prescription drug abuse
Investigators seek to find who's been paying to publish misleading information about opioids and boost sales. MORE
Nearly one in eight teens has taken painkillers not-as-prescribed—and they start early, researchers say. MORE
By Bryan Le
Rx meds are killing more kids than ever, Colombian cocaine kingpin surrenders, and dad assigns 10-year-old as designated driver. MORE
The author of a recent study on opiate-dependent babies tells The Fix that doctors rely too much on buprenorphine. MORE
Former Jets' and Dolphins' Ray Lucas wants to share his experiences and recovery from addiction. MORE
A major survey shows a significant rise in teen marijuana use over the past three years. MORE
A surge in numbers of opiate-addicted newborns reflects the national prescription pill crisis. MORE
Opioids may cause more problems than they solve, feeding into a vicious cycle of trauma, pain and addiction. MORE
As many as 40% of older addicts didn't get hooked until their fifties. MORE
As nurse Jackie Peyton, actress Edie Falco brings real-life experience to her character's rehab stint. MORE
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South Asian cartels muscle into the meth market, missing actor Nick Stahl turns up in rehab, and public punishment for author's daughter for Facebook vodka photo.
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Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.
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The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.
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Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.
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Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.
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