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Health

Reducing the Painkiller Supply Could Make America’s Opioid Problem Even Deadlier

09.13.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Why Is the US Supporting the Brutal, Deadly Assault on Drug Users in the Philippines?

08.18.16

By Maia Szalavitz
How Wall Street Dehumanized Teenage Inmates with Scientology-Infused Therapy

08.04.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

The Difference Between Being Happy and Being High

06.30.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

The Story of the Stanford Rape Is Also the Story of a Drug Overdose

06.16.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Banning Everything That Gets People High Is a Terrible Idea

06.07.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Rethinking Drug Prohibition on a Global Scale

05.02.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

How Parents Talk to Their Kids About Drugs in 2016

04.06.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Health

The Needle, the Cops, and How You Really ‘Hit Bottom’

03.14.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Health

How Many Drug Overdoses Are Actually Suicides?

02.29.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Why Isn’t America Doing the One Thing That Would Reduce Heroin Deaths Right Now?

02.08.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Why Banning the Controversial Painkiller Kratom Could Be Bad News for America’s Heroin Addicts

01.20.16

By Maia Szalavitz

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada