A Federal Court Just Delivered a Major Victory for Medical Marijuana
The ruling comes during a big moment in the drug’s road toward legalization.
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Could the Answer to Zika Already Be Sitting Behind the Counter at Your CVS?
Some FDA-approved drugs, including the anti-depressant Zoloft, might be useful for treating Zika infections. By Michael White (Photo:…
Few Americans Are Getting the Addiction Treatment Medicine They Need
A look at Medicare data suggests addiction therapy lags far behind the demand. By Francie Diep (Photo: Spencer…
Why Doesn’t America’s Big Opioid Bill Address HIV and Hepatitis C?
In assessing America’s big opioid-addiction act last week, we noticed one major omission: The bill never mentions programs…
The Senate Approved a Huge Opioid Bill, but Will It Work?
The Senate approved a sweeping bill last week aimed at combating opioid addiction in the United States. The…
The Kids Are All Right—but Why?
Young people are drinking and doing drugs less than ever before. What happened to the tawdriness of youth?
Fentanyl: The Drug That’s Ravaging Sacramento
There’s a new opioid epidemic in town. By Madeleine Thomas A fentanyl patch from Israel. (Photo: DanielTahar/Wikimedia Commons)…
Understanding Consciousness by Altering It
Our favorite LSD research. By Kate Wheeling Different sections of the brain, both on placebo and under the…
Your Brain’s Got Tasty Treats on Its Mind
A new study shows the brain's learning mechanisms make distractions like snack foods—or drugs—harder to avoid.
Needle Exchanges Work—Now Let’s Bring Them to the Suburbs and Countryside
Volunteers in inner cities launched the United States' first needle exchange programs, but now the need has moved to suburban and rural America.