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Big Pharma Lied About Another Pain Pill

By Jed Bickman

Sound familiar? This time, it's a subsidiary of Pfizer withholding safety evidence on arthritis drug Celebrex. MORE  

Anti-Smoking Drug Could Help You Cut Back on Booze

By May Wilkerson

The anti-smoking drug varenicline has a major side-effect: more moderate boozing. MORE  

Big Pharma Fattens Up Docs

By Jed Bickman

Pharmaceutical companies make juicy payments of cash and gourmet meals to doctors who prescribe their drugs. MORE  

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

By Will Godfrey

Family Alcoholism Linked to Obesity, Lohan Buys Mysterious Bag of Powder, and Drunk Passenger on Red-Eye Flight Urinates on 11-Year-Old Girl. MORE  

Why Florida's Gov Fought to Save the State's Poison "Pill Mills"

By Dirk Hanson and Walter Armstrong

Florida's toxic "pill mills" serve up more bogus prescriptions than all other states combined. So why did Tea Party governor Rick Scott kill a bill that would have shut hundreds of them down? MORE  

The Quick Fix
What Is the World Getting Drunk On?

This graphic shows which nations hit which hard liquors the hardest, fueling some stereotypes and confounding others.

6/18/13 5:12pm
Coffee's Energy Boost Is a Sign That You're Addicted

Caffeine's "pick-me-up" could just be the body fighting withdrawal, according to a new study.

6/18/13 4:23pm
"Drunk" Minister Halts Ukraine Parliament Meeting

A budget hearing was suspended due to claims that the finance minister "reeked" of vodka.

6/18/13 3:01pm
Why Do Certain People Get Hooked on Painkillers?

A missing enzyme in the brain could put some people at higher risk for opioid addiction.

6/18/13 1:52pm
Las Vegas Liquor Store Removes "Offensive" Billboard

The message "Alcohol: It's cheaper than therapy" didn't amuse locals.

6/18/13 1:09pm
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Down and Out in the Rooms

"No matter how far down the scale we have gone." I was homeless when I came to AA and the experience helped other homeless men to get sober.

The Rehab Review
Cliffside Malibu
 
 
 
 

The “beach-house-relaxed” Cliffside Malibu claims to provide an oasis for recovering addicts and alcoholics. And that’s just what you'll get—if you’ve got the cash.

Newport Academy
 
 
 
 
 

This SoCal rehab fosters a regimented but respectful recovery environment, where teens learn how to live sober through plenty of 12-step meetings and life-skills classes—not to mention "equine-assisted psychotherapy" and mixed martial arts.

Reflections
 
 
 
 

This exclusive Northern California rehab is all about client choice—as well as golf outings, Buddhist field trips and keeping up with the office.

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