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Gadhafi, Galliano and Sheen: What's With Them?

They're three men who have converged in the current news cycle: One rambles about goddesses and porn stars, another spews anti-Semitic rants, and the third claims the people he is bombing "love me." Although actor Charlie Sheen, fashion designer John Galliano and Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi have enjoyed levels of...

Ecstasy Makes a Comeback, Via Canada

(Oct. 4) -- Ecstasy was so hot in the 1990s. And now the rave-favorite drug is making a major comeback, as Canadian purveyors ship loads of the euphoria-enhancing substance across the U.S. border. One a drug that circulated in baggies via small dealers, ecstasy is now being packed up by the box-load and driven into the...

Wyclef Jean Hospitalized for 'Exhaustion': What Does That Really Mean?

(Sept. 27) -- Hip-hop megastar Wyclef Jean -- more recently renowned for his failed bid for the Haitian presidency than for his Grammy Award-winning music -- has been hospitalized to address overwhelming stress and fatigue. Jean, who was admitted to an undisclosed hospital this weekend, will "take it easy" and plans to...

DEA to America's Prescription Poppers: Give Us Your Drugs

(Sept. 21) -- Got drugs? The Drug Enforcement Administration will take them and toss them, no questions asked. Whether your Percocet is expired or your bottle of Vicodin has simply lingered unused, the federal government is launching a new program, called National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, to safely dispose of...

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...