New Mexico
By Nina Puro
New Mexico is ordered to pay $15.5 million to a man who wasted away in jail after a DUI. MORE
The New Mexico facility says the treatment is too expensive, but inmates and advocates call it a lifesaver. MORE
Veterans are more likely to seek help for alcohol problems, the Supreme Court will decide if a drug-sniffing dog needs a warrant, and a drunk mistakes Tom Cruise's home for his own. MORE
Campaigns to legalize recreational pot raise big bucks, a new breathalyzer law riles the French, and Cowboys' wide receiver Dez Bryant is banned from booze and strip clubs. MORE
A New Mexico store sells crystal meth-themed rock candy inspired by the hit show. MORE
Mexican supreme court official arrested for drug cartel links, man shot in Times Square had history of pot arrests, and Hope Solo stays sober after winning Olympic gold. MORE
Counselors see more young people moving from Rx drugs to heroin, applicants await Arizona pot-dispensary lottery and the reality of gaming addiction is examined. MORE
Albuquerque's "Mystery Man" hawks the detox drug Suboxone to addicts at a price they can afford. But is he right? MORE
Mexico's Zetas cartel has been running a horse-racing operation in the US, right under everyone's noses. MORE
Small amounts of alcohol may slow development of dementia but more may speed it up, overdose rate in New Mexico jumps 61%, and Anderson Cooper calls plastic surgery addict "dreadful." MORE
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