Ravi Shankar hated being linked to drugs
The sitar legend, who died yesterday, always hoped fans would "feel high through music"
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 10:00 PM UTCLife The Fix, Ravi Shankar
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Life The Fix, Ravi Shankar
8 reasons addiction carries a stigma
If addiction is a chronic brain disease, why do we still think it's a moral failing?
Sunday, Dec 9, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 34Life The Fix, addiction, Recovery
Video games are designed to get you hooked
The gaming industry uses "pure Las Vegas" psychology to make their products more addictive
Friday, Dec 7, 2012 11:06 PM UTC 21Entertainment The Fix, Video Games, UCLA
Addicted prisoners wait years for treatment
A new report reveals that the waiting list for addiction treatment in federal prisons is 51,000 inmates long
Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 10:25 PM UTCPolitics The Fix, addiction, Prison, Drugs
“Anti-energy” drink sickens kids
So much for "mellow moods." A Bob Marley-themed "relaxation drink" is banned from schools after making students ill
Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 11:21 PM UTCLife The Fix, Bob Marley, Botany
Go to church, or go to jail!
A drunk-driving teen in Oklahoma is sentenced to a decade's worth of sermons. Is that even constitutional?
Monday, Dec 3, 2012 11:00 PM UTC 19Politics The Fix, Alcohol
My gambling addiction epiphany
By accepting my vice as a disease, I created the mother of all rationalizations -- and gave myself an easy out
Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 12Life The Fix, Gambling, addiction, Drugs
Pakistan faces a growing opium scourge
The country's drug problem is expected to worsen when troops leave neighboring Afghanistan
Friday, Nov 30, 2012 12:42 AM UTCNews The Fix, Pakistan, Opium
Is America hooked on food?
The author of "The Hunger Fix" explains the science of overeating and why obesity is on the rise
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 11:02 PM UTC 10Life Food, Obesity, The Fix, addiction
A DWI offer you can’t refuse
In a growing number of states, a DWI stop can lead to a roadside needle in your arm—and an involuntary blood sample
Friday, Nov 23, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 12Life Alcoholism, Police, The Fix, DWI
Why does pot make some people psychotic?
A new study suggests the risk of marijuana-induced psychosis may have a genetic origin
Monday, Nov 19, 2012 10:31 PM UTC 24Life Drugs, marijuana, The Fix
Drinking while pregnant can lower baby’s IQ
A new study suggests even a drink or two a week can harm a child's brain development
Friday, Nov 16, 2012 12:05 AM UTCLife Alcohol, The Fix, Babies, IQ
Bon Jovi’s daughter arrested after “heroin OD”
Nineteen-year-old Stephanie Bongiovi was apprehended after cops responded to an alleged dorm-room OD this morning
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 11:27 PM UTCLife Jon Bon Jovi, Recovery, Heroin
When I became a junkie
A guy I met in rehab shot me up for the first time. Then the needle and I had a love affair all our own
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 9:48 PM UTCLife The Fix, addiction, Heroin
Did bath salts push John McAfee to murder?
The anti-virus software genius is on the lam in Belize, where a drug addiction may have driven him insane
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 11:47 PM UTC 18News The Fix, Murder, John McAfee
5 newscasters who humiliated themselves on-air
If you thought Diane Sawyer was a hot mess on election night, wait 'till you see meteorologist Walter Kelly VIDEO
Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 14Politics Election Day, 2012 Elections
Colorado’s pot business poised for boom
Post-legalization, the state's pre-existing, highly-regulated marijuana industry is set to go into overdrive
Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 12:15 AM UTC 24Life Washington, Pot, The Fix, marijuana
California votes to reform “Three Strikes”
Proposition 36 could free thousands of addicts with major sentences for minor offenses
Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 11:54 PM UTCPolitics California, The Fix, Prison
Pain management
Drugs and alcohol always took the edge off my grief. But like any addict, once I started consuming, I couldn't stop
Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 9:57 PM UTCLife Drugs, Alcohol, The Fix, addiction
The case for legalizing pot
Tomorrow, three states will decide whether or not to end marijuana prohibition. Here's why it's a no-brainer
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 10:36 PM UTC 30Business Marijuana Legalization, Oregon
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