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Why Our Brains Are Prone to Addiction -- A Neuroscientist Explains

Posted on: May 30, 2012, Source: The Fix

Marc Lewis spent his youth experimenting with every drug he could find. Once clean, he became a neuroscientist experimenting with addicted brains.

Is Xanax Dangerous? What's Hype and What Are the Real Threats?

Posted on: Feb 15, 2012, Source: The Fix

A lethal combination of benzos and booze may have killed Whitney Houston. Is one of the most overprescribed (and profitable) drugs in America really that dangerous?

Why Big Pharma (and the Public) Doesn't Want an Addiction Vaccine

Posted on: Oct 10, 2011, Source: The Fix

Scientists and sobriety veterans alike seem to agree that the addiction vaccine is an unachievable goal, but they also seem to disapprove of the dream itself.

What Do Steve Jobs' Obituaries Leave Out? His Appreciation for LSD

Posted on: Oct 7, 2011, Source: The Fix

Apple's legendary co-founder Steve Jobs said acid was one of the most important things he did in his life.

Scientology's Narconon Rehab Clinics: Are They a Racket Trying to Make New Converts?

Posted on: Jun 1, 2011, Source: The Fix

Narconon promises desperate addicts that they can sweat out their demons (and gobs of poisonous green ooze) by spending hours in sweltering saunas. But is it a real rehab?