Should Los Angeles County Predict Which Children Will Become Criminals?
One major difference separates troubling Minority Report policing programs from what happened in L.A. County's child welfare system.
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American Emergency Rooms Are Facing Critical Drug Shortages
The shortfalls reveal deep problems in the market forces that control drug supply and demand.
Trouble Ahead for Ritalin?
"The general perception of methylphenidate as an effective drug for all children with ADHD seems out of step with the new evidence."
Brand-Name Drugs Increase Cost, but That May Be All They Do
As presidential candidates focus more on drug prices, new data from the website Iodine shows that generics scored highest among users in three popular drug categories.
Better Drug Research Through Registration?
Declaring drug studies' aims and methods before they begin may increase their reliability, a new study finds.
The Impact of Fairer Sentencing of Crack Possession
Five years after the Fair Sentencing Act, the government assesses the change.
Drug Courts Grow Up
As drug courts spread across the world, new standards and best practices aim to hold them all accountable.
Love and Drugs in the Darkest Days of AIDS
We were young misfits in 1980s San Francisco, taking care of our friend, who was dying, and waiting for our own diagnoses. We were doing, selling, stealing drugs, staying as high we could. Looking back, I cringe. Yet we did the best we could.
Can You Trust the Label on Your Pot Brownie?
A new study finds that most medical marijuana products are inaccurately labeled.