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Woman's Lip-Filler "Addiction" Nearly Cost Her Life

By Fionna Agomuoh

A woman who suffers from body dysmorphic disorder talks of the pain and danger of excessive use of lip-fillers. MORE  

Women Wear Stronger "Beer Goggles"

By Valerie Tejeda

Although alcohol makes everyone rate potential partners as sexier than before, it effects women more. MORE  

Kate Middleton's Valentine's Visits Back Recovery

By Bryan Le

The Duchess of Cambridge gives public support to a recovery choir and a dry bar in England. MORE  

London's Drunk Criminals Wear Tags That Track Sobriety

By Bryan Le

Electronic bracelets will bring down the heat if drunken offenders take another sip. MORE  

Morning Roundup: February 9, 2012

By Bryan Le

Major League Baseball manages Josh Hamilton's relapse, Colorado city bans medical marijuana, and NYC squatters busted with cocaine, grenades—and a pig. MORE  

Smoking Linked to Decline of the Mind

By Bryan Le

Researchers find that besides blackening the lungs, smoking can cloud the mind with premature cognitive decline. MORE  

Chasing the Dragon in Jail

By Rick Watts

Being locked up is an inconvenience when you're craving heroin. A London prisoner and ex-user recalls that getting the drugs is the easy part. MORE  

Air Steward Bars Groping Drunk Woman From Mile High Club

By Luke Walker

An alcoholic is convicted of sexually assaulting a male flight attendant, but narrowly avoids jail. MORE  

What Happens to a Non-Alcoholic Who Is Sentenced to Sobriety?

By Will Godfrey

The first few months of drying out are incredibly tough for any alcoholic. But for a “social” drinker who’s forced to quit for medical reasons, it’s easy enough. Right? MORE  

Queen-Stalking Drunk Died Feet From The Palace

By Will Godfrey

A mentally-ill alcoholic who was obsessed with the Queen died in the perfect place from which to spy on Buckingham Palace—and lay undiscovered for three years. MORE  

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