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HIV Pill Cuts Infections Among IV Drug Users

By McCarton Ackerman

A new study finds that an antiretroviral pill can reduce HIV infections in drug users by 49%. MORE  

Morning Roundup: May 10, 2013

By Bryan Le

Los Zetas drug cartel throws childrens' parties, China pledges to step up drug war efforts, and NY cops make accidental tomato crop bust. MORE  

The Trials of a Sober Backpacker

By Caledonia Dawson

Five years into my recovery, I'm on a nine-month trip through Asia and South America. And amid the drunkenness of the backpacking scene, I'm learning to be sober in a different way. MORE  

Cat Marnell Back in Rehab

By May Wilkerson

The Internet's favorite drug-addled beauty blogger is reportedly in treatment again in Thailand. MORE  

Morning Roundup: November 26, 2012

By Chrisanne Grise

Mexico's president says an end to the drug trade is "impossible," drug smugglers in India and Pakistan use cement bags, and smoking may cause mental decline. MORE  

Puking Myself Clean

By Steven Martin

After realizing with horror that I'd become a full-on opium fiend, I needed a private and cheap way to kick. The infamous "Thai puking rehab" turned out to be my best bet. MORE  

Morning Roundup: September 10, 2012

By Bryan Le

Paul Ryan says leave medical marijuana up to states, FDA's new cigarette labels struck down in the name of free speech, aspiring rapper tweets YOLO and dies in drunk driving accident. MORE  

Morning Roundup: September 7, 2012

By Bryan Le

More than half of auto fatalities involve drinking, big tobacco shooting for a cancer-free cigarette, and Red Bull heir kills cop while driving drunk. MORE  

The World's Best Drug Laws

By Tony O'Neill

What are the best and worst countries to live in if you're a drug user? What is a really good set of drug laws, anyway? One man's view: as provocative and contentious as you'd expect. MORE  

Morning Roundup: July 24, 2012

By Chrisanne Grise

Russia bans alcohol advertising, heroin use among school-age children increases, and Tom Cruise says Scientology could be the secret to recovery for Russell Brand. MORE  

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