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By Bryan Le
After a historic bender, the caretaker of a Pittsburgh mansion faces criminal charges. MORE
Ex-Dot Com millionaire charged with drug dealing, Colorado's medical pot business plummets, and cops find tigers in a Mexican drug lab. MORE
By Mary Meehan
Living in a town that only recently began selling liquor, I see a lot of excitement—and quite a bit of confusion—about alcohol. As a sober alcoholic, I know that’s nothing new. MORE
By Bryan Le
Rogue pharmacists feed addiction, opium cultivation rises in Afghanistan, and Shaquille O'Neal to launch "Luv Shaq" vodka. MORE
By Sarah Beller
Learn to speak '20s slang or dance the Charleston at a fun new exhibition—and see if you'd be a "wet" or a "dry." MORE
By Jeff Winkler
Concerned about intoxicant issues, and heading to the polls today? You’re out of luck. The presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party is a gay-baiting preacher who doesn’t put a great face on the latter-day temperance movement. MORE
The economic, social and moral imperatives for ending pot prohibition go far beyond freedom to get high. MORE
The liquor board shut all the state's booze stores for two days, leaving Sandy-stricken residents high and dry. MORE
By Bryan Le
Doctors want graphic warning labels on fatty foods, moderate boozing can decrease brain cells, and Whitney Houston's daughter may be drinking dangerously. MORE
Prohibition has failed, says an Oglala Sioux tribal leader: "It's time to legalize alcohol." MORE
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