http://dir.salon.com/topics/drugs/?source=rss&aim=drugs en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By David Sirota Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/23/marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/23/marijuana/index.html?source=rss Michael Phelps smoked a bong, Lance Armstrong is pushing alcohol. Why is Phelps the bad guy? By Judy Berman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/date_rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/date_rape/index.html?source=rss Women overestimate their vulnerability to date-rape drugs, a new study shows By Andrew Leonard Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/biovail_bribes_doctors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/biovail_bribes_doctors/index.html?source=rss A drug company exec urges sales reps to get busy because he fears for his "net worth" By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction By Cary Tennis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/15/whitney_houston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/15/whitney_houston/index.html?source=rss The diva is staging the comeback of her life, but will fans always love her? By Lisa Carver Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/10/carver_pills/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/10/carver_pills/index.html?source=rss I didn't tell anyone I was addicted to pills. For a long time, I didn't even tell myself By Laura Miller Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/07/31/pynchon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/07/31/pynchon/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/07/20/this_is_your_country_on_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/07/20/this_is_your_country_on_drugs/index.html?source=rss Resistance to mind-altering substances is futile, according to a new "Secret History of Getting High in America" By Allen Barra Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/05/08/a_rod/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/05/08/a_rod/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/22/life_force/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/22/life_force/index.html?source=rss It doesn't make me fascinating, but it does alleviate the tedium. By Ben Travers Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/16/pot_protestors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/16/pot_protestors/index.html?source=rss As tea-partiers protest taxes, pot smokers offer to pay more. By Michael Klare Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/07/crime_wave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/07/crime_wave/index.html?source=rss The economic meltdown is playing into the hands of crime syndicates and corrupt governments, as people worldwide grow desperate to make ends meet. By Abigail Kramer Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/06/rockefeller_laws/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/06/rockefeller_laws/index.html?source=rss New York finally overturns the egregious laws that left minor offenders like Elaine Bartlett in prison for 16 years. By David Sirota Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/04/drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/04/drugs/index.html?source=rss 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 Mike Madden Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/27/obama_town_hall/index.html?source=rss The president ducks traps laid by the GOP and slams the door on marijuana legalization at his first online town hall. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/03/27/rsu_drugwars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/03/27/rsu_drugwars/index.html?source=rss Jackie and Dunlap imagine a world where Sam's Club sells weed, the recession ends and there's no more violence. By Joy Press Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/13/russell_brand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/13/russell_brand/index.html?source=rss The British actor, comedian and professional troublemaker talks about political comedy, dressing up as Osama bin Laden, and his new "Booky Wook." By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/07/live_through_this/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/07/live_through_this/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/03/legalize_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/03/legalize_marijuana/index.html?source=rss 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 King Kaufman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/18/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/18/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/10/bipolar_and_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/10/bipolar_and_marijuana/index.html?source=rss His doctor says not to but he tokes up anyway. By Joe Conason Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/02/06/michael_phelps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/02/06/michael_phelps/index.html?source=rss Come on, people, all he did was smoke some weed, like Bill Gates, Barack Obama and countless other overachievers. By Nancy Goldstein Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/28/crack_myth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/28/crack_myth/index.html?source=rss The "crack baby epidemic" was a myth. So what do we do about the devastating policy it created? By Cary Tennis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode?