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Morning Roundup: February 25, 2013

By The Fix staff

Mexican blogger fights drug war with Facebook, Mischa Barton owes $9k to sobriety coaches, and sober St. Patty's Day spreads to Ireland. MORE  

Meet the Addiction Predators

By Chelsea Carmona

From handlers of addicted celebrities to garden-variety "sober coaches," the addiction treatment world can be a rat's nest of opportunists, charlatans—and worse.  MORE  

Lifestyles of the Rich and Sober

By McCarton Ackerman

If your new, healthy lifestyle has you feeling slightly flush, let us recommend some ways to spend some cash on recovery. MORE  

Why Sober Coaches Earn $1,000 a Day

By Sam Lansky

They're paid thousands a day to babysit A-list addicts and boozy B-listers. But what is it that sober coaches do? MORE  

The Special Powers of a Sober Coach

By Judy McGuire

There are higher powers and then there’s Patty Powers, a sober coach on A&E’s latest addictive series, Relapse. MORE  

The Quick Fix
Drug Czar Pushes Criminal Justice Reform

Gil Kerlikowske insists that Obama's drug strategy will emphasize prevention, treatment and "smart on crime" policies.

5/23/13 5:43pm
Guy Tweeting DUI Checkpoints Makes MADD Mad

"MrCheckpoint" stands accused of enabling drunk drivers. He says he's protecting everyone.

5/23/13 4:33pm
Mexican Drug Cartels Recruit in US Prisons

Prisons have become a "job fair" for aspiring drug traffickers, an inmate tells The Fix.

5/23/13 3:34pm
Revelation: Philosophy Students Are the Druggiest

A University of Cambridge study finds that philosophers use more than their peers. But why?

5/23/13 2:27pm
Rare White People Stopped by NYPD More Likely to Carry Drugs

New stats underline the racial bias of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy.

5/23/13 12:47pm
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