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"Cocaine grandmother" plans to appeal death sentence, San Francisco backs out of Super Bowl booze ban, and Randy Travis seeks treatment for alcoholism. MORE
European tobacconists protest new smoking regulations, court rejects bid to have marijuana reclassified, and yet another Dallas Cowboy busted for DUI. MORE
Mexico's new president promises reparations for thousands of victims and their families. MORE
The infamous Zetas are diversifying, by muscling in on a business that can be "more lucrative than selling drugs." MORE
Marijuana farms linked to Mexico have been found in 67 national forests across 20 US states. MORE
Drug cartel numbers soar in Mexico, Brits consider raising booze prices to combat drunkenness, and celebrities spill their drinking habits. MORE
Mexico's new interior secretary says that targeting the leaders of drug cartels has worsened the violence. MORE
The criminal history of Christian E. Esquino Nuñez suggests that boarding one of his planes was a bad idea. MORE
Experts want ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers, drug smugglers increasingly take to the seas, and Jimmy Carter backs legal pot. MORE
New president Enrique Peña Nieto says the country will continue its fight against drugs. MORE
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This graphic shows which nations hit which hard liquors the hardest, fueling some stereotypes and confounding others.
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Caffeine's "pick-me-up" could just be the body fighting withdrawal, according to a new study.
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A budget hearing was suspended due to claims that the finance minister "reeked" of vodka.
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A missing enzyme in the brain could put some people at higher risk for opioid addiction.
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