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Heroin use rises among Afghan youth, task force debates how to tax weed in Colorado, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hit with 900k fine for pot. MORE
Oakland's Bartolo Colon is the second major leaguer this week to be suspended for drug use. MORE
Fifteen months of compulsory treatment could cut the former NFL QB and painkiller addict's sentence. MORE
A top sports doping expert accuses the anti-doping movement of "silencing" him, and resigns. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Canadian doctor for Tiger and A. Rod busted for drugs, Big Tobacco Eyes Alternatives to Smoky Cigarettes, and Legal Highs Draw Heat in New Zealand. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Cycling legend Armstrong still in hot water over performance-enhancing drugs. MORE
Renowned as one of the toughest players in the National Hockey League, Derek Boogaard of the New York Rangers died Friday of a drug overdose. He was 28. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
"I was functioning as a baseball player, but I was addicted to drugs and alcohol." MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Why Barry Bonds Struck Out, What We're Doing About the Army's Drug Epidemic, and How the Coke Crackdown Endangers Privacy Rights. MORE
Nabbed for steroid abuse yet again, the baseball legend is shuffling off to retirement. But should the titans of Major League Baseball have sent him to treatment instead? MORE
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Scientists discover cocaine-blocking molecule, food addiction could be at the root of global obesity epidemic, and former Bachelorette star reveals battle with alcoholism.
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Fundamentalists seek to eradicate behaviors "contrary to Islam" with deadly attacks on brothels and liquor stores.
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As Americans cut back, tobacco companies fight to keep customers with more giveaways.
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A homeless alcoholic helps a transit worker catch some shut eye by taking over his duties.
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New research suggests that drug cravings and decision-making are linked in the brain.
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