June 1, 2017 Alcoholics Anonymous sues to recover original manuscript The original manuscript that became the basis for Alcoholics Anonymous is the subject of a new lawsuit by the organization, which wants to reclaim it before it can be auctioned next month.
June 1, 2017 Judge Jeanine Pirro: Heroin dealers deserve prison, not sympathy Imagine this for a moment – your child is dead. This person that you have raised from birth and have focused every important thought of your life for over two decades is gone from the world forever.
June 1, 2017 Ohio attorney general sues 5 drug companies related to opioid crisis The Ohio attorney general sued five drugmakers on Wednesday, accusing the companies of perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic by intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.
May 25, 2017 Safest recreational drug? Mushrooms A massive drug survey has labeled hallucinogenic mushrooms as the safest recreational drug in the world—though ensuring you're consuming a psychedelic variety of fungi, rather than some poisonous version, is rather important.
May 23, 2017 Overdose deaths skyrocket 22 percent in NYC Drug-overdose deaths in the Big Apple have shot up by 22 percent so far this year, police officials said Monday.
May 23, 2017 Even one drink a day can up breast cancer risk Just one alcoholic drink per day—even a teeny one—may not bode well for women on the breast cancer front, reports the Washington Post.
May 23, 2017 Dr. Marc Siegel: Treat opioid abusers, don't jail them Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intention to seek harsher penalties for criminal activity involving opioids.
May 22, 2017 How many US high schoolers binge drink? Teen drinking has dropped in recent decades, but still about one-third of U.S. high schoolers say they drink alcohol, and one in six say they binge drink , according to a new report.
May 22, 2017 Gin recall: What does drinking 77 percent alcohol do to you? If you're a gin drinker in Canada, imbibe cautiously.
May 22, 2017 10-year-old hospitalized after eating pot-laced candy found in dad's car, police say An upstate New York boy was sent to the hospital after eating marijuana-laced candy that was left in his father's car on Sunday, police said.