Drugs
Are smart kids more likely to use drugs?
Posted on November 16, 2011, at 4:00 PMAn ambitious new study suggests a surprising link between a child's IQ and his use of illegal substances as an adult
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Drugs: Deadlier than car accidents?
Posted on September 19, 2011, at 2:02 PMThe number of Americans killed each year by drugs is on the rise — largely due to prescription substances that are perfectly legal
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The drug test that's as simple as the Breathalyzer
Posted on July 26, 2011, at 10:33 AMA new technology that analyzes the sweat from fingerprints could revolutionize the way police and employers detect drug use
The U.N. World Drug Report: 6 takeaways
Posted on June 27, 2011, at 11:42 AMPot is still the king of drugs, Canada is to blame for the meth crisis, and homemade synthetics such as the ecstasy-like "Meow Meow" are on the rise
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America's flesh-eating cocaine problem
Posted on June 27, 2011, at 7:30 AMParents have long warned that drugs will fry your brain. Now doctors say cocaine might also rot your skin — literally
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Mexico's drug war: 4 'chilling' new revelations
Posted on June 20, 2011, at 3:37 PMAs drug violence spins out of control, Mexican gangs are reportedly kidnapping bus passengers and forcing them to fight to the death
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Silk Road: The Amazon.com of illegal drugs
Posted on June 2, 2011, at 12:09 PMA new website flouts the government by allowing users to anonymously buy and sell marijuana, LSD, heroin, and much more... really
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Colombia's 100-foot drug-smuggling submarine
Posted on February 15, 2011, at 1:31 PMDeep in the South American jungle, cocaine traffickers get amphibious
Mexico's drug-flinging catapult
Posted on January 28, 2011, at 2:10 PMA group of marijuana runners ditched the usual smuggling techniques and got creative in the desert
A vaccine for cocaine addiction?
Posted on January 7, 2011, at 10:58 AMA new vaccine could immunize drug addicts from the high-inducing effects of specific narcotics
The 'sophisticated' U.S.-Mexico drug tunnel
Posted on November 5, 2010, at 10:42 AMU.S. drug agents found an elaborate passageway linking two warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana. Oh, and 30 tons of marijuana
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5 signs that Mexico is losing its drug war
Posted on October 29, 2010, at 7:40 AMIn Mexico, drug violence has become a routine part of the news. But some moments stand out as particularly frightening
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Mexican pirate attack: Truth or fiction?
Posted on October 13, 2010, at 1:00 PMTiffany Hartley claims her husband was killed by Mexican drug-runners. Why can't anyone find the body?
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Portugal's unorthodox war on drugs
Posted on September 30, 2010, at 7:15 AMPortugal decriminalized the possession of recreational drugs 10 years ago. Could its policy provide lessons for U.S. lawmakers?
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Cops vs. parrots?
Posted on September 23, 2010, at 5:56 PMPolice bust Lorenzo, a "gangster" bird, for conspiring with a South American drug cartel. Only in Colombia?
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Why the Tea Party must support legalizing drugs
Posted on June 8, 2010, at 11:01 AMIf the Tea Party truly opposes needless government spending, argues Jeffrey A. Miron at NPR, it can't support the costly, ineffective drug war
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