Michael Phelps smoked a bong, Lance Armstrong is pushing alcohol. Why is Phelps the bad guy?
By David Sirota Oct 23, 2009
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Figuring out the right rules for biotech drug development should be hard. But Big Pharma makes it easy
By Andrew Leonard
November 16, 2009
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Women overestimate their vulnerability to date-rape drugs, a new study shows
By Judy Berman
October 27, 2009
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He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 29, 2009
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My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son?
By Cary Tennis
August 13, 2009
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A drug company exec urges sales reps to get busy because he fears for his "net worth"
By Andrew Leonard
September 21, 2009
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The diva is staging the comeback of her life, but will fans always love her?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 15, 2009
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I didn't tell anyone I was addicted to pills. For a long time, I didn't even tell myself
By Lisa Carver
August 10, 2009
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The famed author is back with a tale of drugs, hippies and paranoia -- and you don't need a decoder ring to read it
By Laura Miller
July 31, 2009
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Resistance to mind-altering substances is futile, according to a new "Secret History of Getting High in America"
By Laura Miller
July 20, 2009
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A controversial new biography collects just about every rumor and bad story ever told about baseball icon Alex Rodriguez. But who leaked his drug tests, and what do they mean, anyway?
By Allen Barra
May 8, 2009
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It doesn't make me fascinating, but it does alleviate the tedium.
By Cary Tennis
April 22, 2009
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As tea-partiers protest taxes, pot smokers offer to pay more.
By Ben Travers
April 16, 2009
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The economic meltdown is playing into the hands of crime syndicates and corrupt governments, as people worldwide grow desperate to make ends meet.
By Michael Klare
April 7, 2009
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New York finally overturns the egregious laws that left minor offenders like Elaine Bartlett in prison for 16 years.
By Abigail Kramer
April 6, 2009
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Our nation's narcotics policy, that is. But there's good news as Hillary Clinton and Sen. Jim Webb take baby steps toward sanity.
By David Sirota
April 4, 2009
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The president ducks traps laid by the GOP and slams the door on marijuana legalization at his first online town hall.
By Mike Madden
March 27, 2009
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Jackie and Dunlap imagine a world where Sam's Club sells weed, the recession ends and there's no more violence.
March 27, 2009
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The British actor, comedian and professional troublemaker talks about political comedy, dressing up as Osama bin Laden, and his new "Booky Wook."
By Joy Press
March 13, 2009
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After her teenagers hit the streets, author Debra Gwartney faced desperation and panic. She talks about why her children left -- and how they finally returned.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 7, 2009
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A new plan to legalize marijuana in California would create a $1 billion tokin' tax and thousands of green jobs. Now that's a stimulus plan!
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 3, 2009
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Alex Rodriguez doesn't seem to come fully clean, but without fear of baseball's draconian punishments, he offers something in short supply in the war on drugs: Information.
By King Kaufman
February 18, 2009
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His doctor says not to but he tokes up anyway.
By Cary Tennis
February 10, 2009
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Come on, people, all he did was smoke some weed, like Bill Gates, Barack Obama and countless other overachievers.
By Joe Conason
February 6, 2009
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The "crack baby epidemic" was a myth. So what do we do about the devastating policy it created?
By Nancy Goldstein
January 28, 2009
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