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Minnesota Lawmakers Will Drug Test Themselves

By Bryan Le

With one voice, state politicians declare, "Bring on the cup." MORE  

Morning Roundup: March 5, 2013

By The Fix staff

US calls for ban on drunk diplomats, Canada no longer most internet-addicted nation, and booze once got Tom Cruise kicked out of seminary. MORE  

Morning Roundup: February 27, 2013

By The Fix staff

Indiana welfare recipients may face drug tests, Mexico courts kids before they join cartels, and Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans enters rehab for heroin. MORE  

NY Seeks to Block Welfare "Sin Spending"

By McCarton Ackerman

Is it fair to bar welfare recipients from spending benefits on booze, cigs or strip clubs? MORE  

UK Addicts Must Get Treatment or Lose Benefits

By Fionna Agomuoh

A new austerity law will require jobless addicts to submit to treatment or risk losing their unemployment pay. MORE  

Florida Becomes First State to Drug Test Public Workers

By McCarton Ackerman

Rick Scott continues his controversial crusade to keep tax money from becoming drug money. MORE  

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

By Will Godfrey

Three Dozen States Proposed Drug Tests for Welfare This Year, Mexican Cartels Infiltrate Australia, and Diet Coke-Addicted Mom Drank Four Liters a Day for Ten Years. MORE  

British Pothead Too Depressed to Work

By Dirk Hanson

Judge outraged by 21-year old British man's benefit check for marijuana addiction. MORE  

Florida Gov. Keeps State Safe From Drug-Crazed Welfare Moms

By Dirk Hanson

It's “unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction." His solution? Mandatory drug testing for welfare applicants. MORE  

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Fox News Host: Pot Could've Made Trayvon Martin "Violent"

Gregg Jarrett claims the slain teen could be to blame in his own murder, if he had smoked pot.

6/17/13 5:52pm
Former Skid Row Frontman Is 90 Days Sober

Heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach celebrates his newfound sobriety on social media.

6/17/13 4:31pm
Do the Irish Really Drink More?

A study claims Irish students drink more than their peers, and blames same-sex schooling, parents and cricket clubs.

6/17/13 3:33pm
Drugs and Animal Poaching Overlap in Costa Rica

Drug runners' recruitment of poachers brings crime to the country's once-protected shores.

6/17/13 2:22pm
Carrie Fisher Nods to Addiction at Daytime Emmys

The Star Wars actress recalls her druggy past while presenting an award to her former director.

6/17/13 1:01pm
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