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The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

US Claims Iranian Bomb Plot Involved Mexican Drug Cartels, Seattle Schools Celebrate Drop in Drinking, and Pot Brownies at Memorial Service Land Seniors in Hospital. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

Three Dozen States Proposed Drug Tests for Welfare This Year, Mexican Cartels Infiltrate Australia, and Diet Coke-Addicted Mom Drank Four Liters a Day for Ten Years. MORE  

General Attacks "Anemic" US Drug War Effort

By Will Godfrey

The former Drug Czar, General Barry McCaffrey, says the US must wake up to the war on its southern border. MORE  

FBI Corrupted by Cartels, Say Informants

By Jed Bickman

The cartels' fingers reach deep into US law enforcement and politics, allege two officers involved in the drug war on the Mexican border. MORE  

La Familia Drug Boss Captured in Mexico

By Dirk Hanson

An “even more violent” gang stands to profit from the arrest. MORE  

It’s El Salvador’s Turn Now

By Dirk Hanson

Mexican drug cartels menace another poverty-stricken nation. MORE  

Last of Drug Thugs Sentenced in Mexican Missile Case

By Dirk Hanson

The Sinaloa drug cartel attempted to purchase some seriously badass hardware. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Dirk Hanson

How Wachovia Bank Laundered Billions for Mexico's Murderous Cartels, New Rules for Painkillers, and the Military's Growing Drug Problem. MORE  

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Drug Czar Pushes Criminal Justice Reform

Gil Kerlikowske insists that Obama's drug strategy will emphasize prevention, treatment and "smart on crime" policies.

5/23/13 5:43pm
Guy Tweeting DUI Checkpoints Makes MADD Mad

"MrCheckpoint" stands accused of enabling drunk drivers. He says he's protecting everyone.

5/23/13 4:33pm
Mexican Drug Cartels Recruit in US Prisons

Prisons have become a "job fair" for aspiring drug traffickers, an inmate tells The Fix.

5/23/13 3:34pm
Revelation: Philosophy Students Are the Druggiest

A University of Cambridge study finds that philosophers use more than their peers. But why?

5/23/13 2:27pm
Rare White People Stopped by NYPD More Likely to Carry Drugs

New stats underline the racial bias of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy.

5/23/13 12:47pm
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