Russell Brand
By Victoria Kim
Vermont decriminalizes marijuana possession, IRS officials' cocktail costs were removed from bills, and 2-year-old Toddlers and Tiaras star fiends for "tinker tea." MORE
The actor is opening "Freehab," a no-cost drug treatment program for LA's homeless. MORE
Cocaine addicts' children may develop resistance to the drug, heroin threatens NY suburbs, and Russell Brand celebrates a decade sober. MORE
Now ten years clean, the comedian hopes to help other addicts find their "spiritual soul." MORE
Russia bans vodka on holiday flights, Venezuelan smugglers disguise themselves as Olympians, and Boy George talks about kicking drugs. MORE
Social media "more tempting" than sex or cigarettes, the FDA wants to reargue cigarette warning label rules, and Russell Brand celebrates 10 years sober. MORE
A new study links opiate substitution treatments to a 54% fall in HIV risk among intravenous drug users. MORE
Just like ex-junkie Russell Brand, I used to believe that “maintenance” was as bad—if not worse—than active addiction. Here’s how I came to understand how fatally wrong I was. MORE
By Sam Lansky
Bobby Brown checks himself into rehab, Russell Brand advocates for abstinence-based recovery, and Creed singer Scott Stapp will release a memoir about his addictions. 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
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With the government turning a blind eye to a growing "national disaster," religious groups put aside their differences to help.
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A group of Beverly Hills moms say marijuana makes them better wives and parents.
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