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Counterfeit Booze Spiked with Anti-Freeze Hits UK

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Emergency rooms are being hit by drunks sick on bootlegger booze cut with killer chemicals. MORE  

Ahmadinejad's Answer

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Iran's government uses its draconian drug-trafficking laws to hang hundreds and crush dissent. MORE  

Sewage Spat at England's Druggy Glastonbury Festival

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Britain's most popular music festival has a longstanding tradition of drug use. Is that why organizers turned down researchers' requests to test the sewage from the event? MORE  

Gays Gone Wild!

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A pack of Gay Pride party promoters is planning to put the sex back into sobriety. MORE  

The Fix Weighs in On Weiner

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Our own Joe Schrank gave a TV interview on Weiner's addiction, public perceptions of the disease and even New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. MORE  

Stanton Peele's Hack-Appeal

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A new line of work for the AA iconoclast? MORE  

The Hungry Housewife Who Founded Overeaters Anonymous

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Half a century ago, a housewife named Rozanne S. launched Overeaters Anonymous in her dining room, building it into a huge movement worldwide. Now 81 and battling cancer, she recalls the highs, lows and bitter controversies along the way. MORE  

Andrew Zimmern: Food Junkie

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Before he started snacking on wildebeest eyeballs for a living, Andrew Zimmern was a homeless, purse-snatching addict. In an exclusive interview, the celebrated chef reveals how he bounced back from the brink. MORE  

How to Smuggle Drugs Into Prison

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It's no surprise that prison inmates regularly get high. But just how do they get their hands on the goods? A former worker at a notorious London jail spills the inside secrets. MORE  

God's Drunkest Disciples

By Will Godfrey

“Let Go and Let God” may be a well-worn AA adage, but even clergymen with high-heavenly connections can't avoid straying wildly off the path to sobriety. The Fix spotlights ten top religious leaders and their spectacular falls from grace.  MORE  

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Morning Roundup: May 24, 2013

"Real life Walter White" busted in Boston, new anti-depressant is related to "Special K" party drug, and sex addiction diagnosis sparks controversy.

5:00am
Drug Czar Pushes Criminal Justice Reform

Gil Kerlikowske insists that Obama's drug strategy will emphasize prevention, treatment and "smart on crime" policies.

5/23/13 5:43pm
Guy Tweeting DUI Checkpoints Makes MADD Mad

"MrCheckpoint" stands accused of enabling drunk drivers. He says he's protecting everyone.

5/23/13 4:33pm
Mexican Drug Cartels Recruit in US Prisons

Prisons have become a "job fair" for aspiring drug traffickers, an inmate tells The Fix.

5/23/13 3:34pm
Revelation: Philosophy Students Are the Druggiest

A University of Cambridge study finds that philosophers use more than their peers. But why?

5/23/13 2:27pm
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