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Addiction-Curbing Injection: A Monthly Dose to Kick Hard Drugs

(Oct. 13) -- A once-a-month injection could help opiate users kick their habit for good, without many of the downsides inherent in current drug treatment options. The medication is called Vivitrol, and it was approved Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of addiction to opioids, like morphine and...

Is Portugal's Liberal Drug Policy a Model for US?

LISBON, Portugal (Aug. 14) -- Ten years ago, Portugal had some 100,000 heroin addicts -- about 1 percent of its entire population. HIV infections from injecting drugs were among the highest in Europe. Now the addict count has been cut nearly in half. HIV infections from drug use have fallen more than 90 percent. And the...

Mexican Ex-President's Drug Proposal Stirs Debate

MEXICO CITY (Aug. 10) -- A former Mexican president's proposal to legalize drugs to reduce cartel-related violence is stoking an increasingly desperate policy debate within Mexico and in Washington. Writing on his blog Sunday, Vicente Fox, who was president from 2000 to 2006, criticized the current administration's...