Kentucky
By Bryan Le
Rx drug deaths up 261% in NYC, Caroline Kennedy to serve as juror on crack-cocaine case, and Kentucky man does 57 whip-its in closed grocery store. MORE
By Sarah Beller
Video: The discovery of 160 meth labs shows that the industry is still flourishing in rural America. MORE
Mexico's violent traffickers are now taking root far north of the border, a new report claims. MORE
Heroin use rises among Afghan youth, task force debates how to tax weed in Colorado, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hit with 900k fine for pot. MORE
By Mary Meehan
Living in a town that only recently began selling liquor, I see a lot of excitement—and quite a bit of confusion—about alcohol. As a sober alcoholic, I know that’s nothing new. MORE
The state's strategy of investing in addiction treatment reaps human and financial rewards. MORE
By Bryan Le
South Carolina and Kentucky maintain a Prohibition-era ban on Election Day alcohol sales. MORE
Gas prices help cut teen drunk driving, addictions cause homeless people to die younger, and country singer Kenny Rogers is a lifelong teetotaler. MORE
Five of the Commonwealth's distilleries are being sued over a fungus infestation caused by whiskey fermentation. MORE
Campaigns to legalize recreational pot raise big bucks, a new breathalyzer law riles the French, and Cowboys' wide receiver Dez Bryant is banned from booze and strip clubs. MORE
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