for long-term pot use in athletes.
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After much research and debate, the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has been rolled out.
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Ashley Hamilton is seven years sober, but says food addiction remains a struggle.
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