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Just How Many Drugs Was Michael Jackson On?

By Jennifer Matesa

Dr. Conrad Murray's trial heats up as his attorney attacks an LA coroner for ineptly documenting Jackson's dizzying array of drugs. MORE  

Medicare Charged with Paying for Pill Habits and Fake Patients

By Jennifer Matesa

Doctor-shopping, professional fake patients and elderly entrepreneurs may be aided and abetted by the social insurance program. MORE  

Suburbia's Now the Opioid Front Line

By Jennifer Matesa

Southwest Pennsylvania's suburbs are taking a heavy hit, with residents often moving from pain pills to heroin. MORE  

DC Rehabbers Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide

By Jennifer Matesa

Forty-three patients and staff went through retox thanks to a clogged vent at Washington's Second Genesis rehab. MORE  

British Scientists Bash On-Screen Smoking

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A striking study calls for smoking scenes to be X-rated in British movie theaters. MORE  

Baby Boomers and Women in the Firing Line

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Alcohol threatens the post-war generations and women the most, claims Columbia's comprehensive review of studies. MORE  

Do Dutch "Coffee" Shops Prevent Harder Drug Use?

By Jennifer Matesa

A respected professor claims that Holland's toleration of marijuana may decrease the drug's so-called "gateway" effect. MORE  

Video: "Shame" Points Sex Addiction to the Mainstream

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Director Steve McQueen's new film wows Venice and promises to open up the sex addiction debate. MORE  

A Day For Those Who Died by OD

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As overdoses across the world soar, thousands of people rally to remember the victims, while trying to prevent more deaths. MORE  

George Soros Unleashes "Methadone Man"

By Jennifer Matesa

A  controversial comic book funded by billionaire George Soros urges addicts to use methadone and buprenorphine to combat withdrawal and AIDS. MORE  

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