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Despite Bloomberg, Asian New Yorkers Smoke On

By Bryan Le

The mayor's manic anti-smoking blitz hasn't been able to bust cultural bunkers. MORE  

Should Sugar be Treated Like Stoli?

By Jason Gotlieb

University of California researchers call for sugar to be regulated and taxed in a similar way to alcohol and tobacco. MORE  

Free Help Quitting Cigs for Ontario's Drug Addicts

By McCarton Ackerman

The Canadian province comes good for those trying to quit more than one substance at once. MORE  

FDA Probes Smokeless Tobacco Lozenges

By Valerie Tejeda

Big Tobacco accused of hunting the teenage market with new, smokeless nicotine products. MORE  

Nicotine Patches May Help Fight Dementia

By Valerie Tejeda

Their ability to help smokers quit is being challenged. Luckily, they may have another use. MORE  

Turkish Airstrike Kills Low-Level Tobacco Smugglers

By Luke Walker

Mistaken identity in the war against PKK militants costs 35 lives. MORE  

Big Tobacco Falsified Study On Toxicity

By Luke Walker

Years of research at Phillip Morris into side effects of additives like menthol were distorted by Big Tobacco "scientists." MORE  

Video: Smoke Shop Makes a Killing With Roll-Your-Own

By Luke Walker

The Fix visits a controversial store that allows smokers to bypass New York cigarette taxes. MORE  

Hookahs Play Tricks on Users

By Kenneth Garger

The sociable smoking devices have become wildly popular, but despite their "safe" image, researchers warn they can be worse for you than cigarettes. MORE  

The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey

Florida's Oxy Deaths Rocket, Tobacco Companies Sue Feds Over Graphic Warnings, and "Heroin Death" Cat Was Clean. MORE  

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LA Mobster Indicted in International Drug Ring

Alessandro Taloni allegedly helped run a billion dollar cocaine ring spanning three countries.

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Diet Soda Rots Teeth "Like Meth and Cocaine"

A new study claims a soda habit can damage your chompers as badly as a drug habit.

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Stalin Got Wasted With Churchill in Wartime

Newly-public documents reveal how the two leaders bonded during a boozy all-nighter in 1942.

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It's Time to Let Go of Intervention

After a 13-year run, A&E's popular addiction-themed reality series is ending.

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Amanda Bynes Arrested After Bong Toss

The troubled former actress' most recent drug-fueled hijinx land her a night in jail.

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The “beach-house-relaxed” Cliffside Malibu claims to provide an oasis for recovering addicts and alcoholics. And that’s just what you'll get—if you’ve got the cash.

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This SoCal rehab fosters a regimented but respectful recovery environment, where teens learn how to live sober through plenty of 12-step meetings and life-skills classes—not to mention "equine-assisted psychotherapy" and mixed martial arts.

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